rs in mohammed adow buhari as the country's new -- mohammed all buhari as the country post new president. a defensive burma refuses to take full blame for asia's migrant crisis. officials at a regional meeting say the situation is at an alarming level. also coming up in the program michael jackson's ranch is on the market. you can buy the king of pop's former home for the princely sum of $100 million. we will learn more about that and all the other business news plus a mysterious tar like substance washes up on californian shores, prompting authorities to close several beaches in the area. molly: we begin in nigeria where the country has a new president, mohammad do buhari it was a historic victory for buhari, the first time that an opposition candidate eat a sitting president. he was sworn in a short while ago in the capital. our correspondent is in abuja with the latest. >> here it is, the swearing in of nigeria next president mohammad do buhari -- he's back this time as a civilian at the age of 72, winning this election, and you can hear the rounds of applause for him. good luck, jona

expect mohammadu buhari will be here shortly.se he will be sworn in by the chief justice and will become the new president think the work ahead for him is immense, and the country is facing a lot of challenges and he intends to, what he says, is to deal with these challenges swiftly. scheyer short background report on how we came to this day. rehearsals underway at eagle square in a abuja for the i nothing rouges of the new president mohammadu buhari. u.s. secretary of state john kerry i will be attends ago long with lead presser across africa. after the celebrations buhari says he will get to work. he has major problems to deal w economists say the country is almost broke because of the falling price of oil. nigeria relies almost exclusively on money from oil ex-supports for income. and corruption has cost the country billions of dollars in lost revenues, buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of expectations from my year nigerians nigeria has seen a huge kline in terms of it's inning from structur

it comes just before president buhari's inauguration. >> well, muhammadu buhari vowed to irradicate bokoaram and rescue the kidnapped women and girls. buhari drew cheers when he announced he would take personal charge over fight of the group in the command center in miydugari. he'll be expected to improve nigeria's electrical output. >> heads of state from across africa including the leaders of south africans, zimbabwe and the u.s. secretary of state attended. including other v.i.p.es. the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari. buhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said that the world expected the worse from nigeria but he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improved security. >> he'll change the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me that nigeria can't have a democratic transition or election. i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters try to get in to watch the ceremony. >> t

the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari.e thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in the new president gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had come to expect the worse but that nigeria had surprised the world conducting a free, fair peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption and unemployment and improve security. >> you there is a sense in the u.s. something that frustrates me a lot that nigeria and other countries can have a democratic transition or election, and i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. today we now need to show our happiness, as the masses of this country. >> celebrations to mark this historic event across nigeria. yvonne ndege al jazeera,. >> a bombing has killed seven people in a wedding in borno state. the explosions went off minutes apart during the ceremony. there. >>> has been another grenade attack killing one person. it follows weeks of v

buhari will have to work hard to get them vet go ahead.orters say he's incorruptible and highly disciplined and will be able to deliver the changes he's promised. advisers to the new president say the first thing he will do is to take stock and then tell the people in a nationwide address what he intends to do to solve nigeria yaps problem. yvonne abuja nigeria. >>> hospitals in india are struggling to treat victims of a heat wave that has claimed more than 1700 lives in just over a week are the highest number recorded in two decades the southern states are the worst hit. with temperatures reaching 50 degrees celsius. nidhi dutt reports. >> reporter: funerals have been taking place across the southern indian states. >> translator: most of the people who have died here are daily wage workers they do small jobs and they have no financial security. the government needs to help them. >> reporter: hardest hit by the heat wave with the state government putting the death toll at more than 1,000. india's meteorological department says temperatures

what are the challenges muhammadu buhari faces?ll that is right, now muhammadu buhari campaigned on a ticket of fighting corruption. the feeling here is that corruption is the vain of all of nigeria's problems and he has been seen and viewed for many years and trying to become president for 12 years as somebody who is incorruptible and highly disciplined and somebody who respects the duties that come with public office he is a person who declared his own access so his feeling is he will lead by example and how he will fight corruption and we asked his advisors what he intends to do and says people who have stolen from the public and face corruption scandals will face justice and the law and give people the opportunity to give back anything that has been stolen from the public purse and as a corruption the problem is insecurity particularly in the northeast with boko haram that killed 13,000 and displaced a million people and many will be watching to see what he does about that and his background is somebody from the military and so

