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- Buhari Wade Into Stem Defection of 22 Aggrieved APC Senators
- Gmail's new look will soon appear for more people by default
- Fayemi, You Have 21 days to redeem your promise - Ekiti workers
- Dollar Is Now N615
- NAICOM Withdraws the Operational Licenses of Niger and Standard Alliance Insurance Plc
- APC Arewa youths recommend Rev. Yakubu Pam as Tinubu’s running mate
- Nnamdi Kanu’s Fresh Bail Application Dismissed By Court
- Google Announces It’s Killing Google Hangouts In November
- Lagos State Government seals over 137 structures for planning permit illegality
- Police Nabs Two Fulani Herdsmen Who Killed Lagos Resident Over Crushed Cow
- Kano State pays N336 million as NECO exam fees for 29,031 students
- CJN, Tanko Muhammad Resigns, Ariwoola Is Sworn In as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Support To Windows 8.1 Will End In January 2023 – Microsoft
- Bandits Attack Zamfara State Community Again
- King Sunny Ade is my biological father, but can't access him, woman cries out
- Drug Law Officers arrests Brazilian returnee with cocaine in private parts
- Good Samaritan offers her kidney to save Ekweremadu's daughter
- Nigerian ex-diplomat found dead by US police
- Gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu laid to rest amid tears
- Organ harvesting plot: Peter Obi prays for Ekweremadu, wife & Family
- UK court adjourn Ekweremadu, wife case till July, denies them bail
- Former Deputy Senate President & wife arrested in UK over ‘child organ harvesting plot’
| Buhari Wade Into Stem Defection of 22 Aggrieved APC Senators Posted: 29 Jun 2022 04:52 AM PDT
On Wednesday, President Buhari called the 22 Aggrieved APC Senators in a bid to stop them from defecting to another party. At a meeting with the aggrieved lawmakers at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja, the affected senators present at the meeting include Smart Adeyemi, Frank Ibezim, Danladi Sankara and Ibrahim Oloriegbe, led by the Senate Chief Whip, and Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu. The meeting took place at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. At the meeting, the President noted the senators' concerns who failed to secure the party's return ticket to the red chamber about the ruling party's future but praised their effort to find a solution. President Buhari assured the senators that their role as leaders was to create an environment for members to vent their grievances. The President, in his words:
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| Gmail's new look will soon appear for more people by default Posted: 29 Jun 2022 02:44 AM PDT
Google began pushing an updated user interface for Gmail in February that pulls Meet, Chat and Spaces closer. However, Google said your account would automatically switch to the new view yesterday. Users shall begin to experience the default switch soon. It is more like a style change, not that it is such a big change. It weaves its Workspace suite into a better Office competitor, focusing more on the updated experiences. The new user interface collects buttons for Mail, Meet, Spaces, and Chat, arranging them into one list at the top of the left rail rather than showing several conversations from each one in a list. Google has made the buttons more accessible without having everything on the screen simultaneously. With the new interface, you can seamlessly and in a flash move into a conversation in any one section as a list pop out when you hover your mouse over its icon. Now, if you want any form of communication on screen without the other (like Gmail), it's a little easier since Chat and the others are not listed underneath your inboxes and labels anymore. Users can choose the apps they wish to include in the Quick Settings menu based on Google's instructions. Users can easily switch to the old look if preferred in the Quick menu. Unlike the usual 15-day rollout for new features, Google says the rollout is an extended one. Hence, while it's coming to Workspace and personal Gmail accounts, it could take longer than a couple of weeks for your interface to change over on its own. Users that wish to test it would be able to opt-in (and back out) from the quick settings menu right now, as long as the user has already switched to Chat from Hangouts and positioned Chat in the left-hand menu. #Gmail | ||||||||
| Fayemi, You Have 21 days to redeem your promise - Ekiti workers Posted: 28 Jun 2022 09:58 PM PDT
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There seems not to be anyone stopping the rise in the dollar's exchange rate. It has continued in its upward journey, and as of Tuesday, the exchange rate stood at N615 at the parallel market in Lagos and Abuja. However, the decline in the percentage of local raw materials sourced by manufacturers in the country contributes to this rise. This means that many of them run after imported raw materials, and you would require dollars to acquire those. According to information from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, the percentage of local raw materials sourced declined to 52.4 percent from 57.5 percent. According to the information from our source, the dollar sold for N613 and N614 at Zone 4 in Abuja, but in Lagos, it stood at N615 on Tuesday. At Abuja airports, the exchange rate was N615. However, at the Importers and Exporters window, the rate was N415.64 which puts the margin between the official and the parallel markets at N199.36. Due to the upward surge in the exchange rate, Bureau de Change