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Ohanaeze Urges FG To Intervene In Ekweremadu’s Case, Bring Case Home

15Aug

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Ohanaeze Urges FG To Intervene In Ekweremadu’s Case, Bring Case Home

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the court case of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who is being tried in the United Kingdom over allegation of organ harvest of one David Nwamini. Ohanaeze made the call in a statement issued on Sunday titled, ‘Ekweremadu: Ohanaeze disagrees with Malami, calls for FG’s intervention’ signed by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia. The statement was in reaction to a statement by Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation, stating that the federal government will not get involved in the case. However, the Igbo group were not in agreement with Malami, recalling that government has gotten involved with issues concerning Nigerians ...

Organ Harvesting: UK Court Denies Ike Ekweremadu Bail, Frees Wife

26Jul

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria

Organ Harvesting: UK Court Denies Ike Ekweremadu Bail, Frees Wife

Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has been granted bail by a London court. Senate President_Ike_Ekweremadu Recall that Ike Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested by the Metropolitan Police, London, over an alleged conspiracy to harvest the organ of one David Ukpo Nwamini. Although Nwamini initially claimed to be 15 years of age, it has since been confirmed that he is actually over 18 years. The London court granted Beatrice Ekweremadu bail on Monday while denying Ike Ekweremadu bail. “The position is that I have granted bail to Beatrice subject to some fairly stringent conditions but I have refused bail to Ike,’ the Common Serjeant of London, Judge Richard Marks was quoted to have said. See Also: Organ Harvesting: Aga...

Organ Harvesting: Again, UK Court Refuses Ekweremadu’s Bail Application

1Jul

By Kosi UchennaNo Comments

Child Abuse, Human Rights, Judiciary, Legislature, News, Nigeria, Violence

Organ Harvesting: Again, UK Court Refuses Ekweremadu’s Bail Application

Senate President_Ike_Ekweremadu Nigerian lawmaker and former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, was yesterday, refused bail for the second time, by the UK Uxbridge Magistrate Court, despite his insistence that the alleged organ donor, David Nwamini, was not 15 years old. Ekweremadu was arraigned in court alongside his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka, for charges bothering on alleged kidney harvesting, however, his wife did not appear in court, yesterday. Recall that the London Metropolitan Police had last week arrested and charged Ekweremadu and his wife for allegedly going against a law on organ harvesting. The donor, identified by the UK police as Ukpo Nwamini David, claims to be 15 years old, despite his passport data page suggesting he was 21 years old having been born on Oc...

Senator Ekweremadu and an Evil Soul Called David – Fani-Kayode

27Jun

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Child Abuse, Justice, Life, News, Nigeria

Senator Ekweremadu and an Evil Soul Called David – Fani-Kayode

Senator Ekweremadu I have done my research on this matter. As I said from the outset, I cannot and will not condemn my friend and brother Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his beautiful wife unless I see the evidence of their wrongdoing or they are convicted by a court of law. I am now convinced that there is NO evidence and that they will NOT be convicted. There is also a distinct possibility that the charges may eventually be dropped or thrown out by the court if the British really want to play it fairly. See Also: Ekweremadu Case: The Youngman is 22yrs, Not 15yrs, NIS I believe that the London Metropolitan Police have acted hastily and in error or that they are simply behaving in a typically racist manner all in an attempt to demonise and stigmatise a Nigerian public figure and Niger...

Ekweremadu Case: The Youngman is 22yrs, Not 15yrs, NIS

27Jun

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Child Abuse, Human Rights, Justice, News, Nigeria

Ekweremadu Case: The Youngman is 22yrs, Not 15yrs, NIS

Senator Ike Ekweremadu appears to be having some reprieve as the Nigerian Immigration Service has confirmed that the supposed minor in the case is actually 22 years and not 15years old as he claims. It will be recalled that Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested on charges of trafficking a minor for organ harvesting. While all details are still emerging, Isah Idris, the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service has revealed that the young man in the center of the controversy, Mr Ukpo Nwamini David, is actually 22 years of age and so not a minor. See Also: Ike Ekweremadu and Wife Arrested in the Uk for Trafficking Child for Organ Harvesting With the emerging revelations, it is yet to be seen if the British government still has other things it is charging E...

Ike Ekweremadu and Wife Arrested in the Uk for Trafficking Child for Organ Harvesting

23Jun

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Ike Ekweremadu and Wife Arrested in the Uk for Trafficking Child for Organ Harvesting

The Metro Police in the UK has announced the arrest of a Nigerian man named Ike Ekweremadu aged 60, and his wife Beatrice Ekweremadu, aged 55. The two were remanded in custody on suspicion of conspiring to bring a minor to the UK for the purpose of organ harvesting. See Also: Nigeria: Ike Ekweremadu Manhandled by IPOB Members in Germany While information reaching us is still sketchy, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife are awaiting appearance before a court at the Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later today. According to the Metro Police, they were alerted to this offence in May and have been carefully investigating the matter since then. This crime falls under the modern slavery legislation. Source: Sky News

‘I’ve Witnessed Betrayals’ — Ekweremadu Formally Withdraws From Enugu Guber

3Jun

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Elections, News, Nigeria

‘I’ve Witnessed Betrayals’ — Ekweremadu Formally Withdraws From Enugu Guber

Ike Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, has formally withdrawn from the Enugu governorship race. TheCable had reported how the governorship hopeful pulled out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election held in Enugu last week. Charles Ogbo Asogwa, director-general of Ekweremadu’s campaign organisation, had said the senator would imminently announce his next decision. In a statement announcing his formal withdrawal from the race on Thursday, Ekweremadu congratulated Peter Mbah who won the party’s governorship ticket in the state. The senator said he was prepared for the governorship race and presented a roadmap of what he intends to achieve. “Unfortunately, as we were doing these, some of our compatriots were busy conspiring and planting landmi...

State Police Can be Created within 10 Days – Ekweremadu

19Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

State Police Can be Created within 10 Days – Ekweremadu

Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Committee on Electoral Reforms and Constitutional Amendment, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday, said, with the right political will in place, Nigeria can have state police within ten days. He said this in an address during the inauguration of the committee at the PDP National Headquarters, in Abuja. Ekweremadu, who served as Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution in the 7th and 8th National Assembly, noted that there was a general consensus that the current centralized system of policing has failed woefully. He said, “The weaknesses in our structure and the Constitution we operate, have never been as pronounced as they are today. Some of us forewarned that feeding bottle fede...

Nigeria: Ike Ekweremadu Manhandled by IPOB Members in Germany

17Aug

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Biafra, News, Nigeria, Security

Nigeria: Ike Ekweremadu Manhandled by IPOB Members in Germany

Former deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu was shown in a video being manhandled by suspected IPOB members in Nuremburg Germany where he had gone to celebrate the Igbo new yam festival. As the video showed him being chased out of the venue of the event, voices could be heard in the background shouting "people are being killed on a daily basis, people are being arrested for no reason...." "we don't want them here.." This was clearly a show of disappointment and even anger at the Igbo ruling class who many IPOB members and indeed Igbos as a whole have seen as not being interested in the welfare of their people but only interested in their respective pockets. You can watch the video below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8rP1ZZCBCc