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“And what Iran will decide to do is dig deeper because Israel does not have the ability, nor do we, to stop, unless we went to all-out war and literally annihilated Iran, which I don’t hear people talking about”. “It is a process by which we will know what...

President Muhammadu Buhari and United States President, Barack Obama at the Oval office of the White House during Buhari’s visit to Washington DC on Monday. Nigerian officials had turned down some of the assistance the United States offered to combat Boko Haram under former...

The US and other G7 countries had promised to assist Nigeria discover the money – if the country could provide evidence that it had been stolen from the country.

The deal reduces the number of Iranian centrifuges by two-thirds.

Once in place, it would put Iran under “intense scrutiny forever” and keep the world united in ensuring that its nuclear activities “remain wholly peaceful”, he added.

Jonathan had clashed with the Obama administration over Boko Haram and military assistance.

A trio of Obama administration officials will stand stalwart behind the Iranian nuclear deal despite deep concern on Capitol Hill that Iran will try to evade nuclear inspectors and use billions from sanctions relief to further destabilize the Middle East.

Global inspectors can now press for visits to Iran’s military facilities, though access is not guaranteed.

Buhari’s visit, billed as a chance to “underscore the United States’ longstanding friendship with Nigeria”, was seen as a departure from previous rocky relations between the nations.

In exchange for its co-operation, Iran will eventually be relieved of the punishing sanctions that the United Nations, the European Union, and the USA have imposed upon it for years. It’s not going to happen any time soon.

Jonathan was defeated in the March election by former military dictator Muhammadu Buhari.