operators are reducing, and at this pace, the rate might rise to N700 before the end of the year. Our source spoke to some Bureau de Change operators, and many of them lament the continued rise in price. They complained that the scarcity of dollars was having a strong effect on their business and the economy at large. Many of them are holding their dollar due to the rise. Nigeria today is badly hit by dollar crunch in addition to declining government revenue and oil production. The FG revenue dropped from N970.57 billion in July 2021 to N680.783 billion in May 2022. In 2021, the nation amassed about $10 billion in non-oil exports, about 30 percent of Bangladesh's revenue from textile exports in 2021. Based on OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, Nigeria's oil production fell to 1.2 million barrels per day in April 2022 from 1.238 million barrels in March 2022, which is below the oil benchmark of 1.88 million barrels per day proposed in the 2022 budget. The decline of local input sourcing of raw materials, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, was caused by the scarcity of raw materials. The percentage dropped from 57.5 percent to 52.4 percent. MAN further said,
Our source interviewed different manufacturers, and all of them decried the rise and advised the country to develop a good policy that would proffer a lasting solution to the present condition. They urged the FG to put a lid on things in the industries before the mouth industrialization of any kind. Source #Forex #Dollar #Naira | ||||||||
| NAICOM Withdraws the Operational Licenses of Niger and Standard Alliance Insurance Plc Posted: 29 Jun 2022 06:11 AM PDT
National Insurance Commission, NAICOM has canceled the Certificates of Registration of Niger Insurance Plc and Standard Alliance Insurance Plc. The Insurance regulating body disclosed this in a statement by the Head, Corporate Communications and Market Development, 'Rasaaq 'Salami for the Commissioner for Insurance. The statement was titled 'Notice of Cancellation of the Certificates of Registration of Niger Insurance Plc and Standard Alliance Insurance Plc.' The statement read,
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| APC Arewa youths recommend Rev. Yakubu Pam as Tinubu’s running mate Posted: 28 Jun 2022 09:17 AM PDT
The All Progressives Congress Arewa Youths and Support Group has recommended the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam as running mate to the party Presidential flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The group urged Tinubu and the northern governors to consider the Rev. Yakubu. Two weeks earlier, the Northern Inter-Tribal and Inter-Religion Alliance for Peace, Unity and Development made a similar call to the Arewa youths ahead of the 2023 general elections. On Tuesday, while addressing newsmen in Abuja, the group's General Secretary, Lukman Bako, made the call. He opposed the alleged move by the party leadership and governors to impose a Muslim candidate on the nation and party. He said the party knew well that Tinubu was a Muslim, then picking another Muslim is not acceptable. Bako stated that choosing a de-tribalized candidate like Rev. Pam would help douse the tension a Muslim-Muslim ticket would create. He further said he was against the principle of religious intolerance and sensitivity. In his words: The implication of such cannot be overemphasized, hence the need for the leadership of the party to be circumspect regarding the choice of vice-presidential candidate in the presidential elections. The rational thing to do is to nominate a Christian from the North Central/Middle Belt as the vice-presidential candidate of the APC. According to Bako, his group chose Rev. Pam because of his personality as a bridge-builder. He identified clergyman as a unifying figure, seen in his contributions to peace and development in Northern Nigeria for decades. He hereby warned the party that a Muslim-Muslim ticket might unsettle the ruling party and cause division among the party supporters. He concluded: We hold the firm conviction that the choice of Rev Yakubu Pam as the vice-presidential candidate of the APC comes with its attendant benefits as it would give the APC a balanced ticket that would eventually guarantee electoral success at the polls. #Tinubu #Rev Yakubu Pam | ||||||||
| Nnamdi Kanu’s Fresh Bail Application Dismissed By Court Posted: 28 Jun 2022 07:38 AM PDT
Kanu is currently facing a seven-count charge bordering on treasonable felony. He stands trial on counts 1,2,3,4,5,8, and 15; hence, pending the Federal Government's determination of the charge against him, he filed a fresh bail application. He had his legal team, led by Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), file a fresh bail application. The team also challenged the revocation of the bail the court granted him earlier. He demands the court set aside the order it made on March 28, 2019. The 2019 order issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the IPOB leader and gave the Federal Government the right to try him in absentia. Kanu countered the FG's allegation of him jumping bail to the court. He explained to the court that he ran for his life when soldiers invaded his hometown at Afaraukwu Ibeku in Umuahia, Abia State. According to him, the attack led to the death of 28 individuals. Kanu contended the denial of a fair hearing by the FG before revoking his bail. He backed up his claim with an attachment of eight exhibits which include photographs and an affidavit he deposed from Israel after he fled the nation. Meanwhile, Justice Binta Nyako dismissed Kanu's bail request saying that she was dissatisfied with the reason given by the IPOB leader for his failure to appear in court for the continuation of his trial. Furthermore, the trial judge noted that from records of the court, Kanu was represented by his legal counsel (and his sureties were present, too) on the day his bail was revoked. He pointed out that his sureties informed the court that they did not know the whereabouts of the IPOB leader and then applied to be discharged from the matter. Justices Nyako held that the court has the power to vacate a previous order due to some serious and certifiable reason or reasons. He concluded that the defendant gave no reason to set the order aside. In the word of Justice Nyako said:
