MITROS - Ogun State Branded Rice Has Just Been Launched!

Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday launched the state’s own branded rice, MITROS, at the Farmers Market, Asero, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.

Governor Amosun, who launched about 110,000 bags of MITROS Rice, made up of Ofada and parboiled rice, produced, processed and packaged by the state government, said the state remains the industrial capital of Nigeria, following its determination towards improving and revamping the agricultural sector.

Fuel Scarcity: NNPC Has Doubled Supply Across The Country – Baru

In an effort to control the shortage of fuel supply across the country, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has reassured Nigerians of the Corporation’s commitment to end the scarcity.

Baru stated the corporation has doubled daily supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise called petrol, from 700 trucks daily (about 27million – 30million litres per day) to 80million litres per day.

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Some of my friends have said that we moved too quickly within the same week from Hijab-Gate (religion) to Innoson-Gate (ethnicity). I told my worried friends that I do not share their despondency.

On the contrary, I am saying Allah be praised for I have learnt to give thanks and praise to God for little mercies concerning Nigeria. At least two days separate our cursing and hating each other on account of religion, from our cursing and hating each other on account of ethnicity this week.

NNPC: We Can Now Account for Every Barrel of Nigeria’s Oil Sold

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday disclosed it can now account for every barrel of crude oil sold from Nigeria, because it has achieved 98 per cent automation of all transactions involving the supply, marketing and sale of various grades and blends of the country’s oil across the world.

A statement from NNPC’s Group General Manager, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, in Abuja, quoted the corporation’s Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD), Malam Mele Kyari, to have said this.

Rwanda's Kagame and Sudan's Bashir join hands against ICC

Rwanda’s Paul Kagame and Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir have agreed to jointly confront the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of bias against African leaders.

The agreement was reached at talks between the two countries, held in Kharthoum.

President Kagame who arrived in the Sudanese capital for a two-day visit stressed that the African Union’s position was against the ICC, stating that the continent’s leaders were victims of its biased justice

We have also talked about the International Criminal Court and I can say our opposition has been very clear,” President Kagame emphasised.

In his part, President Bashir commended Rwanda’s position which seeks to protect Sudan and other African nations from what he called the “international agenda” adding that there should be better coordination between the African governments to implement the AU stance on the ICC.

The ICC issued two arrest warrants against al-Bashir in 2009 and 2010 for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed in Darfur. He is the first sitting head of state charged by the Hague-based court since its inception in 2002.

Sudan, which is not a state member of Rome Statute of the ICC, has been campaigning for an African withdrawal from the court.

Rwanda is not a state party to the tribunal of war crimes but has the obligation as a member of the United Nations to cooperate with the court. However, like many other African capitals, Kigali is critical to ICC and to its focus on Africa.

In 2008, President Kagame called the ICC a “fraudulent institution “that is “made for Africans and poor countries” who did not realize what they were signing up for when they ratified the Rome Statute.

Cameroonian Journalist Jailed Over Boko Haram Links To Be Freed

A Cameroonian journalist jailed for over two years for contact with Islamist militant group Boko Haram is set to be freed after a court on Thursday shortened his sentence, his lawyer said. Radio France Internationale reporter Ahmed Abba was arrested in July 2015 and sentenced in April this year to 10 years on terrorism charges that rights groups denounced as a sham.

Trump Sanctions Jammeh Over Corruption and Human Rights Abuse

Former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh is on the latest list of U.S. sanctions under a regime that targets human rights abusers and corrupt actors across the globe.

President Donald Trump on Thursday (December 21, 2017) signed an Executive Order declaring a national emergency with respect to global human rights abuse and corruption.

As part of the order 13 persons were sanctioned whiles 39 affiliated individuals and entities were also sanctioned, according to a press releasefrom the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Togo Only African Nation to Back Trump on Jerusalem Vote Despite A.U. Stance

Togo on Thursday voted with the United States in Washington’s resolution to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

But at the end of the day, it was Togo, the United States and seven others against the motion whiles 128 other countries voted in favour of the motion rejecting the U.S. move.

Out of the 35 countries that chose to abstain, there were a number of African countries including Rwanda, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Benin, Malawi, South Sudan and Uganda.