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The year 2020 was a year of incalculable disasters for the whole world, but it was even more disastrous for Nigeria because it was the year all pretenses to governance ceased with the death of Abba Kyari, Buhari’s Chief of Staff who functioned as the actual president of Nigeria.
In this week’s column, I will bring together some of my published thoughts and predictions on Abba Kyari before and after his death.
People who follow my column know I have insisted time and again that Abba Kyari was Nigeria’s de facto president. For instance, in my February 22, 2020 column titled “The Tragedy of the Abba Kyari Surrogate Presidency,” I wrote:
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A total of 333 students remained missing as of Sunday after the Friday night attack by gunmen on a secondary school in Katsina, a state in northwest Nigeria, according to government authorities.
Aminu Masari, the state governor updated the information when he received a delegation led by the National Security Adviser Babagana Monguno on Sunday in Katsina.
The governor told his guests that the Government Science Secondary School located in the Kankara area of the state has a population of 839 students, noting that those kidnapped cut across the state. The boarding school houses children from all parts of the state and outside the state.
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NEW YORK A gunman was shot by police after he started shooting from a scaffold outside a cathedral in Manhattan, New York City on Sunday.
Police critically injured the man during the shooting that occurred at about 3:45 p.m. outside the house of worship at the corner of West 112th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, which is within the walking distance from Columbia University. (UN-New York-Shooting-Manhattan)
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PANAMA Panama s 2020 Telethon, an annual media campaign that raises funds to support projects that benefit children with disabilities, ended on Sunday morning and raised over 2.5 million dollars this year.
Over 300 students missing after gunmen attacked school in north Nigeria: official thestar.com.my - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thestar.com.my Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.