He concluded by asking the IPOB leader to proceed to the Appeal Court to contest the case further. This is not the first time the IPOB leader's bail was declined; on March 18, it was first declined. Kanu is to provide a compelling reason for jumping bail; else, his bail will not be granted. The case was therefore adjourned till November 14 for mention to await the outcome of Kanu's appeal. #Namdi Kanu #Namdi Kanu Bail | ||||||||
| Google Announces It’s Killing Google Hangouts In November Posted: 28 Jun 2022 02:15 AM PDT
In February, Google retired Google Hangouts for Workspace users, and today it has commenced the migration of personal Hangouts users to chat at no cost. The shutdown announcement was posted on Google's Blog, and it said those still using the Hangouts mobile app will see a prompt to move to Chat. Furthermore, according to the post, those who use Hangouts on the web will start getting prompt to move to Chat until July. However, Hangouts will not be available on its desktop site after November. The search engine giant said it would send a reminder to users not less than one month before it starts pointing them to Chat. Google knew firsthand that it would not be easy to make users switch to Chat; hence it decided to roll out a few features to entice them to migrate. The features include making direct calls, creating in-line threads in Spaces (the rebrand of Rooms) and sharing and viewing multiple images. In October 2020, Google announced that Google Chat would be available for all to use. They also said users could continue using Hangouts or upgrade to Google Chat. They are to take advantage of the benefits of Chat. Google further gave the benefit of moving to Chat which includes connecting and collaborating with others in a far better way. Users were promised the ability to edit documents, slides and sheets side-by-side editing – a seamless way of collaborating while chatting. In addition, the company says the switch to Chat promises more fun to users, whether using emojis with skin-tone selections, rich text editing, mentions to alert a group member within a group chat or even sending a GIF from the array of GIFs. The tech giant said Google Chat comes with Spaces, a place dedicated to topic-based collaboration to add to the already juicy package. In Spaces, different users in Groups and teams can collaborate effectively with documents, files etc., within the platform. Finally, the Chat is now integrated with Gmail with the 'View in Gmail' feature, making it easy to Chat while still in Gmail inbox, Spaces and Meets. Launched in 2013 as an in-place upgrade to Google Talk, Google Hangouts became Android's default messaging service. The app drew a whopping 5 billion downloads! As time went by, Hangouts handled Android SMS duties, but in 2016 the launch of Google Allo saw a decline in the use of the service. The Google Hangouts shutdown did not start today; it has been hanging in the balance since 2018. When the company first made the call and after about four years (precisely in March 2022), Workspace customers (the premium version of Google apps) noticed Hangouts' removal. But regular consumers could still switch between Google Chat and Hangouts. If you are a Hangouts user, do not worry because Google will automatically transfer your existing conversation to Chat. You are also open to the option of using the Google Takeout service to download a copy of your Hangouts data before its November official shutdown date. Source #Google Hangouts #Google Chat | ||||||||
| Lagos State Government seals over 137 structures for planning permit illegality Posted: 27 Jun 2022 11:00 PM PDT
The Lagos State Government on Monday announced via its official Twitter handle that it sealed more than 137 illegal buildings constructed across six district offices in the state. The statement has it that the Monitoring and Compliance Unit of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority carried out the exercise at different locations. The locations include Alimosho, Mosan Okunola, Egbe-Idimu, Ikotun, Igando, Agbado Oke-Odo and Ayobo-Ipaja. The statement explained that the 137 properties were sealed because most of them were residential buildings that were illegally converted to commercial centers without approval. The Tweet goes thus:
#Lagos State Government #building approval | ||||||||
| Police Nabs Two Fulani Herdsmen Who Killed Lagos Resident Over Crushed Cow Posted: 27 Jun 2022 10:05 PM PDT
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| Kano State pays N336 million as NECO exam fees for 29,031 students Posted: 27 Jun 2022 09:30 PM PDT
