NDLEA Discovers Drugs In Vegetables, Shoes

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA ) have discovered drugs concealed in vegetables and shoes soles. The drugs, compressed cannabis in vegetables and cocaine inside shoes soles, were said to have been discovered by narcotic agents at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA ), Enugu State. The suspects, in their statements, owned up to the crime . They claimed they needed money to take care of basic needs like house rents, school fees and feeding.

The NDLEA Commander at the Enugu airport , Mr . Adeofe Adeyemi , said the agency was working very hard to prevent all cases of illicit drug trafficking. He said: “The command arrested six suspected drug traffickers with 62 . 663 kg of narcotic drugs .

One of the suspects, Ibeh Nonso, 46 , who was going to China, swallowed 67 wraps of cocaine weighing 1.131 kg , while Izukanne Ikenna, 33 , going to Hong Kong, hid 982 grammes of cocaine inside the sole of his shoes.

The only female among them, Kenechukwu Uchenna , 27 , was arrested on her way to Dubai with 11.7 kg of cannabis in dried bitter leaf vegetables . ” The commander mentioned other suspects as Agwu Kalu , 30 , who was found with 25 kg of cannabis in cartons and Okpara Chigozie , 43 , caught with 7.500 kg of cannabis in his bag. Kalu and Chigozie were both arrested on their way to China. Another suspect , Onyia Clinton , 26 , had 16 . 350 kg of cannabis in his luggage during screening of passengers to Doha.

According to NDLEA spokesman , Mitchel Ofoyeju , two of the suspects were found in possession of substances that tested positive for cocaine, while four others were caught with dried weeds of cannabis sativa . He said: “Three of the suspects going to China where drug trafficking is punishable by death were also saved from execution.

A total of 62 . 663 kg of drugs comprising 60 . 55 kg of cannabis and 2 . 113 kg of cocaine were seized. ” NDLEA Chairman, Col . Muhammad Abdallah (rtd . ), warned that those who seek to enrich themselves through drug trafficking shall be apprehended and prosecuted.

Abdallah called on members of the public to appreciate their dignity by taking qualitative drug- free decisions. He said: “NDLEA will continue to invest in public enlightenment to guide people in taking sound drug-free decisions. Life is precious and I urge you to shun drug trafficking

My father almost killed me with sex, 10-yr-old cries.

It’s the devil – SUSPECT LAGOS – Justice Kudirat Jose of Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja was, yesterday, told how a commercial driver, Ajayi Gbadegesin, 40, had sexual intercourse with his daughter for 18 months. Led in evidence by the state prosecutor, Mr. Babatunde Oguntemowo, an importer of laboratory and scientific equipment, Babatope Adamolekun, said: “On May 12, 2014, at about 8a.m, on my way to work at Bello Bus Stop, Iju, Lagos, I saw a 10-year-old girl (name withheld) begging a woman for money. “I asked her why she was not in school and the victim narrated to me that she lost her mother, was staying with her step-mother in Agege, a suburb of Lagos and needed money to go back.

“She added that her father had been having sex with her for more than one and half years and that she almost died from the previous night’s experience, as her father had sex with her more than three times.” The witness further told the court that when he asked the girl of her father’s whereabouts, she told him that her father’s commercial bus was parked a few meters away from the bus stop and that he had gone to get fuel. Adamolekun told the court that with the help of four other people, they forced the victim’s father to the police station in a tricycle. He added: “On getting to Red House Police Station at Iju Ishaga in Agege, I told the police what happened and they assigned a female officer to take the girl to hospital for test and treatment. “I assisted them with N7,500 that evening when I was showed the result from the hospital that confirmed that her father had sex with her. The DPO, Ajimote, directed them to charge the matter to court immediately after seeing the report.” The next morning, Gbadegesin admitted having sex with his daughter, saying it was the devil’s work. The witness continued: “Then we chartered a vehicle to Abule-Egba Magistrate’s Court, where I was called as a witness, and the Magistrate ordered that the girl be taken to Idi-Araba for rehabilitation, while her father was remanded in Kirikiri Prison.” Justice Jose adjourned the matter till October 6 for continuation of trial.

