The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned what it called the charade being presented as the inauguration of new State Houses of Assembly in Edo and Bauchi States.

Fatma Samoura, FIFA Secretary General has been mandated to take over the running of CAF in the next six months.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

Edo Government has threatened to deal decisively with individuals or groups causing problem in the state in the wake of inauguration of some members of State House of Assembly.

The crisis rocking the Edo State House of Assembly may have crept into the new legislative arm of government as thugs alleged to be supporting the state governor attacked Mr Seidu Oshiomhole, younger brother of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, in Benin.

Former France captain Michel Platini was released in the early hours of Wednesday after having been questioned over the awarding of the 2022 FIFA World Cup finals to Qatar.

Despite claim by the Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Yusuf Buratai that Boko Haram has been defeated, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom has stated that the security environment in the north east has deteriorated since 2018 and there is a heightened risk of kidnap.

Late on Monday, suspected Boko Haram jihadists, stormed into the military base outside the town of Gajiram, 80 kilometres (50 miles), north of the Borno state capital Maiduguri arriving on nine armoured trucks, they overran the military base and looted a nearby town security sources and residents said Tuesday.

Mr Frank Okiye, the newly elected Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, assumed duty at the assembly complex on Tuesday.

A leading human right group is urging Egypt to investigate the death of former President Mohammed Morsi.