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London, March 23, 2023 – A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. A jury found that Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and their “medical middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were guilty of a conspiracy to bring a young man to Britain to give his kidney The jury found the senator, his wife and Obeta guilty after a six-week trial. Their daughter Sonia, 25, wept as she was cleared of the same charge on Thursday. They …

Lagos, March 23, 2023 – The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins, has condemned in very strong terms all forms of ethnic profiling, utterances, and violence witnessed in some parts of Lagos state, before, during and after the recent elections. He warned that the trend, if not urgently check-mated, could truncate the peaceful co-existence of residents of the state. The Archbishop described as unfortunate and unacceptable, the tension, hate speech and violence, especially before, during and after the recent Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in some …

Abuja, March 22, 2023 – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved over N459.084 billion worth of contacts for some ministries and parastatal agencies. Briefing State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting, the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo Jaji, said his ministry presented two memoranda which were approved. He said the memoranda included the Nigerian Ports Authority’s N510.935 billion worth of requests for construction and supply of customized Fire Service Search and Rescue vans and the request for the procurement of rollingstock operation as well as maintenance equipment for …

Abuja, March 22, 2023 – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)  has directed workers to picket offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from next week over the scarcity of cash across the country. Joe Ajaero, NLC President, gave the directive at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The labour leader said the directive became imperative following the expiration of one week ultimatum given to the apex bank to make cash available for Nigerians. NLC said it would direct workers to stay at home if the apex bank failed …

Lagos, March 22, 2023 – As part of efforts to enhance their employability in the increasingly competitive labour market, University of Lagos Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA) has organised its first mentoring session for new members. The Programme Coordinator, Dr Kehinde Oyesomi, who is the Vice President of UMCAA, in her opening remarks said that the programme was put together to increase the fresh graduates’ institutional knowledge and understanding of how the labour market works, increase their confidence and position them for professional development opportunities.  In her words, “This mentoring …

Maiduguri, March 20, 2023 – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno said he had approved N14.9 million donation to reward the 149 firemen in the state for their gallantry in putting out Saturday’s fire outbreak at Gamboru Market in Maiduguri. Zulum, who made the donation in Maiduguri on Sunday, said that the donation was in recognition of their swift response to the fire outbreak. He said that their efforts prevented the fire from escalating to the magnitude witnessed two weeks ago at the Maiduguri Monday market. Zulum said he had approved the …

Abuja, March 19, 2023 – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded about 367 kilogrammes of Indian hemp in Kaduna State. The NDLEA Spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs were recovered from a vehicle with registration number FKJ141DX with two suspects, Monday Suleiman, 62, and Sama’ila Mohammed, 30.. He said that a bribe of N1.2 million offered to NDLEA officers were documented as part of exhibits to prosecute the suspects. The NDLEA operatives also intercepted a jerry …

Lagos, March 19, 2023 – NAFDAC laboratory to receive approval to test prohibited chemical weapons from the Organisation for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). With the approval, all chemicals associated with weapons of destruction, both biological and chemical, can be tested in the NAFDAC laboratory. Nigeria and Kenya are the only two countries in Africa so chosen for consideration by the global body. Experts from the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, (OPCW) visited the NAFDAC’s central laboratory in Oshodi, Lagos on Thursday to inspect and assess the facilities to …

Abuja, March 17, 2023 – It is now mandatory for new president and governors to submit the names of their nominees as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking their oath of office. This is one of the 16 constitution alternation bills recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Constitution Review, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He commended the president for giving assent to the bills which will devolve …

Lagos, March 16, 2023 – A school bus conveying children of between ages one to five summersaulted and injured the children on Thursday morning. The accident occurred in Surulere areas of Lagos.. An eye witness reports that the bus with registration number KTU-465DN hit a median barrier and pulled off a concrete holding a street light before summersaulting. Sympathisers rushed to the scene and took the injured children and a caregiver on board to nearby Topaz Hospital. The driver of the bus, who also sustained injuries, fled the scene apparently …