Look beyond APC for solutions to economy, Senate tells Buhari

ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, vowed to hold accountable, every appointee chosen by President Muhammadu Buhari to help him address the nation’s myriad of economic problems.

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who made the declaration at the celebration of one year of the 8th Senate, sought the support and co-operation of the President to discharge this oversight task.

Lambasting his colleagues for failing to take steps to come up with the necessary policy and legislation to put the economy on the right track, Saraki implored the President to look beyond his party, All Progressives Party, APC, to get the best brains to help him run the economy.

He said: “We are confident that one year after, the President must by now have better clarity on the capacity of his appointees. The Senate would not hesitate to hold any appointee accountable for the work he has accepted to do.

“We would like to seek Mr. President’s support and co-operation to enable us discharge this oversight task.

“We have failed to take the necessary steps in policy and legislation that would set us on the path to developing the kind of economy we desire.’’

Senate worries over worsening economy, unemployment, militancy, others

Saraki expressed concern about the worsening economic situation in the country, which had culminated in retrenchment, rising cost of living, unemployment, insurgency and renewed militancy in the Niger Delta.

He said further in his address to his colleagues in the chamber: “These are serious challenges that require all hands to be on deck. There is no other time in our history than now, when the business of government needs to be conducted with great inclusiveness.

“We must find a way to bring the best brains in our country on board wherever they may be found. Even those who did not vote for us but believe in the change that we all believe is necessary to move our country forward should be given a seat at the table.

“If we are able to mobilize the best human resources that God has bountifully blessed our country with, I have no doubt that with God on our side, we shall overcome.

“We note the Federal Government’s plan to invest N500 billion in social protection programmes in the current budget. We want to urge the government to ensure that appropriate mechanism is devised to ensure that the benefits of these programmes get to those who are genuinely in need.

“It is important that, as we move forward in this fight, considerable attention is paid to strengthening the anti-corruption agencies to enable them discharge their functions with greater efficiency and fairness.

“We want to assure Mr. President that the Senate will continue to play its part in the fight against corruption, which we believe is cardinal in our desire to improve governance in our country. We will also continue to broaden the scope for increased openness and accountability that we have promised at the legislative level.

Tasks FG on fight against mass poverty

“While government has made progress in the fight against Boko Haram and in the fight against corruption, the fight against mass poverty remains a daunting challenge. Rising cost of living, increased cases of retrenchment and corresponding rise in unemployment, inability of state governors to pay salaries and upsurge in ethnic-based agitation potentially deny government the full credit of the great strides it has made in other areas.

“The same energy that has been invested in fighting corruption and Boko Haram must be invested in taking care of the people, in making life easier and better for them. We need to begin to assure Nigerians that the sacrifice that they make today will not be in vain. We need to begin to show them that there would be light at the end of the dark tunnel. So, we must not relent in our efforts in this area over the next years ahead.

On Niger-Delta militants

“I cannot end this address without a note on the on-going security challenges we are beginning to witness in the Niger Delta area of our country.

“We urge the warring militants to embrace our democratic institutions and channel their grievances through appropriate quarters as we can ill-afford further damage to the ecosystem of this all important region and any more disruptions in the system.

“In the same vein, we also encourage government to adopt dialogue and engagement as a more lasting option towards resolving this challenge. We also call on the leaders in the area to play their part and ensure through mediation that this menace is comprehensively quelled.

“The collapse in oil price has, without doubt, brought huge shock to our economy on a scale that perhaps, has neverbeen experienced before. This requires us to develop creative strategies that would stimulate business and investments into other sectors.

“For decades, we have talked about the need to diversify our economy. But we have failed to take the necessary steps in policy and legislation that would set us on the path to developing the kind of economy that we desire.

“The Ease of Doing Business Report that ranks our country 167 out of 189 countries is not likely to attract business into our economy. This Senate understands this. With the support from our international development partners, the organized private sector, we commissioned an expert report which identified 54 extant laws that must be reviewed and brought in line with international best practices in order to open up our economy for private investments and business.

