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Daily Independent reports that the presidency has set up a fact-finding group to search for a credible successor in the APC to replace President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The newspaper says US lawmakers stopped $875 million arms sale to Nigeria.

The Nation reports that Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labour, warned the APC that the supreme court verdict on the victory of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has grave implications for the party as regards the legitimacy of Mai Mala Buni, governor of Yobe state, as the party’s national caretaker chairman.

The Punch says the federal government released N36 billion to states as part of measures to prevent the third wave of COVID-19. Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), and his wife, Zeenat have been freed after six years in detention, the newspaper reports.

THISDAY says the supreme court judgment on the Ondo governorship election has set off another legal crisis in the APC. The newspaper reports that the financial derivatives company (FDC) said the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop forex sale to bureau de change operators will disrupt “juiciest economic racket”.

The Nigerian Tribune reports that the US will ship four million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria. The newspaper says Lagos, Delta, Oyo, Sokoto, Anambra, Ogun, 21 others are at high risk of flooding.