Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Jailed For Organ Trafficking
The sentencing follows their conviction in March when they were found guilty of flying in a Nigerian man to obtain his kidney for the couple’s sick daughter, Sonia A judge
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N’Central govs hold talk on poverty, unemployment
Governors from the six states in the North Central region of the country, on Thursday, commenced a conference on human capital development to proffer a lasting solution to poverty and
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Sudan: Second batch of stranded Nigerians arrives today
The second batch of Nigerians fleeing the insurrection in Sudan are expected to arrive Nigeria on Friday from Egypt, where they got stranded, The PUNCH learnt. The first batch of the evacuees,
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Troops kill 40 insurgents, rescue two Chibok girls
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command in Borno State rescued two more of the schoolgirls abducted from Chibok by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014. The Theatre Commander, Operation
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Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu faces jail term in landmark UK judgement today
Nigeria’s former deputy Senate president faces up to life in jail in Britain on Friday when he is sentenced for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter.In
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Abuja couple defraud woman of N71.3m
The police on Thursday arraigned a couple, Martin Ogiator and Wuraola Ogiator, before a Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding one Uchenna Ademiluyi of N71.3m. The News Agency
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IPOB Sit-at-home: Provide vehicles, security for workers on Mondays, NLC tells Soludo
The Chairman of Anambra State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emeka Nwafor, has asked Governor Chukwuma Soludo to provide vehicles and security for workers coming to work to
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Access Bank secures approval to acquire Angola based financial institution
Access Holdings Plc says its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, has received regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Angola for the acquisition of majority equity stake in Finibanco Angola
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CBN imposes N218m fine on Sterling Bank for breaching regulatory rules
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined Sterling Bank N218 million for breaching nine regulatory provisions. This was revealed in the company’s annual financial statement for the period of
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26 days to go: Outrage as Senate approves Buhari’s N22.7tn extra-budgetary spending
Borrowing from CBN illegal, suspicious, say NECA, LCCI, economists •N22.7tn extra-budgetary spending to raise public debts to N69tn Prominent economists, Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association and opposition parties took a swipe
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