“For too long, Nigerians have challenged us to justify our presence in this chamber. Many have wondered what exactly we do here or why we should be entitled to certain privileges. I believe that the best answer we can provide to all these is to continue to seek ways that would enable the ordinary citizen feel the impact of the Senate in their lives.

“I dream of a day when the poor woman sitting in her house in rural Awka would be able to see the benefit of our work on her life. I dream of a day when a child going to school in Gusau would feel the benefit of the laws that we make.

“I dream of a day when a young lady in Osogbo would be able to say how the Senate has helped her small business. I dream of a day when a farmer in Ogoja would see how those of us gathered in this chamber have helped to improve his life. I am confident that if we continue on the path that we have walked in the past year, that day will come soon"

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Blast hits NPDC pipeline in Nigeria's Delta region

An explosion rocked a pipeline operated by a subsidiary of Nigeria's state oil company in the West African country's restive Delta region late on Thursday, a security official and a community leader both said on Friday.

Oil output by OPEC member Nigeria has fallen to a 20-year low due to a series of attacks on oil pipelines in the southern Niger Delta, home to much of the country's oil and gas wealth, in the last few months.

The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) pipeline at Sanomi Creek, around the Ogidigben area of Warri South West, exploded around 8 p.m. local time (1900 GMT), said the source who said that people nearby heard "a loud explosion".

"There is fire burning," said Chief Godspower Gbenekama, a local community leader.

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast.

On Wednesday, the Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has claimed responsibility for most of the recent attacks, rejected an offer to start talks with the government.

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‘Iran, Russia, Syria resolute in fighting terror’

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani shake hands during a meeting in Tehran, June 10, 2016.

Iran’s top security chief says a trilateral meeting of defense ministers in Tehran indicates that Russia, Syria and Iran are determined in countering Takfiri terrorists. 

Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani met separately with Russian and Syrian Defense Ministers Sergei Shoigu and Fahad Jassim Freij in Tehran on Thursday.

Shamkhani thanked “the courageous actions and policies of Russian President (Vladimir Putin) and his effective support in the comprehensive fight against terrorism in Syria.”

The Iranian official said the way the US and its Western allies are dealing with the Syria conflict demonstrates their deep commitment to Israel's security and interests in the region.

Shoigu said fighting terrorism is an international duty which all countries should work together to fulfill in order to have a more secure world.

The Russia and Syrian defense ministers traveled to Tehran for meeting with their Iranian counterpart Hossein Dehqan in order to fine-tune their measures in the fight on Takfiri terrorists in Syria. 

Syrian Defense Minister Fahad Jassim Freij (L) and Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani shake hands before a meeting in Tehran, June 10, 2016.

A Russian Defense ministry statement said talking points were "priority measures in reinforcing the cooperation" between the defense ministries of the three countries.

Moscow has sent warplanes and special forces in support of Syrian troops, while Tehran has deployed military advisers and trained and equipped pro-government militias.

Syria has been the scene of a conflict since March 2011. According to a February report by the Syrian Center for Policy Research, the conflict has claimed the lives of over 470,000 people in total since March 2011.

The United Nations has stopped counting the death toll in Syria, citing widespread violence across the country as well as complexities in checking the credibility of the statistics provided by the government and other sources.

culled from presstv

Somali Islamists attack Ethiopian military base in Somalia

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist militant group attacked a military base of Ethiopian soldiers serving with an African Union force on Thursday, with both sides saying they had inflicted a heavy toll on their opponents.

Al Shabaab said a suicide car bomb rammed the entrance to the base in the central town of Halgan and its fighters overran the site, killing 60 soldiers with the loss of 16 of its own militants.

"It was a huge blast. It destroyed the gate and parts of the base," Al Shabaab's military operations spokesman Abdiasis Abu Musab told Reuters.

The group's fighters exchanged fire with Ethiopian soldiers and repelled a counter attack by Djibouti troops deployed from another base in the area.

