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 Texas man arrested with 75 pounds of marijuana in luggage while flying to London, police say A Texas man was arrested at Miami International Airport after authorities found 75 pounds of marijuana in his luggage before he could board a flight to London. Harrison O’Neill Tiernan, 23, from Austin, was charged with cannabis trafficking. He was traveling to Heathrow Airport and had checked two suitcases for his British Airways flight. Inspectors discovered 65 vacuum-sealed packages containing a green, leafy substance later confirmed to be marijuana. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers stopped Tiernan while he attempted to board the flight, and he acknowledged that the bags were his. Authorities noted the inspections were part of broader efforts at the airport due to high outbound narcotics activity. In total, Tiernan was carrying 34.01 kilograms, or 74.98 pounds, of marijuana. Homeland Security initially declined the case because the amount did not meet the federal threshold, a...

INEC PRESS RELEASE TODAY ON THE OSUN GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION.{PHOTOS}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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        According to the document above which states that
    ''The Osun State Governorship Election took place as planned on 22nd September,2018.As widely testified by Independent Observers and many candidates,the election proceeded smoothly.Election materials arrived on time,voters were very orderly and polling units opened at the designated time of 8:00am. In fact most of the reports received by the Commission indicate that about 98% of the 3,010 Polling Units opened on time,which surpassed the situation in all previous elections organized by the Commission.
Clearly,this has been one of the most keenly contested elections in Nigeria in recent times. We congratulate the Osun State voters for their keen interest in the polls,as shown in the large turnout ,their orderliness and their respect for the rules governing the process. We also thank all stakeholders,including the political parties and candidates,election observers,security agencies,traditional rulers,for their unprecedented cooperation before,during and since the election.
 Notwithstanding the successful conduct of the elections,the Returning Officer,Professor Joseph Adeola Fuwape,Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology,Akure,has communicated to the Commission his inability to make a return in accordance with the legal framework and INEC Guidelines.This is as a result of areas where results were cancelled,there was no voting or there were disruptions'' .Read the affected areas in the document above and below.
  ''Based on the results collated by the Returning Officer,the margin between the two leading candidates is 353 which is lower than the number of registered voters in the affected areas. Extant Law and INEC Guidelines and Regulations provide that where such a situation occurs ,a declaration may not be made.
In the light of the foregoing,the Commission met and decided that it will remobilize and return to the affected polling units on Thursday,27th September,2018 to Rerun the elections,conclude collation and make a Rerun.
We appeal to all stakeholders and particularly the people of Osun State to continue with the maturity and peaceful manner they have so far approached the elections.The Commission wishes to reiterate its pledge that it is only the votes of the electorate in Osun State that will determine who becomes the next Governor of their State.
PRINCE SOLOMON ADEDEJI SOYEBI
National Commissioner
Chairman,Information & Voter Education Committee
Sunday 23rd September,2018.

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