. >>> in nigeria muhammadu buhari taken the oath of president. >> muhammadu buhari was sworn in by chief justice at eagle square in the capital abuja. it was an historical occasion because it was the first transfer of power from one democratic leader to the other since the end of military rule in 1999. the outgoing president sat next to buhari. buhari thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in the new president took his inaugural speech. he said that the world had come to expect the worst of nigeria but nigeria had surprised the world in conducting a free, fair peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight corruption, bring employment and improve security. >> if is a complete change for the image of africa. something that frustrates me a lot is that nigeria and other countries cannot have a democratic peaceful transition or election. i think those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of supporters try to get in to watch the ceremony. >> we need to show our happiness as a mass of this country. we come to eagle square se

buhari has promised to end it. security. >> there is a lot of expectation from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infrastructural condition, but also in terms of processes and in terms of the way government has been run. huge levels of corruption, did decaying infrastructure, dwindling revenues. >> reporter: but the first problem he may have to deal with is the massive fuel shortage that's bringing nigeria to a stands still. hundreds of flights have been canceled. many banks and factories have had to close analysts say the fuel crisis is link today corruption in the oil sector. >> there are going to be a number of mesh us, a range of or approach to his take in order to deal with corrupt practices. one those whose hands have been found in the cookie jar would have to pay the price. but purely on the base of the rule of law. two, if you have taken nigeria's resources, you would have to find a way to return it. >> reporter: there has been a huge improvement in the fight against boko haram in the

muhammadu buhari will have to work hard to get them resettled. muhammadu buhari supporters say he's incorruptible and highly disciplined and will be able to deliver the changes promised >>> advisors to the new president say the first thing he'll do is take stock and tell the people in a nation-wide address what he intends to do to solve nigeria's problems. >>> now, the youngest person ever to be held at the military prison in guantanamo bay has been talking about his experience and his hopes for the future. omar was alleged to have thrown a grenade at u.s. troops in afghanistan, killing a soldiers. he was interviewed for a documentary in canada where he lives. rowed has the special -- rowed has the -- rourd has this report. >> this photo was all that people knew about. he is 28 years old, out of guantanamo under house arrest in canada and learning to move beyond what he says was 10 dramatic years into american custody. >> it is the first time that he has spoken publicly about his time in detention. he'd been under a gag order until they ordered r

but buhari is inheriting a country in crisis. security corruption and the economy all need urgent attention. observers know that it will be tough. >> it will be difficult because people have gone through a lot of things. it will be difficult because people are expect it. i don't know what kind of plan they have, but most important is to carry people on board. >> the drop in the price of oil has left the country desperately short in cash. that will limit buhari's options, and no one knows how long people's good will will last. al jazeera nigeria. >> thousands of people in south sudan has been displaced by violence. they have escaped fighting between government forces and rebels. some of them are accusing government soldiers of abuse. well in kenya the county's northeast has been hardest hit from the threat of al-shabab. the government said that the region's education sector is in crisis. schools have been forced to close and there has been a massive exodus of professional leaving few qualified teachers behind. >> until recently th

the outgoing president goodluck jonathan set next to buhari. he thanked him for accepting defeat during elections in march. after being sworn in he gave his inaugural speech. he said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but they surprised the world by conducting a free fair and peaceful election that brought him to power. he promised to fight krpgs and employment and improve security. >> i support everybody. >> it's a complete change for the image of africa. there's a sense in the u.s. something that frustrating me a lot, that nigeria and other countries can't have a peaceful transition or elections. those days are over. >> reporter: outside the venue thousands of supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. >> why we elected him? because we think he's one of the best man for the masses. because his chaktracter and movement was with the masses. why today in the happiest today and how to show our happiness as the masses of this country. we come to the eagle's square and security does not allow the masses to be there. why? >>

tried to attack the city but was repelled by the military this is coming just a day after muhammadu buhari was sworn in as president and promised to crush boko haram fighters. >> thank you very much, indeed for that update. thank you. >> 70 people have been killed in northern syria after government forces dropped barrel bombs in two areas of aleppo provinces. the worst attack was in a town of al bab under the control of isil. [ sirens ] >> the scene this morning was grim. activists say that government helicopters have just dropped bombs. this ambulance is rushing to help survivors. many people are dead, including women and children. many groups fighting in syria are in aleppo. but in idlib next door, of the towns have been over ran. >> we're using weapons we never used before. we're promising our brothers very soon they will see the new weapons. >> fighters and coalition groups including al nusra front fight fighters allied to al-qaeda are reported to have plans. they are headed to the coastal areas. the area could be the next crucial battle for the rebels and the syrian government. it's i