It was all jubilation as the Government of Kano State declared that it had paid N336 million as NECO exam fees for 29,031 students. The news was broken by the State Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, to newsmen on Monday in Kano State. The information came as a reaction to a news report stating that the state students might miss this year's NECO examination due to the government's inability to settle the fees for the students. He further explained that the payment would cover 15,313 students with nine credits from their qualifying examination and 1,018 students living with disabilities. In addition, 7,300 students for Special Intervention for Girl Child Education and 5,400 students were paid for by the local government councils. The commission, in his speech, debunked the claim that the examination was being held yesterday. He said that only "Test Interpretation Practical" was held yesterday for teachers only to come up with modalities for the practical exams. Source #NECO #Kano State | ||||||||
| CJN, Tanko Muhammad Resigns, Ariwoola Is Sworn In as acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Posted: 27 Jun 2022 09:25 AM PDT
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| Support To Windows 8.1 Will End In January 2023 – Microsoft Posted: 27 Jun 2022 05:00 AM PDT
On January 10, 2023, Microsoft announced that it would end security updates for Windows 8.1. The tech giant, therefore, advised users to upgrade to Windows 11 for a safer experience. Though the Windows version will no longer be supported after the said date, the OS will still work. The only worry remains the security after the cut-off date. Introduced on August 27, 2013, Windows 8.1 happens to be one of the preferred operating systems. Windows 8.1 perfectly blends the older, signature Windows interface and the tiled UI Microsoft. Windows 8.1 is the stable edition of Windows 8, which was launched with a series of challenges on August 1, 2012. Expectedly, Microsoft seeing that their Windows 10 and 11 have become more stable and loaded with features, can now ax Windows 8.1. As the clock counts down, users have about seven months to prepare to upgrade since technical support to the OS will end. Recall that in January 2016, technical support for Windows ended, allowing focus on Windows 8.1. Since by January, all users would be expected to switch to the new version to continue enjoying the secured system. To make things easy, Microsoft published a list of FAQs on its website addressing different questions users may ask about the change. The FAQ also includes the effects of using Windows 8.1 after the January 2023 date. Users must note that Windows 8.1 will not stop working after the set date, but security updates will be challenging. Hence, without security updates using Windows 8.1 on your desktop or laptop renders you vulnerable to a series of risks and attacks via the web or local wired and wireless connections. Different applications relating to Microsoft will no longer be supported next January on Windows 8.1. An example is Microsoft 365, which uses Microsoft's Modern Lifecycle Policy which requires users to stay updated on the most recent and secured software. Source #Microsoft #Windows 8.1 #Windows 10 #Windows 11 #Windows 8 | ||||||||
| Bandits Attack Zamfara State Community Again Posted: 26 Jun 2022 09:07 PM PDT
Residents of Mada town in Gusau, Zamfara State, have been forced to flee their homes in droves as bandits attacked the community again on Saturday. This attack would make it the fourth time in less than a week, making the community seek to refuse elsewhere outside their homes. During the attack, one person was reportedly shot dead, three others kidnapped, and several animals rustled. The fleeing residents stormed the Gasau-Zaria Road seeking any means of leaving their community as the bandits threatened to repeat the attack. As usual, women and children were the most affected during the attack and were seen bearing their belongings and making the journey on foot. The Saturday attack made many families to be separated as men ran, leaving their families behind to escape the bandits. An indigene narrated how he escaped from the bandits running into the nearby bush and leaving his family. In response to the several attacks on Mada, Wonaka and Ruwan Bore districts of Gusau local government, Yandoto Emirate in Tsafe local government, the state governor, Governor Bello Mattawale, has approved the instant closure of all markets and kara in those districts and Yandoto Emirate. In addition, the state government has equally banned riding motorbikes and selling petroleum products in Mada, Wonaka and Ruwan Bore. He also instructed that all filling stations in the aforementioned areas be closed indefinitely. Source | ||||||||
| King Sunny Ade is my biological father, but can't access him, woman cries out Posted: 26 Jun 2022 05:00 PM PDT
The woman said her efforts to meet her biological father is not prompted by financial benefits. A Nigerian woman who simply identified herself as Elizabeth Temitope Ayeni, has claimed that the Nigerian Juju singer, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR, popularly known by his stage name, King Sunny Ade is her biological father.The woman revealed this in an interview with The Punch, where she said her mother confessed to her three years ago after misleading her about her biological father for years.Ayeni said she was worried about her father and became inquisitive after a prophet told her about a secret her mother was hiding from her.According to the woman, she sought the intervention of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) when all efforts to meet the music maestro failed to yield positive result, adding that the NHRC also tried in futility.
