News of President Buhari's Trip to U.S. Is Fake - Minister

The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has called on Nigerians to disregard any news credited to any social media account in his name, saying that he has no Twitter or Facebook account. A Twitter account with the handle @MohammedLai had reported that President Muhammadu Buhari would travel to the United States on Monday to support President Donald Trump after the floods in Houston.

President Muhammadu Buhari and wife Aisha Buhari.

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