the outgoing president goodluck jonathan sat next to buhari. buhari thanked him for accepting defeat after elections in march. the president gave his inaugural speech and said the world had come to expect the worst from nigeria, but nigeria surprised the world in conducting a peace fairfair peaceful transfer of of power. >> a complete change for the image of africa. i think there is a sense in the united states, something that frustrates me a lot that my year gentleman and other countries can't have a peaceful transition of election. those days are over. >> outside of the venue thousands of buhari supporters tried to get in to watch the ceremony. >> today we need to show our happiness as the masses of this country. we come, and security did not allow the masses to be here. why? >> celebrations in this historic occasion are taking place. but among now the hard work begins. >> in saudi arabia there was a deadly suicide-bombing outside of a mosque that killed four people during friday prayers. the explosion ripped through the parking lot. isil has

muhammadu buhari is being sworn in as the president of nigeria.he ceremony is getting under way in abuja and south africa and zimbabwe are in attendance. myanmar says it has been singled out from the crisis in southeast asia and bangkok and blame persecution on western myanmar. brazil looking into possible corruption of fifa and this is one of seven officials arrested in zurich and anger over 2014 cup has not died away and many are angry about the amount of money spent on stadiums that now stand empty and lopez reports. >> reporter: for many this is an example of everything that was wrong with the 2014 fifa world cup and it costs $600 million to build, twice as much as originally planned and after hosting less than a handful of matches from the world cup it never has been filled again and it's mainly a parking lot for these buses. after seeing cases of miss management and disproportionate spending around the country, the sign of wrongdoing where the world cup are flaring and took few by surprise. >> translator: the brazil people never trusted fifa

just a few seconds ago the new president muhammadu buhari began speaking giving his inaugural speechressing dignitaries across africa who are here and the u.s. secretary of state and thanked god and nigerians for showing the world they could conduct a free fair and peaceful election. he said the world had come to expect the worst from nigerians but surprised the world by conducting that free and fair poll in march. he said that the challenges ahead are absolutely enormous for the country and the country is virtually broke given the falling prices of oil and corruption is pervasive and unemployment is a huge issue and of course the constant power shortages that the country experiences and insecurity in the northeast caused by boko haram and when he was giving his inaugural speech he said it made no sense for command and control center that the army command and control center on fighting boko haram and no sense to be located in abuja and he was going to relocate the command center to the northeast to the capitol of borno state the center of the crisis and insurgency we have seen in six

buhari has promised to end it and improve security. >> there is a lot of he expectations from nigerians nigeria has seen a huge decline in terms of its infra structure

buhari faces as he takes over. >> i think the biggest challenge president buhari faces he was electedn nigeria around, fight boko haram fight corruption, make this tired old man rise up as the african giant it should be. but that's going to take resources and investment, that's what he's short on because to have the economic situation. the government relies on oil for 80 to 90% of the revenues so there are a lot overdemands and fewer resources to meet them. >> woodruff: peter pham with the atlantic council. thank you very much. >> tour as always. -- thank you as always. >> woodruff: next, we explore questions about how scientific findings are published, vetted and whether allegations of fraud involving a top science journal are damaging credibility with the wider public. yesterday science magazine retracted a study published in december that found people's attitudes toward same-sex marriage were more likely to be changed by face-to-face conversations with gay canvassers over straight ones. it was a study that got quite a bit of pickup in the media. now that it's been retracted by a le

but this man, muhammadu buhari has now unseated the ruling party. the nigerians are hopeful that buhari will use his democratic mandate to bring change, by a country beset by corruption and poverty. >> elated. excited. this is one of the greatest days in nigeria's history. >> this is change we hoped for, for many, many years. today is in our hands. >> the president has said it, it's what's better in all of us, issues about security, of course, issues about unemployment. issues about poverty. >> reporter: but no one cares about the challenges today, they have a victory to celebrate. christian purefoy, cnn, nigeria. >>> now, on to india where will there soon about a break to the rentless heat wave plaguing that country. temperatures will fall in india. india has seen highs in excess of 46 degrees. and the extreme heat has killed 1800 people in the past week along. meteorologists claim that india has seen a number of days that approach 45 degrees celsius in the last 15 years all of this due to climate change. and extreme weather has left a mark in the

