bola tinubu was sworn in at a ceremony. the former governor faces rising insecurity and a failing economy. the 71-year-old was elected in february but opposition parties are contesting his victory in the courts claiming electoral fraud. earlier i spoke to bureau chief laura who filed that report. i asked her whether we can expect change in nigeria. >> the new nigerian president is positioning himself as different from the previous government even though they are from the same party. we can see that he has a more proactive body language, he is speaking to the people more, he seems more in touch with what is going on. he has made a lot of huge promises, promising to fix nigeria's economy, promising to fix the security situation in nigeria. so there is a lot at stake with this particular government and more so most people did not vote for him. but he has a lot of people that he needs to appease, so we're are expecting to see that he starts showing his work from day one. >> let's dig into one of these promises. he vowed to expa

. >>> nigeria's bola tinubu planning to sweep away corruption.faces other problems as well. we introduce the new president. >> reporter: he's the man on the so-called broom revolution. bola tinubu is poised to become nigeria's president on monday. poised to clear up the economy. >> sweeping corruption. >> reporter: but that's only one of the challenges he faces. his first is slightly more immediate. a legal one from the country's opposition. tinubu from the ruling abc party may have been declared a winner back in march. but many have criticized the election for voting irregularities, violence and attempts to defranchise voters. >> you're not allow this part of this moment to keep you from your life and the progress by walking together. >> reporter: former two-time governor tinubu has long harbored ambitions to rule nigeria. but it will be a challenging of a lifetime to tackle spiraling insecurity. nigeria's total debt stands at more than $1.3 billion. and some analysts say the incoming president will get to this urgently. >> is now really a focus

been long waits outside fuel stations in the city of lagos, after the newly inaugurated president bola tinubuf fuel subsidies. nigeria is one of the world's most oil—rich countries. it exchanges crude oil worth billions of dollars for gasoline that it then subsidises for its domestic market. this causes a huge drain on revenue and contributes to the country's debt. after the president's announcement, some fuel stations have more than doubled their prices while others have suspended sales altogether. we are having some technical difficulties but will give you a rehash now of this story. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the brownlee brothers have been associated with running in the rio olympics. nine years ago they set up their foundation olympics. nine years ago they set up theirfoundation to give olympics. nine years ago they set up their foundation to give children an experience of the sport they love. if you want to do it competitively it can be difficult but the brownlee foundation is about children doing an event, achieving something that they could never have thought

bola tinubu said the subsidy was not included in the budget and was therefore "gone," moments after he sworn in on monday. retailers have already more than doubled the price at the pump. nigeria is africa's top oil producer, but a lack of operational oil refineries has left the industry in crisis, forcing the country to rely on imported fuel. >> the increased fuel price, everything in need nigeria goes up. reduce the fuel price, everything in nigeria goes down in terms of price. >> i feel like what happened was the president was too harsh to implement this just like that without due process. as you can see now because of that, there is frantic buying. you can see the cube, everybody is hustling to get oil because of what he declared on tv. yuka: elizabeth holmes, the disgraced former silicon valley entrepreneur, began serving a sentence in federal prison in texas. the former ceo or and field blood testing startup theranos -- she was the former ceo of a failed blood-testing startup theranos. she founded it when she was 19 years old and rose to fame after she claimed her firm could revol

fuel stations in lagos while the newly in the city of lagos, after the newly inaugurated president bola tinububillions of dollars for gasoline that it then subsidises for its domestic market. this causes a huge drain on revenue and contributes to the country's debt. after the president's announcement, some fuel stations have more than doubled their prices while others have suspended sales altogether. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. in the uk, a 12—year—old girl and 17—year—old boy have died after an incident off bournemouth beach. a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter, following the incident. dorset police were called to the scene near bournemouth pier at around ll.30pm in the afternoon. officers say they're in the early stages of their investigations, and their thoughts are with the loved ones of the two children involved. new research from the international rescue committee claims that eu states have consistently neglected afghan refugees and have failed to provide adequate safety and inclusion for the small number th

queues outside of petrol stations in the country's capital, lagos, a as newly inaugurated president bola tinubuwaps crude worth billions of dollars for gasoline that it then subsidises for its domestic market, causing a huge drain on revenue and contributing to the country's debt. after the president's announcement, some petrol stations have more than doubled their prices while others have suspended sales altogether. the state oil company insists there's enough fuel to go round, but in lagos and abuja people have been stranded as bus drivers are unable to fill their vehicles. for four days a year, the sunset in new york city does something a little special. these pictures show the sun aligning perfectly through spaces between buildings in manhattan to cast a stunning sunset over the city which locals call manhattanhenge. it happened at around eight 15 pm local time last night forjust a few minutes before the sun was hidden again behind one of new york's massive skyscrapers. if you're in the area and missed it though, don't worry, there'll be another chance to catch it in july. just for my days

the bbc�*s anna foster has been following the results in nigeria, bola tinubu is being sworn in as presidenthallenges including dealing with high inflation and unemployment. last week�*s ceasefire in sudan brought a lull in the fighting in the capital, khartoum. but that was not the case in the western region of darfur, where entire villages have been burnt to the ground and communications with the outside world have been mostly cut off. the region has a long history of intercommunal violence. our correspondent barbara plett—usher has looked into this under—reported area of the conflict with the bbc verify team. you�*ve heard about the battle for khartoum. i�*m going to tell you about a pattern for darfur. it�*s seen some of the bloodiest fighting, most of it around the cities of al—geneina and nyala. let�*s start by looking at al—geneina, because that�*s been the hotspot. this is before the war, and this is in late april, after a first flare—up of violence. then there was a second wave of violence in mid—may. markets were destroyed, health services looted, hundreds of people killed. aid wor

massive queues outside of petrol stations in the city of lagos, a as newly inaugurated president bola tinubugeria is one of the world's most oil—rich countries and swaps crude worth billions of dollars for gasoline that it then subsidises for its domestic market, causing a huge drain on revenue and contributing to the country's debt. after the president's announcement, some petrol stations have more than doubled their prices while others have suspended sales altogether. russia has been accused of multiple war crimes since it invaded ukraine — but it was allegations of the illegal deportation of children, that led to an international arrest warrant being issued for vladimir putin. ukraine claims that around 19000 children have been taken to russia. sarah rainsford has this report. tatyana makes the most of every minute with sasha, now her son is safe with her in germany. because last year, he was taken from his school in ukraine by russian soldiers. his mother had to travel deep into enemy territory to rescue him. forced separation would be upsetting for any child, but sasha has special needs