Armed security personnel have been deployed in the Nigerian city of Minna, where demonstrators have been taking to the streets, a day after dozens suspected illegal gold miners died while in custody.
President Bola Tinubu on Friday ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by read more Tinubu orders probe of 37 dead illegal miners at NSCDC custody
Some of the survivors who were detained in the same facility with the 37 suspected illegal miners who did in custody
[Premium Times] The Niger State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across Minna, the state capital, as tension rises over the deaths of about 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (N
Heartbreaking video shows the moment family members found the unconscious bodies of their loved ones in a cell in Nige
[Premium Times] A mining pit collapsed in Mayo Kam community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, on Thursday.
At least 37 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining were found dead in Nigerian security custody on Thursday, officials said, claiming a suspected disease outbreak was to blame.
[Daily Trust] At least 37 artisanal miners, including teenagers, have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State commandant of th
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Local residents in Arsite, Abunu Kebele of Gomole Woreda, near Borena National Park in Ethiopia's Oromia Region, have raised concerns over the reported deaths of birds and other wildlife following the use of
[Dabanga] En Nahud -- At least 80 people have died after a gold mine collapsed near El Nahud in West Kordofan, according to a local administration official. A further 50 people are injured, while the number still trapped underground remains
Authorities linked the deaths to disease, but the official explanation has been disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the accused.
