president muhammadu buhari is swearing in 36 nominees. since may muhammadu buhari has been in charge of the economy and has been in charge of forming cabinet. he appointed himself as oil minister. a political analyst says that the delay raised concerns about the president's ability to make decisions. >> a lot of muhammadu buhari's supporters thing that this was necessary, and the delay was effectively a reflection of the rot that nigeria has been. from a business perspective people find if frustrating, probably will take it as an indication of an indecisive precedent. >> the decision was bizarre, as someone that observed nigeria. muhammadu buhari made the arguments that the ministers were not necessary to be put in pace, where they were competent enough to hold the government in place, keeping the machinery going. to have them sacked, it begs the question was the state running effectively, under the groups where they'll be sacked. it raises eyebrows. they are getting to the point so people know who the point of responsibility is >>> a sou

the attack comes just days after the nigerian president muhammadu buhari visited the area and deemed boko haram "very close to defeat." the obama administration has announced approval of a $1.29 billion arms sale to saudi arabia, despite reports of possible war crimes in yemen. the state department approved the sale of tens of thousands of bombs, as well as munitions and other weaponry produced by boeing and raytheon. the weapons replenish stocks used by saudi arabia in its u.s.-backed bombing campaign in yemen, where amnesty international has warned of apparent war crimes by the saudi-led coalition. meanwhile, executions in saudi arabia have reached a 20-year high with more than 150 people executed this year. in the united states, a new report reveals at least 100,000 women in texas have attended to self-induce an abortion. the groundbreaking study by the texas policy evaluation project comes as the supreme court has agreed to hear a challenge to a sweeping taxes -- texas anti-choice law. since the law passed in 2013, about half of the state's 41 abortion clinics have closed. the st