The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today, arraigned two suspected illegal miners before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The defendants were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the EFCC on a five-count charge bordering on unlawful possession and exportation of mineral resources, ...
•Adams Oshiomole A retired military officer, Major General Bamidele Johnson Olawumi (Rtd.), has issued a strong rebuttal to comments credited to Senator Adams Oshiomhole, who alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining activities in Nigeria. In remarks reported in the media, Oshiomhole said, “Those involved in illegal mini...
•Adams Oshiomhole The Senator representing Edo North in the National Assembly, Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that retired military generals are behind illegal mining across the country. Oshiomhole, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, made the allegation today when the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development...
•Protesters in Accra today Hundreds of Ghanaians, most of them university students, protested on the streets of the capital city Accra today to demand an immediate halt to illegal mining. The demonstrators, who plan to stage rallies for three days, are also demanding the release of 54 activists detained last month for demonstrating against ill...