buhari inherits a country with fuel shortages.en front of the cameras, two men stand for an historic moment. the swearing in of a new president and first peaceful unseating of nigeria's ruling party. >> mohamed buhari is president of africa's biggest economy and largest oil producer. it is difficult to overestimate the significance of the scene you are seeing behind me. nigeria has gone from coup to coup to counter coup to attempts at democracy since independence in 1960. but this man, buhari has unseated the ruling party. and is president of nigeriniger. nigerians hope he will use his democrating mandate to bring change, to a country beset by corruption and insecurity. >> elated. excited. out of the world. this is great. one of the grapte egrayest -- g things. >> today is in their hand. >> the priorities here, and what is bothering all of us, issues about security, and of course, you know, about unemployment, and issues, you know about poverty. >> reporter: but no one cares about the challenges today. they have a victory to celeb

rs in mohammed adow buhari as the country's new -- mohammed all buhari as the country post new president a defensive burma refuses to take full blame for asia's migrant crisis. officials at a regional meeting say the situation is at an alarming level. also coming up in the program michael jackson's ranch

that's the mantra of muhammadu buhari. i don't know this people want excuses. nigerians want the girls rescued by general muhammadu buhari and they expect a lot from him. so he doesn't have much chance. it will not be a long period of honeymoon between him and others. there's a huge expectation of him. a year ago the campaign bring back our girls went worldwide. is it a focus in nigeria. >> it is still alive. the campaigners go out to campaign in abuja. i have always said the life span and attention is short. that's what they have done here. a lot of them have moved on. the girls have not been found. again, you can't blame them. it's the duty of the nigerian government to protect and bring back the girls making sure that this doesn't happen any more. quite impressed with the bring back our girls group. every day since the abduction of the girls. i saw them in abuja. >> what do you make of them in terms of military strength. >> there's a lot of mercenaries involved and mercenaries from south africa ukraine and other places. in nigeria, they claim people are assi

he said, the mathic from this man and buhari will not only deal with the issues, but also the expectationsnigerians for what he is able to do, george. >> christian purefoy, live in nigeria. thank you so much. now we transition to sepp blatter who is speaking that the moment. let's go to that directly. >> translator: you know, in this congress, i have identified a number of important elements. it is not just finances. i think the important point today is to move ahead and the important point is transparency. the important point today is where is our football. where does our fifa stand in the world. it is the fight against corruption. it is the fight against not fixing. against racism and discrimination, which we still have in our game, and this hurts. and we will naturally speak about development. but that all belongs together. and on this agenda, we have a possibility of crowating unity. and i will talk about it, a handshake for peace, which is so easy, so good, so effective. and we will have the possibility to play and to apply this handshake for peace. and this will be under item 15 on t

buhari has a long list of challenges ahead of him. one of the biggest problems awaying buhari is the terrorist organization boca haram. but it isn't a problem for just the new president. cnn reports on the huge task ahead. >> reporter: an all but abandoned air strip. the president of the international committee of red cross comes in to land. the town has been besieged by boca haram for gliers. just days before, boca haram launched a fresh aek. but mara is here regardless, he wants to show that the risk here is dwarfed by the needs. >> i have come to also encourage others, icrc alone will had not be able to cope with the dimensions of these problems, but we do our best to scale up our operations now. >> reporter: it's rare for a president of the red cross to speak on record this way, when they do, it's to ring the alarm. and this given to cnn by the red cross were given a rare glimpse into one of the besieged capital. nigeria's ministry have succeeded in pushing boca haram out of the country's north but here, those gains seem very far

buhari can be expected to put in a lot of hard work.ut expectations are on security, corruption and energy crisis. >> but he's inherited crisis, security, corruption and employment all need urgent attention. and they all know that it will be difficult. >> it will be difficult because people expect manuel to manuel tomagic to happen. >> the drop in the price of oil nigeria's prime export has left the country desperately short of cash. that will limit buhari's options, and no one knows how long the people's good will will last. al jazeera nigeria. >> the heatwave in india has killed 2,000 people over the last two weeks. the areas hit hardest with scorching temperatures compounding communities with problems of lack of water. >> in some of the most i am impoverished pockets of the area families are holding last rites for their loved ones. this man was 85. >> my father got sick because of the heat. he wasn't well for a few days. we gave him water but that did not help. we then decided to take him to the hospital, but he died on the way. >> s

