SOUTH SUDAN READY TO RESUME OIL EXPORTS. (PHOTO).

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 South Sudan ready to resume oil exports South Sudan could resume oil production "as early as tomorrow" almost a year after fighting in neighbouring Sudan ruptured a key pipeline, the government said on Tuesday, AFP reported. The landlocked country's vital oil had been shipped to global markets from Port Sudan on the Red Sea, with Sudan taking a cut as a transit fee. But the pipeline was damaged in February clashes between Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, dramatically denting the young nation's economy. After months of shutdown, South Sudan's government said production would resume from part of a facility operated by Dar Petroleum Operating Company (DPOC). "The Ministry of Petroleum and partners would like to declare that the kick-off date for DPOC resumption is as early as tomorrow," Minister of Petroleum Puot Kang Chol said at a press briefing in capital Juba. He said the ministry was "directing DPOC... to immediately em...

FINNISH GOVT RELEASES TWO OF EKPA ACCOMPLICES.(PHOTO).


 Finnish govt releases two of Ekpa accomplices 


Two of the suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa have been released by the Finnish government, The Nation has learned.

Ekpa, arrested on November 21, 2024, along with four others, faced accusations of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and financing terrorism in Nigeria. 

Following his arrest, he was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme district court for allegedly “spreading terrorist propaganda on social media.”

The five men have been incarcerated since November 2024. 

However, sources have confirmed that two of Ekpa’s alleged accomplices have since been freed by Finnish authorities.

The names of the released individuals or the specific reasons for their release remain undisclosed as of the time of this report. 

Government sources, who declined to offer further details, confirmed Ekpa remains in custody.

This development follows an announcement by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, confirming that the country has requested Ekpa’s extradition.

Gen. Musa said the requirements for the extradition of the separatist have been forwarded to Finland Government.

While not revealing so much, the Defence Chief however said “Legal action is going to be taken accordingly.

“The Federal Government has actually forwarded most of the requirements to the Finnish Government. So, I’m sure the right thing will be done,” he added.

Findings by The Nation, revealed that the Finnish government is working with the Nigerian government on ending the violence activities of IPOB in the Southern part of the country.

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