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Boko Haram A suicide bombing by a Boko Haram jihadist has killed 11 people in northern Cameroon, a provincial governor said Thursday, warning civilians not to breach special security measures aimed at preventing such attacks.

Boris Johnson during his press conference at St Ermin's Hotel in London Britain’s political upheaval following its vote to leave the EU took an extraordinary turn on Thursday when former frontrunner Boris Johnson pulled out of the race to be the next prime minister.

 Authorities in northern Cameroon say at least 15 people have died and dozens are wounded after two suicide bombing attacks. Midjiyawa Bakary, governor of Cameroon's far northern region, told The Associated Press that the attacks took place late Wednesday near the country's border with Nigeria. He said at least 50 people who were wounded in the attacks on a video club and a mosque were taken to regional hospitals.

 Muhammadu Buhari. (File: AP)  A bodyguard of President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly been arrested for having close ties with Boko Haram militants. According to Vanguard , Hassan Aminu who was a personal bodyguard to Buhari, was taken into custody by security operatives to be interrogated. The presidency, however, could not be reached for comment regarding the reports.

British Home Secretary Theresa May launches her bid to become the next Conservative leader. Candidates who wish to succeed David Cameron have less than an hour left to announce their bid Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson, an MP and former London mayor, made a surprise announcement in a speech in London on Thursday that he will not enter the race to replace David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party. [Previous story, published at 6.23 a.m. ET] Three British Cabinet ministers have thrown their hats into the ring to become Britain's next prime minister, as the jockeying to replace the outgoing David Cameron begins in earnest.

Recovered recording and soot on wreckage is consistent with theory of a fire on board the aircraft Chris McGrath/Getty Images A black box recording from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 showed smoke alarms had sounded on board, according to an Egyptian-led investigative committee. Soot was also found on the wreckage. "The recorded data on the device is consistent with messages of the plane’s Acars [aircraft communications addressing and reporting] system that indicate smoke in its toilet and avionics room," investigators said. Their statement also said that wreckage retrieved from the front part of the jet pointed to damage caused by heat and intense smoke: "Parts of the front section of the aircraft showed signs of high temperature damage and soot."

No fewer than 300,000 applications were received for the 750 positions advertised by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, an official has said. Its Director of Public Affairs, Mr Osita Nwaja, announced the figures in Enugu when he visited the Enugu zonal office of the News Agency of Nigeria. Nwaja said that the recruitment was segmented, adding that the first phase of the exercise ended on June 26.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday struck out a suit challenging the veracity of President Muhammadu Buhari’s academic credentials. Justice Adeniyi Ademola in his ruling said based on “Section 50(2) of the Federal High Court civil procedure rules, the matter is hereby struck out.” The ruling followed an earlier motion filed by the originator of the suit, Nnamdi Nwokocha- Ahaaiwe, asking the court to discountenance the motion.

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice has adjourned sine die (indefinitely) the ruling in the case of former national security adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) against the government of the federation in which he challenged his illegal detention by the federal government in prison custody since last year December by the Department of the State Services (DSS). Justice Friday Nwoke, who presided over the court on May 16 reserved judgment till today (Thursday, June 30, 2016) after taking final argument from the former NSA’s counsel, Robert Emukperuo and the federal government lawyer, Tijani Gazali.

It could take years to learn how long men infected with Zika are capable of sexually transmitting the virus, which can cause crippling birth defects and other serious neurological disorders. In the meantime, health officials have warned couples to refrain from unprotected sex for six months after a male partner is infected. The extraordinary recommendation, based on a single report of Zika surviving 62 days in semen, could affect millions.

Enyimba are yet to win a single game in this year’s CAF Champions League group stages after Match Day 2, after they were beaten 2-1 by Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday night.

 Facebook said Wednesday it would give friends and family more prominence on user feeds, a move that may hurt media outlets that rely on the network to draw readers.

Volkswagen is taking a major step toward compensating owners and government regulators for its emissions cheating scandal. But it will take much longer to repair the damage to its reputation.

Kemi Adeosun The Federal Government is planning to borrow between N305bn and N395bn ($1.08bn-$1.40bn) in local currency-denominated bonds with maturities ranging from five to 20 years in the third quarter of this year, the Debt Management Office has said.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will fix dates for suspended rerun elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states on Thursday (today). The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during his remark at the opening of the second quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners in Abuja on Wednesday.

 It was an attack that echoed the carnage earlier this year at the Brussels airport, down to the taxi that carried the men to their target: Inciting panic and then taking lethal advantage, three suicide attackers unleashed a deadly tide of bullets and bombs at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, leaving 42 dead.

From left: State Treasurer, National Union of Local Government Enployee (NULGE), Comrade Olatunji Umar, Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on Labour Matters, Comrade Bisi Fakayode, State President, NULGE, Comrade Saliu Ayinla Yusuf, Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed and Secretary to State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold during a meeting with Union Leaders at Government House, Ilorin yesterday.

'The world needs more Canada. NATO needs more Canada. We need you. We need you' Text of U.S. President Barack Obama's speech to the Canadian Parliament, June 29, 2016, as released by the White House:

Elechi Amadi He departed today in Port Harcourt at the age of 82. A member of the family , Bar Wabueze Amadi, confirmed the developmen. Born on 12 May 1934, Amadi’s plays and novels are generally about pre-colonial African village life, customs, beliefs and religious practices.

Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Chief Ojo Maduekwe has died at the age of 71. Maduekwe served variously as Minister of Culture and tourism, and Minister of Transport in the Olusegun Obasanjo administration and also Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Yar’Adua administration.