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Where is Professor Amupitan?

Daily Dispatch August 19, 2026

By Garba Shehu I don’t know him, and we never met.I have no reason to wish to meet him, either. When they nominated him as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the nation received the shocking disclosure of his 2020 legal brief to the international

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We Will All Be Less Without Buhari

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2025

By Garba Shehu Muhammadu Buhari was the rarest of individuals to grace political life anywhere in the world: an incorruptible servant of the people. He was not motivated by pride, or by riches – the accumulation of which repelled him. He was drawn to public service, discipline, and patriotism, and the unity of Nigeria as […]

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Rats invasion of presidential villa, a calculated fabrication aimed at distracting Nigerians – Buhari spokesman

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2025

Garba Shehu, former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has revealed that the widely circulated story about rats overrunning the Presidential Villa was a calculated fabrication aimed at distracting Nigerians from Buhari’s health challenges. In his newly released book, According to the President: Lessons from a Presidential Spokesperson’s Experience, launched on

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IPI Nigeria appoints Idris, Garba Shehu, Egbemode, Ohwahwa, 25 others to committees

Daily Dispatch April 18, 2025

Abuja, April 13, 2025 – The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has announced the appointment of prominent media personalities to its standing committees, aimed at promoting press freedom and responsible journalism in Nigeria. The committees include Fundraising, Programming, Advocacy, and Membership, each comprising seasoned industry professionals. Notable

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Garba Shehu, Laolu Akande others Presidential Media Aides bags special National Award

Daily Dispatch May 28, 2023

….State House Perm Sec now OON President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of Special National Honours Award on 339 Nigerians, including Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity. Shehu and Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President) were conferred with the Officer of […]

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COVID-19 Hits Aso Rock Hard: Lai Mohammed, Garba Shehu, PS, Buhari’s ADC, CSO Contract Virus

Daily Dispatch December 25, 2021

The rampaging wave of the dangerous coronavirus pandemic has hit Nigeria’s State House, otherwise called Presidential Villa, as many aides of President Muhammadu Buhari and top officials of government are said to have contracted the virus. But the Nigerian government is keeping a sealed lip on the matter, even as newspapers correspondents are advised against […]