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Killings: Niger suspends mining activities

Killings: Niger suspends mining activities

By Wole Mosadomi Minna—Niger State Government has suspended all mining activities in the state with immediate effect. The suspension affected mostly  three volatile local government areas, LGAs, following last week attack on a mining site in Ajata Aboki Village in Shiroro LGA of the state. The other LGAs are Rafi and Munya. A statement by […]

Nigeria has no policy that violates religious freedom, FG tells US senators

Nigeria has no policy that violates religious freedom, FG tells US senators

ABUJA—The Federal Government has condemned the call by five US senators for re-designation of Nigeria as a country of particular concern, CPC, over alleged violation of religious freedom. It would be recalled that last month, the five US senators asked Antony Blinken, US secretary of State, to re-designate Nigeria as a country of particular concern, […]

INEC partners EFCC to ensure prosecution of Ekiti election saboteurs

INEC partners EFCC to ensure prosecution of Ekiti election saboteurs

By Adeola Badru The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said on Tuesday that it is working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to ensure the prosecution of persons arrested of votes selling and buying atthe recent Ekiti State Governorship election. The commission’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC in Oyo State, Mr. Mutiu Agboke, made […]