Al Shabaab regularly attacks AMISOM, which is made up of about 22,000 soldiers and police from African nations supporting Somalia's government and army in the fight against the al Qaeda-linked militants.

The group's insurgency aims to drive out AMISOM, topple Somalia's Western-backed government and impose its strict version of Islam on the Horn of Africa state.

Lieutenant Colonel Joe Kibet, spokesman for the African Union's AMISOM force, dismissed al Shabaab's toll as a "falsehood" but did not give a casualty figure.

"AMISOM forces killed 110 al Shabaab and captured a large cache of weapons," he told Reuters by telephon 

Residents in Halgan, which lies in a region about 300 km (around 190 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, said they heard a huge explosion and heavy exchanges of gunfire shortly before dawn. Shots rang out at least an hour after the initial blast, they said.

"AMISOM has now retaken (the town) after regrouping. But the town is mostly deserted," resident Osman Gelle told Reuters by phone from Halgan. "I counted five civilian dead bodies. Stray bullets hit them in their houses."

He said he had seen four helicopters land. AMISOM has said it is starting to deploy helicopters with AMISOM to provide more rapid military support, after several bases came under heavy al Shabaab attack. It also uses helicopters to ferry casualties.

Casualty figures cited by officials and al Shabaab are usually wildly different.

In January, al Shabaab said it had killed more than 100 Kenyan soldiers in El Adde, a camp in Somalia and near the border with Kenya. The Kenyan military gave no exact toll.

source: reuters

Amnesty Accuses Nigerian Army Of Killing At Least 17 Unarmed Biafran Separatists

Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of killing at least 17 unarmed Biafran separatists

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LAGOS, June 10 (Reuters) - Amnesty International said on Friday that Nigeria's army last month killed at least 17 unarmed members of a group calling for secession from Africa's most populous nation, but the military dismissed the allegations as unfounded.

An army spokesman said Amnesty's accusations, the latest in a series of allegations of impropriety levelled against Nigeria's military in the last year, revealed a bias that undermined its credibility.

Amnesty's report -- which it said was based on details from eyewitnesses, morgues and hospitals -- says soldiers opened fire on members of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) and their supporters in the southeastern city of Onitsha during the build up to a march in late May.

The human rights group said the killings took place during a security operation in the early hours of the morning shortly before the march when the military raided homes and a church where IPOB members slept.

The army issued a statement in which it said troops had to "resort to self defence" after IPOB members attacked security agencies with "firearms" and various weapons including dynamite.

It said five members of IPOB were killed, eight wounded while nine were arrested.

"These efforts were in order to de-escalate the palpable tension as well as ward off the apparent threats to lives and property in the general area," it said.

Secessionist feeling has simmered in the southeast since the Biafra separatist rebellion tipped Nigeria into a 1967-70 civil war that killed an estimated 1 million people.

It flared up again last year after IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu was arrested and detained on charges of criminal conspiracy and belonging to an illegal society. He remains in detention.

Amnesty said its investigation showed at least 17 people were killed and nearly 50 injured, adding that "the real number is likely to be higher".
"Information gathered by Amnesty International indicates that the deaths of supporters and members of IPOB was the consequence of excessive, and unnecessary use of force," said Amnesty, which urged the government to investigate.

The contents of the report were rejected by army spokesman Sani Usman. "The allegations are unfounded," he said.

The report is the latest in a series of accusations levelled at the army by Amnesty.

Last year, Amnesty said more than 8,000 people died in detention during a crackdown on Boko Haram and that soldiers killed hundreds of Shi'ite Muslims in the northern city of Zaria in December.

"Amnesty is losing credibility," added Usman, who accused the group of being biased against the army. (Reporting by Alexis Akwagyiram; Editing by Toby Chopra)

source: reuters

stomach infrastructure, Fayose Shares Foodstuffs In Erio, Ekiti

Stomach Infrastructure: Fayose won’t stop ameliorating the suffering of Ekiti people

The Ayodele Fayose Stomach Infrastructure train Thursday made it to Erio Ekiti, after it had visited Ado Ekiti, Ikere Ekiti, Afao-Ekiti, Are and Iworoko Ekiti.

