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  "id": 8290595,
  "title": "Niger miners’ deaths: Tinubu orders probe, vows to prosecute offenders",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/niger-miners-deaths-tinubu-orders-probe-vows-to-prosecute-offenders",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T17:44:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/niger-miners-deaths-tinubu-orders-probe-vows-to-prosecute-offenders/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. This was disclosed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement on Friday. President Tinubu said […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sahara Reporters",
        "title": "EXCLUSIVE: Over 30 Suspected Illegal Miners Beaten To Death In NSCDC Custody In Niger, Witnesses Claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/exclusive-over-30-suspected-illegal-miners-beaten-to-death-in-nscdc",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:41:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger miners’ deaths: Rights group flays forceful quelling of protesters",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/niger-miners-deaths-rights-group-flays-forceful-quelling-of-protesters",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:28:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "37 miners die in Niger NSCDC custody after 67 were held in one cell, says Gov Bago",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/37-miners-die-in-niger-nscdc-custody-after-67-were-held-in-one-cell",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:44:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Uproar in Niger state, 37 die in custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/uproar-in-niger-state-37-die-in-custody",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:52:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}