A Nigerian politician, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice has been found guilty of organ trafficking in Britain in the first case of its kind. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, wife Beatrice, 56, and ‘middleman’ Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were all found guilty of conspiring to exploit a young man from Lagos for an organ. It is the first time defendants have been convicted under the Modern Slavery Act of an organ harvesting conspiracy. Their daughter Sonia burst out in tears as the jury, which deliberated for nearly 14 hours, cleared…
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Naira crisis: CBN Releases Old Notes To Commercial Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is set to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks. A source at the CBN disclosed this to media on Wednesday. According to him, the apex bank has concluded plans to disburse old notes to Deposit Money Banks across the country starting from Thursday (today). He added that the development would end the two-month-long Naira scarcity in Nigeria. This comes on the heels of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, planned nationwide strike and protests in CBN offices…
Read MoreNLC, Imo Government Must Pally to End Strike
The difficult times being experienced presently by Nigerians, has assumed a more serious dimension following the industrial action recently embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Imo State Council. Labour hinged its decision on the alleged action of Imo State Government whom it accused of using “thugs” to disrupt the delegates conference of the Imo State Council of NLC. The national leadership of NLC led by Joe Ajaero, further alleged that the Imo State Government resorted to the alleged use of thugs when it allegedly failed to “influence the…
Read MoreOrlu, Orsu, Oru East: Blood Results, Blood Victory
I only know how to campaign and win votes but i don’t know how to write and rig election results. This is my assertion. Since May 2022 that i voluntarily resigned from the APC government of Imo state led by Sen. Hope Uzodimma as Special Adviser Political Matters, i have dedicated 90% of my time to the campaigns of Chief Charles Ahize. The man Ahize had wanted to run as Senator in the APC but providence ported him into Labour party which later became the rave of politics in contemporary…
Read MoreImo Govt, NLC Fight: Strike Well Deserving To Halt Uzodinma’s Meddlesomeness
By Afam Echi Strike is a phenomenon that connotes many negative implications. It is a willful effort of workers to withdraw their services in protest against actions of employers in order to drive home a demand. Strike is an ill wind that blows none any good including those who institute it. It attracts all manner of negative comments especially from all those who are hurt by it. There are always the two sides of a coin. Looking at the flip side the Imo NLC strike has some positives that is…
Read MoreAhize Vs Izunaso: That Robbery Of Orlu Senatorial Seat
By Williams Odunze Another Tragedy has struck Orlu Senatorial District once again.The People’s Mandate has been stolen from them. This time around,it is no longer at gunpoint,It is a total broad day theft by the power that be in Imo in connivance with compromised INEC Returning Officer. The electorates in the Zone have regretted exercising their franchise and their Civic responsibility in futility. The Political Vultures have appeared again and devoured the effort of the people to enthrone Legislative Sanity and tranquility in the zone and that is as it…
Read MoreSuspension Or Expulsion’ Of Barr. Willie Amadi In A Haste: What APC Leaders Failed To Understand
By Linus Amaraizu Two weeks after the conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in both Owerri Municipal and Ikenegbu Ward In Imo State are beginning to brew unwarranted crisis following what they termed, “anti-party” activity against suspected “enemies”. The man at the center of the storm is a no nonsense legal czar and community leader, High Chief Barr Willie Amadi who holds the traditional title of “Ukwa Achi Aka & Omeudo” of Owerri. The writer is not interested in his…
Read MoreAlleged Anti-Party: APC Sledge Hammer Falls On Amadi, As Ikenegbu Ward 1, Expels Him
Three days to the election of the State House of Assembly members in Imo state the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC , Ikenegbu ward 1 has descended heavily on Chief Willie Amadi, one of the leaders in Owerri Municipal and aide to Governor Hope Uzodinma over an alleged anti party activities and bad conduct against the ideals, integrity and image of the party. In a three page official notification letter captioned “Re- Report of investigation of anti party activities and bad conduct against the ideals, integrity and image of the…
Read MoreOrlu Assembly: Nwadike assures electorate of better days ahead, condemns extra judicial killings
…Urges security agents to respect rules of engagement The Labour Party candidate for the Orlu State House of Assembly seat in the forth coming House of Assembly election scheduled for Saturday March 18, Comrade Precious Nwadike has assured his constituent of better and qualitative service delivery if elected. He called on the electorate to come out en masse to cast their votes on Saturday without fear or hesitation and called on security agents to carry out their duties during the exercise in accordance with the rules of engagement. Nwadike who…
Read MoreOkigwe North Youth Progressive Forum Endorses All Labour Party Assembly Candidates
…Vows to resist imposition, intimidation …Says: LP will reclaim Senate, House of Reps stolen mandates The National President of Okigwe North Youth Progressive Forum ,ONYPF ,Comrade Chidinma Onyenagubo(Onwa Umuluwe), has said that the body is solidly behind all the Labour Party,LP House of Assembly Candidates in Okigwe North for the upcoming State Assembly election on Saturday, March 18. Addressing the Press in Owerri,Monday, Onyenagubo, equally urged all the ONYPF youths and leaders to come out en masse to vote for all the LP Candidates in the area, namely Isiala…
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