Deputy Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon Adewumi; member Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dayo Maxima and the Honorable Chairman of Ekiti west Local Government Council Hon Kola Omotunde Solomon were on ground to assist the Personal Assistant to Ekiti State Governor on Stomach Infrastructure and General Administration, Sunshine Anifowose in distributing the goodies brought by the team.

Rice, Spaghetti, cooking oil, cash etc were distributed, even to the delight of the beneficiaries.

The train on its return stopped at Aromoko Ekiti, and put smiles on the faces of the citizens

The economic hardship occasioned by Buahri’s maladministration has made necessary to intensify efforts in the directorate’s strides of bringing succor to the downtrodden.

91.1% Of Tomato Pastes In Nigeria Are Fake

Tomato pastes manufacturers in the country yesterday told the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Healthcare Services and Drugs and Narcotics that over 91.1 percent of tomato pastes in the country were fake and substandard.

Some of the tomato pastes manufacturing companies that attended the public hearing were Dangote Farms, Erisco Foods Limited and Savanna Farms.

In his submission, the legal adviser of Erisco Foods, Abdulraham Kadri told the committee that the company, alongside Dangote Farms and Savanna Farms, were not at the public hearing because of the financial damage substandard and fake tomato pastes had caused the country.

15-year-old girl abducted in Abuja and converted to Islam has been rescued

15 year old girl from Plateau State, Nimre Moses, who was abducted by a man identified as Aminu and taken to Katsina state has been rescued.
According to Plateau News Online, Aminu forcefully abducted Nimre from her school located at Life Camp in Abuja, took her to Katsina state, converted her to Islam and change her name to Nana Khadija.

Her brothers who were her guardians in Abuja swiftly move into action by taking the case to the police, calling on NGOs, civil society groups who came to their aid.
Her abductor has since been arrested by SARS after preliminary investigation and the case transferred to State C.I.D at Garki Abuja.

Nimre Moses is still in custody of the Police as investigation is ongoing.
The Abuja branch of the Tarok cultural group, ‘Nkalang O’Tarok’ through Lamde Ozoemena Sohde who took interest in the case contacted NAPTIP, who asked him to write a petition, someone from the group volunteered to link him up to Prof Bem Angwe the DG National Human Rights Commission to ensure justice is served to the culprit and to prevent future occurrence.

Meanwhile various tests have been conducted on Nimre and the result will be out today. She has also written a statement detailing her ordeal." 

INEC grant automatic employment to ex-corps member who became blind during the 2011 general election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has offered automatic employment to an Ex-Corps member Daniel Oluwatobi, who served in Yobe State and lost his sight as a result of his involvement in a road accident while on election duty during the 2011 general elections.

The Director-General of NYSC pointed out that there was the need to review the MOU between the two organizations. He particularly emphasized the need to enhance measures towards the safety of Corps members during elections as well as the review of the allowance given to them and the insurance cover.

Speaking later in an interview, Daniel Oluwatobi thanked both INEC and INEC for showing concern about his plight noting that with their intervention, he was now a happy person.

Niger Delta Avengers twetted another attack on agip pipeline.

the dreaded militant niger delta avengers said they have bombed another agip crude oil line in Bayelsa ths morning, they also tweeted about foreign oil buyers deserting nigeria oil.

Chad sends 2,000 forces to Niger to fight Boko Haram

Nigerien soldiers patrol in Bosso, near the Nigerian border, on May 25, 2015

Chad has sent some 2,000 troops to neighboring Niger to help the fight against Boko Haram following last week’s terrorist attacks by the Takfiri militants in the Nigerien town of Bosso.

The "heavily armed" soldiers will "search everywhere for Boko Haram," a military source said Wednesday.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that some 50,000 people have fled the town of Bosso in Niger’s troubled Diffa region near the Nigerian border following deadly attacks by Boko Haram terrorists.

