President MUHAMMADU BUHARI and the Federal Government has welcomed a complaint by a group of British citizens over the handling of incidents of violent attacks and killings in Nigeria. Presidential spokesman, GARBA SHEHU, said that government appreciate the seriousness of the concerns from the UK lawmakers, legal experts and campaigners. SHEHU said government welcomes the attention paid…
• President Buhari demands Enforcement Agencies to sit up Kogi State has been thrown into mourning following the death of at least twenty-three persons in a petrol tanker explosion. The accident happened yesterday on the Lokoja-Abuja Highway, around Felele area of the state capital, and those who were burnt to death include five students of the Kogi…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has appointment of retired Colonel MILLAND DIXION DIKIO as Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for the Niger Delta. DIKIO takes over from Professor CHARLES QUARKER DOKUBO as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme with effect from August 21, 2020. Presidential spokesman, GARBA SHEHU, confirmed the removal of Professor DOKUBO and the appointment…
The Presidency has expressed concern over the increase in the demand for the creation of state police. Senior Special Assistant to the President of Media and Publicity, GARBA SHEHU, said many states that are behind the demands for state police are unable to pay their workers. SHEHU also said President MUHAMMADU BUHARI was worried about the misuse…
The President of Ghana, NANA AKUFO-ADDO, has apologized to the Nigerian government for the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission building in Accra. The Ghanaian President also told President MUHAMMADU BUHARI in a phone conversation that he has ordered a full scale investigation into the incident. GARBA SHEHU; Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President…