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Anger mounted yesterday over the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, as the Federal Government suspended 20 officers and ordered an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

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Halima, Fatima and Mariya occupy senior positions within the Dangote Group as the conglomerate continues to develop its succession structure.

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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken about his changing perception of entertainer Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charlie Boy, saying he once wished the entertainer had taken after his late father, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa.

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Former Nigerian Navy officer and security commentator, Commodore Kunle Olawunmi (retd.), has called for accountable governance, democratic consent and peaceful constitutional change, saying no political office should be regarded as greater than the people. Olawunmi made the call in a public statement titled “Democratic Consent: No Presidency Is Greater Than the People,” issued on Saturday, […]

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Senators from the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the aegis of the Northern Senators Forum, NSF, have called for an independent, thorough and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State to ascertain the remote and immediate causes of the tragic incident.

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