good luckgoodmany are wait and see what president buhari will do to settle this problem. >> these areictures from texas. aerial shots of a city called van, which has been hit by several tornadoes people bracing themselves early from the storms on monday. 26 people in this city were hospitalized after several tornadoes went through. tornadoes also hitting a mobile home park in arkansas and two people were killed there. as you can see from these pictures in van in texas buildings, cars destroyed damaged in the storm and apparently this severe weather could effect up to 50 million americans across u.s. states from texas to michigan. still to come here on the program we'll have all the sport including who is heading towards elimination in the nba playoffs. >> welcome back. now under french law almost half of all music played on national radio must be in the french language. the law was introduced two decades ago to protect the national music industry. many feel that it no longer applies. >> it's drive time on radio nova one of the most popular stations in paris. [music] the team prides it

after an attack on the city suburbs overnight, after the inauguration of the new president, muhammadu buhari. >>> the failed coup of burundi's president pierre nkurunziza. hawrmtharu mutasa reports. >> he looks like a boy but he is protesting. opposition has protests over president pierre nkurunziza's decision to run for a third term. >> they don't go to school, they don't eat enough anymore unfortunately, in this demonstration we have about five children who have been killed. >> reporter: despite the potential danger children are still on the street. sometimes children come onto the street because they're curious or get excited about the protest. but when the police opened fire to disperse the protesters, that's when children get hurt. many schools in bujumbura closed. >> it is very serious children experiencing violence, it is a real problem not only for now but for generations to come and this country has suffered so much already we had to stop it and we have to stop it with children. >> here is another angry group much protesters, another child is on the street on their own. parents have

the first big challenge for new president muhammadu buhari. mohammad adow has the story. >> so far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing and it wasn't the only violent attack in maiduguri. killed thousandths and injured more than a million people. mohamed i idris gombi nigeria. >>> gowment isargument is dominating the topic. >> china's air defense zone in the south china sea will determine whether our security in the air and at sea is to be threatened and to what extent. the situation in south china sea has been in the whole peaceful and stable. there is no reason for people to protest to the operations. >> hotel that is hosing of high level defense talks. when a car crashed fleer the entrancenear theentrance of the hotel. >> liddy dutt reports from where 125 people have died. >> hundreds of families are holding last rites for their loved ones. says his father who worked in the family rice fields died from heatstroke. dan urchghtsk was 85. >> my father got sick from the heed. we gave him water that didn't help. we then decided to t

ahmed idris reports that it's the first big challenge for president muhammadu buhari. >> reporter: as people gathered for afternoon procedures at the mosque a suicide bomber blew himself up. it's an area in the city of maiduguri. witnesses say the bomber posed and was pushing a wheelbarrow. >> we saw him. so far no one claimed responsibility for the bombing. and it wasn't the only violent attack in maiduguri. more civilians were killed in the western suburbs when rocket propelled grenades hit homes. it was believed that boko haram carried out these attacks. these are the first test in fighting a group that killed thousands, displacing more than a million people. in response, they promised swift action to punish those responsible >>> burundi's president won't be attending a summit in tanzania focussing on the crisis in his country. east afghan leaders are meeting to find a solution to end weeks of violence and anti-government protests. >> many caught up for a third term bid in office are children. we have this report from the capital. >> he looks about 14, and should be in school. he i

. -- prime minister muhammadu buhari. >>> the envoy to syria condemned the government for using barrel bombs. most were killed in a market at the time of alback which was controlled by i.s.i.l. forces. egypt has released a human rights activists. mohammad who didn't eat solid foot arrived home to the united states after washington secured his release. >>> more than 4,200 migrants have been brought to an italy port. 17 dead migrants were found. emma haywood reports >>> in the middle of sea it was a scramble. among them in this boat very young. few can imagine how the mother might have felt being reunited with her little boy. others exhausted from their journey were able to rest on deck. >>> and an unprecedented unless of people are trying to make the perilous strip from north africa to europe to escape war, poverty and persecution. many are gambling on better economic prospects in europe. they are risking everything in the process. vessels, enlarged tritan naval applications have been working nonstop. among them a navy flagship arriving in the port. hundreds on board. some under 18, and