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| Drug Law Officers arrests Brazilian returnee with cocaine in private parts Posted: 26 Jun 2022 04:16 PM PDT
NDLEA has reportedly arrested a Brazilian-returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts.This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by NDLEA's Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi.He stated that the suspect was nabbed on June 20 upon arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa.He added that the suspect had swallowed 50 wraps of cocaine before departing Brazil and excreted 48 pellets in Addis Ababa where he handed them over to another person.According to Babafemi, the suspect was unable to excrete the remaining two wraps at the hotel room in Addis Ababa before boarding his flight. "He later excreted them in the aircraft restroom during the flight from Ethiopia to Lagos,'' Babafemi stated. Meanwhile, two drug kingpins behind the smuggling of two drug consignments from Canada concealed in vehicles containers through the Tin Can Port in Apapa, Lagos have been arrested by NDLEA's operatives. Babafemi stated that one of them was arrested at his house in Idi Araba area of Lagos on June 22. The suspect was arrested for importing a 40ft container carrying 33 parcels of "Colorado'' weighing 16.5kg. Babafemi added that the second suspect, popularly called Otunba, was arrested on Thursday for his role in the smuggling of 290 parcels of "Colorado'' weighing 145kg from Montreal, Canada. The drugs were concealed in four vehicles shipped into Nigeria in a 40ft container. "He had been on the run since March and had in the course of investigation attempted to bribe NDLEA officers with N10million to influence the case,'' Babafemi stated. News Agency Of Nigeria | ||||||||
| Good Samaritan offers her kidney to save Ekweremadu's daughter Posted: 26 Jun 2022 04:00 PM PDT
The good Samaritan lady had claimed she was instructed in her dream that she should help the former Senator's daughter.It seems God has sent help on the way of the former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, as a good Samaritan has offered to donate her kidney to save the life of their daughter, Sonia.The lady, who is a Nigerian simply identified as Martha Uche, said it has been revealed to her via a dream that she should help Sonia.Nollywood Times, few days ago wrote about the story of Ekweremadu and his wife who were allegedly caught in an organ harvesting plot in the United Kingdom.According to the report, the duo were apprehended following investigation by the Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom, who suspected that they were plotting to harvest the organs of a minor. In the letter purportedly signed by Ekweremadu, had indicated that the child, who is currently in protective custody in the UK, would be travelling to donate his organ to the Senator's sick daughter. However, the Senator and his wife were suspected of some foul play and was taken into custody on arrival at the Heathrow Airport in London en route to Istanbul in Turkey on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Ekweremadu and wife were subsequently arraigned before a Magistrates Court in Uxbridge' on Thursday. Meanwhile, this Nigerian lady, Uche has offered to give her kidney to save the Ekweremadu's daughter. Uche in a video interview, which has now gone viral on social media, explained the need to save Sonia's life. She said, "I want to do that because I need to help the girl she is dying. They have already showed me in my dream that I should help the girl." "I've already seen her long time ago, even this morning I still had the same dream so I need to do it fast " Uche added. When asked if her offer comes with some strings attached, Uche said she has no demands for now, but she's on a mission to save the child's life which is more important. | ||||||||
| Nigerian ex-diplomat found dead by US police Posted: 26 Jun 2022 03:10 PM PDT
The former Nigerian diplomat had gone missing for days before his body was found by the police in the U.S.US police has said a Nigerian ex-diplomat, Ambassador Ejeviome Otobo, was found dead in the United States.The report has it that Etobo's remains was found by the Police in the city of Tuckahoe, New York, US, days after he declared missing from the community on June 15.The Tuckahoe Police Department had said in a Facebook post on June 19 that the ex-diplomat was missing and requested for information on his whereabouts from the public, The Punch reports.However, on Friday, June 24, 2022, the police authorities announced that he had been found dead and sent condolences to his family. "The Tuckahoe Police Department regrets to inform members of the community that Mr Ejeviome Otobo was located yesterday afternoon and is deceased. "We would like to thank those of you who offered tips and tried to assist with the investigation. Our thoughts go out to the Otobo family during this difficult time," the statement read. Late Etobo was 70-year-old at the time of passing and served as the Director and Deputy Head, Peace building Support Office at the United Nations headquarters in New York between December 2006 and October 2013. Until his passing, he was a Non-Resident Senior Fellow in Peace building and Global Economic Policy at the Global Governance Institute in Brussels, Belgium. | ||||||||
| Gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu laid to rest amid tears Posted: 26 Jun 2022 04:41 PM PDT
Nigerian gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu has been laid to rest amid tears.Osinachi's body arrived in her home town Amakpoke Umuaku community, in Abia State on Saturday, June 25, 2022, for interment.A night of worship was held in Abuja on Thursday, June 23 in her honour, prior to the final internment.
The Gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu passed on mysteriously in April 2022.
Until her death, many of her colleagues and close associates fingered her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, as they accused him of being responsible for the music star's death.
According to reports, the suspect was always subjecting the deceased to domestic violence, which consequently led to her death. | ||||||||
| Organ harvesting plot: Peter Obi prays for Ekweremadu, wife & Family Posted: 26 Jun 2022 02:53 PM PDT
"My family and I are with the Ekweremadus over their travail" - Peter ObiMr. Peter Obi the Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party, has expressed support for ex-Deputy Senate President,Ike Ekweremadu amid controversy of alleged organ harvesting plot charges in the UK.Obi via his verified official Twitter handle prayed for the family and sought God's hand for justice in the case.His tweet read: "My family and I are with the Ekweremadus over their travail. "We join all men of goodwill in praying for the healing of their daughter and commit them into God's hand for justice to be done."
Recall that Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Nwanneka were arrested at Heathrow airport, London and arraigned in court for allegedly plotting to harvest the kidney of a Nigerian minor. However, the couple pleaded not guilty to the charges brought against them at the Uxbridge Magistrates' Court. Magistrate Lois Sheard remanded both accused in custody ahead of the hearing of the matter on July 7th. Meanwhile, the former Nigeria Senate President with his wife have denied the allegations of organ harvesting, while sharing a letter to the UK High Commission in Nigeria, requesting a visa for the alleged minor. #IkeEkweremadu #UKCourt #UxbridgeCourt #PeterObi | ||||||||
| UK court adjourn Ekweremadu, wife case till July, denies them bail Posted: 26 Jun 2022 03:22 PM PDT
Ike Ekweremadu, former Nigeria deputy Senate President and his wife, Beatrice, who were arrested in the United Kingdom over a matter bothered on 'child organ harvesting' have been denied bail by an Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in the country.Nollywood Times reported earlier that, according to information from the Metropolitan Police in the UK, the charges against the couple were filed following an investigation by the police specialist crime team.The investigation was said to have been launched following when detectives discovered potential offences under modern slavery legislation last month.A statement by MET police reads: "A woman and a man were charged today with conspiring to arrange the travel of a child into the UK in order to harvest organs."The charges follow an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime team. "[A] Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. "[B] Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. "They have both been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later today. "The investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. "A child has been safeguarded and we are working closely with partners on continued support. "As criminal proceedings are now underway we will not be providing further details." The Magistrates in Uxbridge however adjourned the matter till July, 7, 2022. #IkeEkweremadu #UKCourt #UxbridgeCourt | ||||||||
| Former Deputy Senate President & wife arrested in UK over ‘child organ harvesting plot’ Posted: 26 Jun 2022 03:24 PM PDT
Former deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu are accused of facilitating the travel of a child with an intention to harvesting the child's organ.Following this development, Ekweremadu and his wife, have been detained and charged with conspiracy to bring a child to the United Kingdom for the purposes of organ harvesting.According to the Metropolitan Police, the 60-yr-old Nigerian and his wife have been remanded in custody and would appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later on Thursday, June 23, 2022.An investigation was said to have been launched after detectives discovered potential offences under modern slavery legislation last month.A statement by MET police reads: "A woman and a man were charged today with conspiring to arrange the travel of a child into the UK in order to harvest organs. "The charges follow an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime team. "[A] Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. "[B] Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. "They have both been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later today. "The investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. "A child has been safeguarded and we are working closely with partners on continued support. "As criminal proceedings are now underway we will not be providing further details." More details later... #IkeEkweremadu #UKCourt #UxbridgeCourt |
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