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  Ayo Fayose, Ekiti state governor. The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has described the increment in the pump price of petrol as one of the gifts of President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians to celebrate his one year in office, describing the president’s one year in office as “a colossal waste”. In a statement titled; “Petrol Price Increment as Buhari’s 1st Year Anniversary Gift to Nigerians” which he personally signed, the governor said the Federal Government was indirectly collecting N58.50 naira tax from suffering Nigerians on each litre of petrol they buy.”

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed the appeal that was lodged before it by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu and two other pro-Biafra agitators, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu, had gone before the appellate court to challenge what they termed “strange procedure” adopted in their trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Denis Doyle/Getty Images Lionel Messi has revealed he would like to return to Argentina "one day" when his time with Barcelona—the club that has given him "everything"—comes to an end. The 28-year-old superstar moved to Barcelona to join their famed La Masia academy when he was just 13—described by Messi as both "a difficult moment [and] a marvelous moment"—and he admitted that he wants to return to his home country having not had the chance to grow up in Argentina,

Nigerian Naira forwards rose to 6-month non- deliverable 2.2% to 275 against the US Dollar at 4.38pm yesterday in London, according to a data obtained from the Bloomberg terminal after the Central Bank's Monetary Policy Committee voted to allow “greater flexibility” with exchange rate. The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday abandoned its naira peg to the dollar in favour of a flexible currency regime, Reuters reports.

  Crown Prince of Benin, Eheneden Erediauwa The Edo State Government has withdrawn a letter earlier issued on the Oba of Benin, saying it was issued in error. In a retraction signed by the Secretary to State Government, Julius Ihonvbere, dated May 25, 2016, the government said: “In deference to the revered age-long tradition and respect for the sensibilities of the people of the great Benin Kingdom, the Government of Edo State hereby withdraws a letter issued on 24th May 2016 entitled: “Appointment of His Royal Highness Edaiken N’Uselu, Crown Prince Eheneden Erediauwa as the Oba of Benin”

A Kenyan military official says Kenyan troops in Somalia killed 21 suspected al-Shabab extremists who were plotting an ambush in southern Somalia. Military spokesman Col. David Obonyo said Wednesday a lone gunman shot at the Kenyan troops Tuesday and fled while the troops were on the way to Tabda. Obonyo said the troops searched the area and found rebels planning an ambush.

A Kenyan military official says Kenyan troops in Somalia killed 21 suspected al-Shabab extremists who were plotting an ambush in southern Somalia. Military spokesman Col. David Obonyo said Wednesday a lone gunman shot at the Kenyan troops Tuesday and fled while the troops were on the way to Tabda. Obonyo said the troops searched the area and found rebels planning an ambush.

  Days after a U.S. drone strike in killed leader Mullah , the militant group has acknowledged his death and announced a new chief. Mullah takes over following a series of meetings among the group’s top leadership in the Pakistani city of Quetta, where Mansour was believed to be heading after returning from Iran when he was killed. Mansour had taken over last year, after it was revealed that the ’s longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had died in 2013. Missing from public view ever since the U.S. invasion of the country in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Omar’s death had been covered up by the , with the group continuing to issue periodic statements in his name in the two years after his passing.

Aircraft technical log signed by pilot shows no problems were identified before flight The EgyptAir jet that disappeared last week did not show technical problems before taking off from Paris, sources within the Egyptian investigation committee said late on Tuesday. The sources said the plane did not make contact with Egyptian air traffic control, but Egyptian air traffic controllers were able to see it on radar on a border area between Egyptian and Greek airspace known as KUMBI, 260 nautical miles from Cairo.

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised the alarm over an alleged plan by officials of the Department of State Services to embark on the killing of pro- Biafra agitators during the celebration of heroes of the civil war and slain members of the group on May 30, 2016. The group said: “The information reaching us through our intelligence unit revealed that the Federal Government has perfected arrangements to use the army and other security agents of the Federal Government to execute the heinous plan of killing pro-Biafra agitators.

What's bothering the supermodel? Kendall Jenner has revealed that she often feels left out by her famous sisters. The supermodel recently admitted on an episode of Keeping up with the Kardashians (KUWTK) that it hurts her feelings when her siblings don't make an effort to spend time with her. She told elder sis Kourtney Kardashian, “It really annoys me when I come to the city and you don't hangout with me.”

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II, Tuesday, strongly kicked against child marriage. Addressing a conference of Northern Muslims Religious Leaders Forum on Primary Health care in Kano, the former Central Bank Governor explained that the reproductive health challenges associated with such practice was enough to discouraged the age long tradition. Sanusi said that Nigeria Muslims were ardent followers of Maliki school of thought like Morocco, Malaysia and Egypt, stressing that those brotherly countries had since pegged marriage age.

He, however, said that with the new idea by the President led administration, "it is expected that there will be upsurge in economic activities.   The of Foreign Affairs, Mr , says plans have been concluded to sign visa-free pacts with a bloc of eight African countries to promote economic partnership on the continent. Onyeama announced this in on Tuesday at a news conference to mark one year of President ’s Administration. The , who did not disclose the names of the countries making up the bloc, noted with concern that trading among African countries had been very low. He, however, said that with the new idea by the President led administration, "it is expected that there will be upsurge in economic activities.

The Swiss Government earlier this year confirmed it had so far returned $723 million (about N142.43 billion) of stolen funds seized from the family of the late former head of state, Sani Abacha, to the Nigerian government over the last 10 years. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says that the Swiss Government has agreed to return about $230 million stolen from Nigeria. The Minister revealed this at a news conference organized to appraise Buhari’s one year in office.

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu An attempt by the Federal Government to repatriate £300m stolen funds from the State of Jersey (an autonomous British territory) has suffered a setback, says the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama. Onyeama said this in Abuja on Tuesday during a press conference which was held to commemorate President Muhammadu Buhari’s one year in office.