with the change of government, when goodluck jonathan hands obvious to president-elect muhammadu buhari they may not be paid outstanding debts ode by the federal government. the second issue is about the transportation of fuel. transport workers paid by the government say that they've not been paid for a long time are owed a lot of money and will not deliver money for the petrol stations. there has been a lot of corruption in the oil sector. years ago they believed $7 billion was paid to oil importers for oil that was never brought into the country. they are worried that the president, when he is sworn in, will investigate all of this and there's a possibility they may not be paid for product they have brought in. the impacts of all of this is that consumers are having to buy petrol on the black market, from ventors that run around the street for twus the formal police there appears to be no end. goodluck jonathan's deadlock leads to the end of may. people are waiting to see what the president-elect will do to solve the problem >>> tornado in texas and arkansas killed five, injuring 50

muhammadu buhari wants the army to be based there until the group is defeated. >> thousands of people are fleeing violence in south sudan unity stay as the government fights rebel. many blame government forces for purposing their homes and killing the earth. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> these men arrived at a camp for displaced people in unity state. they have been on the road for 24 cause. hiding in swamps during the day, and only daring to walk at night in fear of goffed soldiers. they carried a man who was too week and sick. >> my dad's health improved. he was walking and talking. i went to look for his foot. when he returned he die. >> after days on the road. his mother gave birth to her on the day he escaped from the village, after an assault from me in military uniform. >> they beat us and killed people. after burning our homes, we ran to the bushes, and that's where i delivered my baby. >> doctors without borders received dozens of patients with bullet wounds since april. >> my son was with other people at the cattle shed. armed men kale. came. they were shooting and took c

muhammadu buhari wants the army based there until they are defeated. the government fights rebels many blaming government forces for pushing homes and killing relatives. catherine wambua-soi reports. >> this man arrived at a camp in unity state. they come from a village and have been on the ready for 24 days. highlighting in the swamps in the day. they carry the weak. he died on arrive here. >> my dad's health improved. he was walking and talking. i went to look for his food. when i returned he died. >> after days on the road a young person arrived. her mother gave birth on the day they can't from the village after an assault by a man in military uniform. they beat us and killed people. we ran to the bushes. >> they had to have surgery. doctors without borders received patients with bullet wounds. >> my second was with other people at the cattle shed when the armed men came. my son lived in the swamp. >> reporter: thousands left the villages. a government offensive s.p.l.m. was going on. many came to sake refuge here 21,000 in the last few weeks. they

as ahmed idris reports, it's the first big challenge for the newly elected president muhammadu buhari. >> as people gathered for prayers, a suicide bomber blew himself up. it's an area in maiduguri. the bomber posed as a trader and was pushing a wheelbarrow. so far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. it was not the only violent attack. most civilians were killed in the western suburb when rocket propelled grenades hit moments. -- homes. it was believed boko haram carried out these attacks. >> it's the first test in fighting a group that killed thousands. and displaced more than a million. in response to the attacks they promised swift action to promise. >>> mohamed soltan the human rights activist freed by egyptians has arrived back in the states. he was arrested in 2013 and was sentenced in life in prison. police were looking for his father and arrested mohamed soltan instead. he has been on hunger strike for over a year. >>> thousands of people across venezuela took part in an anti-government progress. the opposition leader called for the day of marches and is one of

muhammadu buhari took over as president of nigeria yesterday. he ordered the military to move the command headquarters in abuja to the north-east where the action is. just less than 24 hours after that announcement by the president, boko haram, like we said launched an attack trying to attack the main city of maiduguri. for long maiduguri has been a coveted prize for boko haram, but they have been repelled from maiduguri. following victories, people think boko haram's ability to take major towns and retain them is depleted. that is a situation now. what we are seeing over the last two months or so. boko haram is in the actually trying to occupy towns like maiduguri, but trying to run situations like suicide bombings and launching attacks briefly, and disappear into the bushes. >> ahmed idris joining me from gom by. thank you. be. thank you. . >> houthis have been attacked across yemen. planes targeted a base in sanaa, sending off secondary explosions and fires. coalition planes hit two government compounds. dozens of houthi fighters killed in th