Boko Haram militants first took the town of Bosso on Friday in an attack, during which 26 soldiers, including two from Nigeria, were killed. A total of 55 militants from the Nigeria-based militant group were also killed during the fierce fighting.

The terrorists reportedly torched military barracks, police facilities and looted shops during the terror campaign in the town. The ambush and looting came as Niger's army was preparing to attack Boko Haram in the Lake Chad region, which straddles Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

Nigerien troops later retook Bosso on Saturday, but the militants once again took over the town on Sunday night.

The mayor of Bosso, Mamadou Bako, and a military source confirmed the takeover on Monday, but the Nigerien government denied it.

Regional countries have created a joint military force that plays a key role in helping Nigeria fight the terrorist group. Back in February, the four littoral nations of Lake Chad launched a military campaign, together with a contingent from Benin, to confront the threat from Boko Haram militants in the region.

The Boko Haram terrorist group, which has pledged allegiance to the Daesh Takfiri militant group, has killed thousands of people, mostly civilians, since it launched its terrorist activities in Nigeria in 2009.

The Takfiri militant group has intensified its campaign of terror since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in the African country in May 2015.

Naval forces loyal to Libyan unity govt. recapture Sirte coast

Naval forces loyal to the Libyan unity government have recaptured coastal areas of the port city of Sirte from militants.

“Our forces control the entire coast of Sirte. They (Daesh militants) will not be able to flee by sea,” Rida Issa, the naval commander for central Libya, said Thursday.

Fierce clashes continued between pro-government forces and the Takfiri Daesh terrorists in the central parts of Sirte, a major city in northern Libya, which is regarded as the most important stronghold for the Takfiri group outside Iraq and Syria.

“We think that Sirte will be liberated within days not weeks,” said Mohamed al-Gasri, a military spokesman based in the western city of Misrata, adding that fighting was underway near a major conference hall, where Daesh holds religious instruction sessions.

“We think that Sirte will be liberated within days not weeks … The Daesh snipers are a concern to us because they shoot from long distances and that has hindered us in the battle inside the city,” Gasri added.

Libyan forces have already seized control over some key areas on the outskirts of Sirte including an air base, several military camps and a roundabout where Daesh had previously hung the bodies of executed enemies.

Dozens have been killed in less than a month of fighting. The full recapture of Sirte would be a major boost to the Government of National Accord (GNA), which has come to office through support from the United Nations.

On Tuesday, the pro-government forces liberated Nawfiliyah, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) from Sirte, from Daesh. That came a day after Libyans captured the nearby town of Ben Jawad from the militants.

The GNA had set up an operations room to command the battle against Daesh on the coastal stretch between the eastern town of Ajdabiya and Sirte.

Daesh has been taking advantage of the chaos embroiling Libya since the NATO-backed overthrow of longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi back in 2011. Gaddafi was killed later.

The oil-rich North African country has had two rival governments since 2014, when politician Khalifa Ghweil and his self-proclaimed government seized control of the capital, Tripoli, with the support of militia groups, forcing the internationally-recognized government to move to the country’s remote eastern city of Tobruk.

The two governments achieved a consensus on forming a unity government, the GNA, last December after months of UN-brokered talks in Tunisia and Morocco to restore order to the country.

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Shell starts to buy Iran’s oil

Traders say Royal Dutch Shell has resumed purchases of Iranian crude. The company has now become the second major oil firm after Total to restart trade with Tehran after the lifting of sanctions against the country in January.

Based on shipping data released by Reuters, Shell has fixed Suezmax tanker Delta Hellas to bring 130,000 tons of Iranian crude from Kharg Island on 8 July to continental Europe.

Trading sources have announced that the cargo would unload in Rotterdam.

Iran had earlier announced that Shell will have to clear its debts for previous purchases of oil for the new orders to be proceeded.  In April, the country said debts that amounted to above $1.7 billion had been cleared. 

The outstanding debt to Iran was a result of Iranian oil deliveries which Shell had been unable to pay for due to sanctions, Reuters reported on 7 March.

