CHIKUN/KAJURU REP, HON. FIDELIX BAGUDU, ANNOUNCES NEW APPOINTMENTS TO STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE. (PHOTO).

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  Chikun/Kajuru Rep, Hon. Fidelix Bagudu, Announces New Appointments To Strengthen Inclusive Governance The Honourable Member representing the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Hon. Fidelix Joseph Bagudu, has announced a wide-ranging list of new appointments aimed at deepening inclusive governance and enhancing representation across the constituency. The appointments, which take immediate effect, were unveiled in alignment with Kaduna State Governor Senator Uba Sani’s commitment to participatory governance. According to the lawmaker’s office, the list reflects deliberate efforts to ensure fair representation of all wards, communities, and interest groups across Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas (LGAs). A statement issued by the Media and Publicity Directorate noted that the move also fulfills the Honourable Member’s campaign pledge to integrate every segment of the constituency into the decision-making and governance structure. The appointments cover several categories, in...

EFCC ARRESTS SEVEN CHINESE AND FOUR NIGERIANS FOR SUSPECTED ILLEGAL MINING IN AKWA IBOM. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE


 EFCC Arrests Seven Chinese and Four Nigerians for Suspected Illegal Mining in Akwa Ibom


Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,  EFCC, have arrested eleven suspected illegal miners for engaging in mining activities without requisite licences. 


They were arrested on Thursday July 24, 2025, at Emem-Asuk community, Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.


The suspects are seven Chinese identified as: Yang Chaobao, 32,  Zhong Dun Yi , 33, Cheng Jiang , 35, Zhong Dun Long , 37, Pan Peiming , 33, Lai Yiping,  37 and Zhu Lekun, 35. Their Nigerian accomplices are:  David Israel, 18,  Jonah Bartholomew Jim , 24, Samuel Samuel Timothy,  20, and a female translator named Comfort Gabriel Ajaga , 23.


The suspects are operating two illegal mining sites at Eastern Obolo Local Government Area where they were arrested whilst setting up mining equipment at a second location.  They were already engaged in illegal  mining activities at their first location where they were mining ilmenite locally called ‘black sand’


During questioning, the only female among the suspects said her only connection to the illegal miners was her proficiency in speaking ‘mandarin’, a widely spoken language in China.


 “I am a student, and I am studying Chinese language at a Learning Centre in Anambra State and I only work with them as a translator",  she said.


The suspects will be charged to court upon conclusion of investigation.

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