COURT VACATES ARREST WARRANT ON KABIRU TURAKI. (PHOTO).

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 Court Vacates Arrest Warrant On  Kabiru Turaki The High Court Of The Federal Capital Territory Has Vacated A Bench Warrant It Issued For The Arrest Of The Factional National Chairman Of The Peoples Democratic Party (Pdp), Kabiru Turaki, San. Justice Peter Kekemieke Vacated The Arrest Warrant While Ruling On An Oral Application By Counsel For Turaki, Chris Uche San, Following His Appearance In Court. When The Case Was Called, Uche Apologised To The Court For His Absence On The Last Date. Uche, Who Claimed To Be Out Of The Country, Said He Returned On Wednesday And Headed Straight To The Court. He Also Apologised On Behalf Of His Client, Who He Said Is A Member Of The Inner Bar  And Has The Highest Regard For The Court. He Said Turaki’S Absence On The Last Date Was Not Intentional And Deliberate, Adding That He Never Intended To Disrespect The Court. Responding, Counsel For The Prosecution, Usman Rabiu, Said He Was Not Opposed To Uche’S Applications. He Added That Since He...

FRANCE'S ORANO SAYS NIGER JUNTA CONTROLS URANIUM FIRM. (PHOTO).


 France's Orano Says Niger Junta Controls Uranium Firm


French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in military-led Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit in the West African country, AFP reported.


Orano had already decided in October to suspend production in Niger owing to what it termed increasingly difficult operating conditions and financial issues.


Orano holds a 63.4 percent stake in the local mining company, Somair, while the share of the Nigerien state stands at 36.6 percent.


"For several months, Orano has been warning of the interference that the group has been suffering in the governance of Somair," the French group said in a statement.


"The decisions taken at the company's board meetings are no longer being applied and, as a result, Orano is today confirming that the Nigerien authorities have taken operational control" of Somair, it said.


In June, the junta withdrew Orano's permit to exploit one of the largest uranium deposits in the world, Imouraren, which holds an estimated 200,000 tonnes of the heavy metal.


The ruling junta, which took power in a coup in July last year, says it will revamp rules regulating the mining of raw materials by foreign companies in what is the world's seventh-largest uranium producer.

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