The Anglo-Dutch company resumed talks with Tehran on the debt after most Western sanctions were lifted in January. The payments were made over the next few weeks after the removal of the sanctions in euros as dollar transactions are still under US sanctions, the news agency added.

The company was involved in the development of Iran’s Soroush and Norouz oil fields in Persian Gulf waters.  It was also planning to develop a gas liquefaction project called Persian LNG in Iran’s South Pars energy zone. However, it later cancelled its plans to that effect as a result of the sanctions.

Besides Total, European purchases of Iranian crude have gone to refineries in Spain, Greece and Italy since the sanctions were lifted.

Iran's crude exports are now close to pre-sanctions levels of around 2.5 million barrels per day, Reuters emphasized.  

Boko Haram Displays Arms Captured After Attacking Yobe Town

According to Terror Monitor, an organization which closely monitors and reports terrorists actions globally, Islamic State affiliate group Boko Haram has showed off arms, ammunition and other items captured after a recent attack on Kanamma town of Yobe State, north east Nigeria.

According to reports, residents said the insurgents stormed the town on Monday night, shooting sporadically, before attacking the Divisional Police Station of the area and some shops in the town. According to them, the insurgents were on rampage in “search of food” and consumed beverages among other eatables in the shops.

The Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Mr Chika Maidam, who confirmed the attack said the insurgents, who came in their numbers, attacked the Divisional Police Station of the area. He revealed that three of his men were injured during the raid but have been treated at the Geidam General Hospital and discharged.

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New Ambassadorial Nominees And Their State Of Origin.

List Of Ambassadorial Nominees
1. Obinna Chukwuemeka Agbugba (Abia)
2. Salisu Umaru (Adamawa)
3. Inyan Udo-Inyang (Akwa Ibom)
4. Okeke Vivian Nwunaku (Anambra)
5. Liman Munir (Bauchi)
6. Ndem Jane Ada (Benue)
7. Mohammed Hassan Hassan (Borno)
8. Martin Nyong Cobham (Cross River)
9. Janet Omoleegho Olisa (Delta)
10. Itegboje S. Sunday (Edo)
11. Olatunde Adesesan (Ekiti)
12. Lilian Ijeukwu Onoh (Enugu)
13. Manaja Tula Isah (Gombe)
14. Ngozi Ukaeje (Imo)
15. Bello Kazaure Huessini (Jigawa)
16. Enoch Pear Duchi (Kaduna)
17. Garba Baba (Kano)
18. Usman Bakori Aliyu (Katsina)
19. Umar Zainab Salisu (Kebbi)
20. Momoh Sheidu Omeiza (Kogi)
21. Kadiri Ayinla Audu (Kwara)
22. Balogun Hakeem (Lagos)
23. Inusa Ahmed (Nasarawa)
24. Ibrahim Isah (Niger)
25. Bankole Adegboyega Adeoye (Ogun)
26. Ibidapo-Obe Oluwasegun (Osun)
27. Ogundero Sakirat (Oyo)
28. Eric A. Bell-Gam (Rivers)
29. Attahiru Halliru (Sokoto)
30. Rahmatu A. Dunama (Taraba)
31. Musa Saban Mamman (Yobe)
32. Kabiru Bala (Zamfara)
33. Adamu Onoze Shuaibu (FCT)
34. Demenongu A. Agev (Benue)
35. Toko Ali Gongulong (Borno)
36. Ibrahim Hamza (Katsina)
37. Kenneth C. Nwachukwu (Imo)
38. Queen I. Worlu (Edo)
39. Emmanuel Kayode Oguntause (Ekiti)
40. Paragalda Ilyasu Audu (Adamawa)
41. Lawan Abba Gashagar (Borno)
42. Olufemi Abikoye (Kwara)
43. Habu Abubakar Gwani Ibrahim (Gombe)
44. Rabiu Akawu (Kano)
45. Nonye Udo (Anambra)
46. Odeka Janet Bisong (Cross River)
47. Sonaike Adekunbi Abibat (Ogun)