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David Nwamini, the would-be kidney donor in the organ trafficking case that sent Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, to jail, has said he wanted to remain and work in the UK, as “they could arrest me or kill me in Nigeria”. His impact statement was read in court, at the sentencing that saw Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and the doctor-middleman, Obinna Obeta, 51, jailed, 10 years and 8 months, 4 years and six months, and 10 years, respectively. The three were found guilty at the Old Bailey of conspiring to arrange the travel of a young man with a view…
A Nigerian senator, his wife and a medical “middleman” have been jailed for conspiring to traffic a market trader to the UK to harvest his kidney. Politician Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and 25-year-old daughter Sonia stood trial accused of a conspiracy to bring the man to Britain from Lagos for his organ. The couple, along with medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were found guilty in the Old Bailey in March. The Ekweremadus’ daughter Sonia, who has a serious kidney condition, wept as she was cleared of the same charge. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu…
The President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Comr. Sukubo Sera-igbe Sukubo has written a passionate letter of appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari demanding the signing into Law of the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill as a parting gift and Monumental Legacy to the Nigerian Youth. In a Letter dated May 4, 2023 the Youth President of Nigeria said the joy of the Nigerian Youth will know no bounds and the nationwide celebration will be endless at the breaking of the news if the Youth Council’s request be granted. He continued that there will be no better way to…
Single mother of one calls off her engagement over a disagreement with her fiance regarding cutting communications with her baby daddy. A Facebook user identified as Yvonne Kontoz took to the platform to share what transpired between her husband-to-be and her baby daddy. yvonne kontoz Emphasising why she can’t go ahead with such is because of the father-daughter bond between her child and her dad. In her words; “Few days ago i called off my Engagement… My Fiancé was good, he loves me, has no problem with Taking care of me and my daughter Fully but there are things I…
Nollywood Veteran Actor and Producer, Yul Edochie finally speaks publicly on the death of his son late Kambi Edochie. He took to his social media handle to pay tribute to is late 16 year old son In his words, “My dear son, just 16 years with us here on earth, but you made your mark.” Read full tribute below: “On that Wednesday morning, you came into my room, dressed up for school. You told me your school will be having inter house sports on Friday and I promised you I’ll be there. You were so excited. You told me you…
The Education Ministry Receives from Niger Delta Ministry, Skill Acquisition Centre, Abaezi-Egbema, Imo State as Campus of Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri History was made on Thursday, 27th April, 2023 as the multi billion naira worth Skill Acquisition Centre located at Abaezi, Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo State was officially handed over to the Ministry of Education to function as the second campus of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri. Speaking at the event, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana said that the facilities in the institution have been upgraded and after years of fixing the place, it…
The Enugu State chapter of the Labour Party has disclosed that Peter Obi, their party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, was never in support of Chijioke Edeoga’s emergence as the guber candidate of their party. The party who made this known yesterday through its spokesman Ken Asogwa in a radio program on Sunrise FM, Enugu, said that they noticed Obi distancing himself from Edeoga on different occasions to the point that in one of Obi’s earlier visits to the state, the national office through the instruction given by Obi has to invite Chijioke Edeoga to a meeting in…
Ahead of the May 29, 2023 handover, the Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, has named Ike Chioke, Dr. Joe Abah, Prof. Chidi Onyia, Prof Chinedu Nebo and 54 others to his Transition Committee. The Committee includes internationally-recognised technocrats, good governance, transparency and accountability advocates, financial and management experts, entrepreneurs, as well as tech and innovation specialists. The Governor-elect said the Transition Committee would help articulate and fine-tune the incoming administration’s “implementable and impactful development plan” when it assumes office in May. The Transition Committee members, as contained in a statement issued on Monday by the head of the Peter…
Minister of State for Education, Rt Hon Goodluck Nanah Opiah congratulates one of his aides, Mrs Ijeoma Cynthia Ofoduru on her well deserved Award of “Mother of Excellence” as part of Mother’s Day Celebrations of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Aggrey Road, Porthacourt, Rivers State. The Minister in a statement released to xparisomedia by the SA Media and Public Affairs, said that he is thrilled with Mrs Ofoduru’s incredible success having known her as one who pushes her abilities to the limit of making success happen. He further added that the amazing accomplishment is just one step of Mrs Ofoduru’s journey…
Pope Francis has appointed Nigerian-born Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu as the Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization Born on 10 May 1960, Archbishop Nwachukwu was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Umuahia, in Nigeria, on 17 June 1984, and was later incardinated into the Diocese of Aba on 2 April 1990. In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as the Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua, and made him the Titular Archbishop of Acquaviva. He later served in the Antilles from 2017 as the Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, as well as to Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint…
