The presidency has faulted a group, the Muslim Solidarity Forum, for threatening the bishop of Sokoto diocese, Most Rev Matthew Hassan Kukah, to either tender an apology over a recent comment credited to him or leave the state. Senior Special Assistant to the President, (Media & Publicity), Garba Shehu, in a statement issued on Wednesday, … Read more
The presidency has said there’s a need to restrict the movement of herdsmen and stop them from wandering all over the country. Speaking when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Tuesday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, said this would go a long way in addressing the issue of farmers-herdsmen Clash. Eko Hot … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has urged the #BringBackOurBoys campaigners to refund monies collected for the movement. He lamented that it was shameful that “merchants of fortune” profiteered from the abduction of over 300 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State. Shehu said the creators of … Read more
Garba Shehu, spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari, has tendered an apology over his remark that only 10 students were abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina state. Shehu apology was contained in a post on his official social media pages on Friday. Eko Hot Blog had reported how gunmen attacked the school on December … Read more
The presidency has countered claims by Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, that over 300 students abducted from Government Science Secondary School, Kankara area of the state on Friday are still missing. Eko Hot Blog had reported how gunmen invaded the boarding school on Friday night and abducted students after shooting in the air to create … Read more
The attack has drawn condemnation from many, including President Muhammadu Buhari Eko Hot Blog gathers that 426 had been counted safe after the attack while, according to the Police, another 200 returned safely on Saturday. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has sent more police officers to Katsina State to support the ongoing search … Read more
The presidency has said the federal government hands will not be forced on the issue of restructuring because of secession threats. Eko Hot Blog Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman made this known in a statement on Friday. Shehu said unpatriotic and Inciting remarks in some quarters would not help in advancing the cause of those pushing … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday left Abuja for his hometown, Daura in Katsina State. He will be away from the seat of power for one week in what the Presidency described as a “private visit”, Ekohotblog learnt. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement titled “President Buhari in Daura … Read more
The Presidency has expressed satisfaction with the results coming from the states of the long list of the by-elections, saying that they show definitely that the All Progressives Congress (APC), remains the chosen party of Nigerians. Speaking on behalf of the president, Garba Shehu, stated that the confidence of the people will not be taken … Read more
Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman, says the nation’s service chiefs serves at president Muhammadu Buhari prerogative, hence the strident calls for their dismissal will yield little or no result. Speaking when he featured on Arise TV programme on Monday night, Shehu said the service chiefs will only be relieved of their duty only if the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, on Monday said the clamour for the sacking of service chiefs is ‘out of place’. Shehu said this on Monday night in an interview with Arise TV, while reacting to the call by several Nigerians who also want the president to rejig the country’s … Read more
Residents of Zabarmari, Borno State have excoriated the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, following his comments in the wake of the slaughter of 43 rice farmers in the state on Saturday by operatives of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. A former Chairman of the Rice Farmers Association in … Read more
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, says there’s no way he would have justified the killing of 45 farmers in Borno because he’s also a human with ‘ton of compassion and empathy’. Garba said this in reaction to the backlash his initial comment on the incident stirred. On Saturday, suspected Boko Haram members invaded Zabarmari community in … Read more
Nigerians are currently setting social media ablaze following recent comments made by Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who said that the 43 slain rice farmers in Zabarmari, did not have military clearance to go to their farms. Eko Hot Blog had earlier reported on Saturday that rice … Read more
The Presidency on Monday, said the 43 farmers that were killed by Boko Haram did not have military clearance to be on the rice farms when the attack happened. The government, however, said this was not to blame the victims, rather the truth must be said. Ekohotblog recalls that they were beheaded on Saturday in … Read more
NOVEMBER 18, 2020 The Presidency has explained that the absence of its representatives from a meeting of South-South stakeholders fixed for Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State was not out of disrespect. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. … Read more
The presidency has maintained that promoters of #EndSARS campaign must be be punished for their role in violence and unrest that characterised the aftermath of the demonstration. In October, thousands of citizens, especially youths trooped to the street to protest against police brutality and also demand for reform of the security outfit. . But speaking … Read more
I believe you have all noticed. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is regaining his stature and waxing reformist on some of the problems dogging Nigeria. He is breaking out of the supposed cabal-stitched straitjacket into a tinderbox of chutzpah. It seems he has elected to remove the duct tape from his mouth at this time. But it … Read more
The presidency as described as ‘unpatriotic outburst’ the call for true fiscal federalism and restructuring of Nigeria by some individuals and groups. Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, said president Muhammadu Buhari administration will not bow to threats made by those calling for a restructuring of Nigeria.. In the build-up to the 2015 elections, one of the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, August 11, clarified that terrorists are not better equipped than the military. Also, the President and some state governors at the end of meeting today, August 11 at the Presidential Villa agreed that poverty and youth unemployment are the major causes of nationwide security challenges. This was contained in a statement … Read more