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• UK Prime Minister Theresa May's two closest aides announced their resignations after a crushing electoral setback that left her authority in tatters.

Timothy had been widely blamed for the social care plan, over which May was forced to backtrack in the middle of the election campaign.

Hill has also made enemies with her combative style,confronting anyone- ministers and journalists -who seemed than loyal to her boss.

Hill told a conservative lawmaker Nicky Morgan to keep away from Downing Street after criticising the premier for her expensive leather trousers.

• Egypt President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has praised President Trump for his role in “the formation of a united front to combat terrorism”

• The Nigerian Law School has released summary of its final examination results, with 28 per cent failing the exam.

The Director-General, Nigerian Law School, Olarewaju Onadeko, made this known in a statement on Saturday.

Breakdown : 2,125 students participated at the examinations. Pass : 1,393 [65.6%]. Conditional Pass: 196 [6.4 %]. Fail:  596 [28 %].

Mr. Onadeko said that the ‘Call to the Bar’ ceremony for the successful candidates will hold on July 13 in Abuja.

• Senator Dino Melaye has described the process to recall him from the upper legislative chamber as an exercise in futility.

Melaye claims Kogi governor, has earmarked N1 billion for the “unproductive venture” while the state is owing salaries and pensions.

• Barcelona fans wearing jerseys embossed with Qatar Airways logo in Saudi Arabia could be punished with up to 15 years and €135,000 fine.

The new law follows the severing of diplomatic ties with Qatar, who the Saudi Kingdom this week accused of supporting ISIS.

• The Niger State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Tanko Beji, has been arrested by operatives of EFCC.

• Activists sprawled outside an Hong Kong restaurant linked to sale of shark fin soup  protesting against the killing of the marine predators.

• Germany will start testing facial recognition software at a Berlin train station this summer to identify and locate terror suspects quickly.

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said the software would be tested with volunteers at Berlin's Suedkreuz station.

• A northern group has condemned the ultimatum issued earlier by some 16 northern groups giving Igbos October 1 deadline to vacate the region.

The Coalition of Arewa Dialogue Youth Forum, said the ultimatum issued by the groups was provocative & a grave threat to national security.

The youths called on Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to convene a national dialogue to address all the grievances of the people.

• An Afghan commando Saturday killed two American soldiers and wounded two others during a joint operation in eastern Nangarhar province.

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the insider attack in the volatile district of Achin, saying it was carried out by an infiltrator.

•The FG has released a state-by-state breakdown of the first tranche of Paris Club refunds paid to date, amounting to over N516. billion.

The details were contained in a statement  by the Director of Information, Federal Ministry of Finance, Alhaji Nai'Inna Salisu Dambatta.

The funds were released to state governments as part of the wider efforts to stimulate the economy.

The releases were conditional upon a minimum of 50 per cent being applied to the payment of workers’ salaries and pensions.

The Federal Ministry of Finance is reviewing the impact of these releases on the level of arrears owed by state governments.

•The VC of Federal University,Oye Ekiti Prof Kayode Soremekun accuses Gov. Ayodele Fayose of fuelling political violence in his university.

Soremekun alleged the governor was sponsoring some union leaders, whom he accused of beating up some lecturers on campus some days back.

Soremekun said Fayose had allegedly been after his life after serving as the Chief Returning Officer in Edo Governorship Election.

Soremekun said Fayose ordered his Secretary, Modupe Alade, to bail some union leaders arrested for beating up some lecturers.

But Fayose, who denied the allegation through his Special Assistant, Lere Olayinka, said he has no business with the university.

•  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, explained that reports of concession of Port Harcourt refinery were untrue.

•Retired boxer and boss of The Money Team, Floyd Mayweather has notified the world of his planned three-day visit to The Ogbenunike Cave,Enugu State, Nigeria.

•Singer Omawumi's third album, Timeless is  expected to be released under Jay Z's ROC Nation -linked Cabal Entertainment.

• Davido is having a house built for a primary school boy, known as Utibe, who went viral for singing his hit song ‘IF’.

• The South African national team, the Bafana Bafana have broken a 23-year old jinx by humiliating the Super Eagles of Nigeria 2-0.

South Africa had never beaten Nigeria in a competitive football game since 1994, but that jinx was broken at the Apkpabio Stadium in Uyo.

• Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Sweden defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica for £31m (35m euros).

The 22-year-old centre-back, who has been with Benfica since 2012, will be United's first signing of the summer.

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