Illegal Logging & Mining

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (547+ words) Mineral-rich areas in Pu Sam Cap commune are often located deep within forests, in rugged terrain with difficult access. Taking advantage of these conditions, some individuals secretly bring in machinery and equipment to illegally mine gold. In response to this,…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (339+ words) "In a scenario where there is violation of rules and illegal mining, the violator will attract both civil liability as well as criminal liability for illegal mining," the ministry said The Ministry of Mines has said amendments to the Mines…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (446+ words) Di Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, don confam say some illegal miners wey dem arrest and put for dia custody don kpai. Dem say illegal miners wey dem arrest for M.I Wushishi /Lukoto village allegedly…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (423+ words) Ghana's Forestry Commission mounted a crackdown on illegal miners at the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region on 13 September 2026, arresting 12 suspected galamsey operators and seizing three excavators used to tear up protected forest land. Acting on intelligence from…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (424+ words) The Forestry Commission has arrested 12 suspected illegal miners and impounded three excavators during an operation in the South Formangso Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region. The operation, conducted on September 13, 2026, also resulted in the seizure of six water-pumping machines, while…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (482+ words) Troops of Operation Delta Safe have arrested six suspected illegal miners and seized 5,000 bags of ilmenite sand in Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa. Troops of the military’s Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe, have seized a massive haul of suspected…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (157+ words) Troops of Operation Delta Safe have seized about 5,000 bags of suspected illegally mined ilmenite sand and arrested six suspected illegal miners in Bayelsa State. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspects were arrested around 4:45 p.m. on September 13, 2026, when troops of…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (411+ words) BREAKING: Hayden Panettiere died after taking pill laced with fentanyl Two suspects have been arrested over alleged illegal gold mining at a site in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) by the Mining Marshalls of the Nigerian…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (103+ words) This incident signals heightened enforcement by the Ghana Forestry Commission against illegal mining activities, particularly within forest reserves. Lawyers advising clients in the mining sector or land development must ensure strict compliance with environmental and mining permits, especially in protected…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (216+ words) Troops of the Joint Task Force South South, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have arrested six suspected illegal miners and intercepted a large wooden boat conveying about 5,000 bags of illegally mined ilmenite sand in Bayelsa State. The suspects were apprehended at…...