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In early June, Boni Yayi had received a court summons but his lawyers had refused due to his health problems

Mr Aristide Gomes is named prime minister,” a presidential decree said, adding that Gomes would be appointed on Saturday.

Seven other senior officials were also appointed to head NNPC’s subsidiaries.

It is the closest attack to the city yet in a long-running insurgency by suspected jihadists.

Assailants, arriving on nine armoured trucks, stormed into the military base outside the town of Gajiram.

“This is another terribly sad day for civilians in northeast Nigeria and for the humanitarians who are working to help them”

The two paramilitary officers were killed on Sunday when an improvised explosive device blew up as they walked near the entrance of a military post

The insurgents ransacked the base and carted away weapons and vehicles

The government, referring to the risk of another turn in the cycle of violence, also urged local people “not to fall into the trap of guilt by association and revenge”

“Without Nigerian influence and resources, the liberation of Angola…South Africa would have come at greater cost. This fact had been attested by none other than the late Nelson Mandela himself.” – President Buhari