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IN DRAMATIC MOVE, BUHARI ORDERS BUNI’S REMOVAL AS MALAMI, SGF, URGE CAUTION – THISDAY PG.1& 5

In what appears a major step to containing the crisis plaguing the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), President Muhammadu Buhari, has allegedly approved the removal of the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, as the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the party and in his stead, appointed his Niger State counterpart, Abubakar Sani Bello. A faction of the APC governors was alleged to have complained bitterly to the president that Buni was not inclined to holding the convention as rescheduled, because there were no preparations on the ground to indicate so. Apparently miffed by the  was told, the president was said to have immediately directed that Buni be removed and replaced.

HOW ABBA KYARI RAN HIS DRUG SYNDICATE – THISDAY PG.50

More facts have emerged on how suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, was working in cahoots with drug dealers in the country for several years until his recent arrest. A reliable source in the Nigeria Police Force, who preferred to remain anonymous, in a chat with THISDAY yesterday, disclosed that the ‘super cop’ whom the federal government last week announced commencement of plans to extradite to the United States of America to face fraud allegations, was allegedly operating with drug cartels from all over the country.

FG GETS UKRAINE’S NOD TO EVACUATE NIGERIANS STRANDED IN SUMY – DAILYTRUST PG.10

The federal government Sunday said it had got the approval of the Ukrainian government to evacuate Nigerian students and other citizens from Sumy, beginning from today. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this on his Twitter handle. Onyeama said his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmyro Kuleba, assured that that Ukraine would establish a humanitarian corridor and authorize evacuation of the Nigerian students. “The big challenge is procuring buses. We’re doing everything to make it happen. Great commitment by Nigerian Ambassador to Ukraine, Shina Alege” he said.

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