Suspected Boko Haram militants gunned down 48 Muslim worshippers in two northeastern Nigerian villages, witnesses and a lawmaker said Thursday, shortly after some 100 people in the same region died in a similar attack.

Former Vice President and chieftain of APC, Atiku Abubakar has urged leaders of the APC to shift from extreme positions to a centrist one for the interest of democracy and the party, the new administration and the country at large.

Following the restrictions placed on importers of rice and other non-essential items from accessing foreign exchange from the nation’s foreign exchange market by the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN, the organization has revealed an on-going massive smuggling of foreign currencies out of the country through her bodies.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted localised rainy weather conditions over few places in the central states of the country on Friday morning.

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said that Nigeria and Japan will partner in the area of manufacturing, science and technology to boost job creation.

The ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) has commended Nigerians for their patience and perseverance over the delay in the appointments of ministers,saying that the list would be released soon.

“The attackers have killed at least 97 people,” a local from Kukawa village, who gave his name as Kolo, told AFP, while a fisherman who also witnessed Wednesday’s attack corroborated the figure.

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has called on all aggrieved groups in the National Assembly debacle to embrace compromise.

President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, has condemned renewed Boko Haram attacks in the North Eastern part of Nigeria in spite of the ongoing Ramadan.

The U.S. has formally asked Switzerland to extradite the seven FIFA officials arrested in May for alleged corruption.