“I don’t think things will ever be the same, already I feel guilty, because I feel all these happened because of me”. Those were the heart-rendering words of Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced on Friday by a United Kingdom court to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking …

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has paid tributes to his late boss, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, 13 years after his death. Jonathan, who was Yar’Adua‘s deputy, described him as a “great and selfless leader”. In a post shared via his Twitter handle on Friday, Jonathan wrote: “On this day 13 years ago, our nation lost a great and selfless leader, President Umaru …

A Nigerian student at Bangor University, North Wales, United Kingdom, John Nwadiaju was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment, and suspended for one year for violently attacking and abusing his wife, Kosisochukwu Echem. According to North Whales Chronicle, on Friday, the 34-year-old was handed the sentence, which included 250 hours of unpaid work, at the Caernarfon Crown Court. The prosecutor, Paulinus …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has confirmed a fire incident at its office in Enugu State. One of the buildings within the zonal command was consumed by the inferno. In a statement on Friday, EFCC Head of Media, Mr Wilson Uwujaren said: “The incident which occurred at about 12.30 am Friday, was triggered by a surge in public power …

The Federal Government has explained that the N100,000 stipend given to the evacuees from troubled Sudan was a life-saving support for the people coming from a distressing situation. While addressing the evacuees, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Dr. Sani Gwarzo said: “Some of you may have encountered difficulties, or all of you, …

A former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Adedibu Ojerinde is praying the Federal High Court Abuja to order his release from detention. Ojerinde is facing trial for allegedly diverting public funds amounting to about 5 billion naira. At the day’s proceedings, his counsel, Mr. Eteya Ogana drew attention of the court to a motion challenging the …

The young man at the centre of the organ harvesting saga of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said he could not return to Nigeria because he is worried for his safety. In his impact statement, which was read in court on Friday, the man, whose identity could not be revealed for legal reasons, said he was worried for his …

The United Kingdom court has sentenced former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking plot. The court also sentenced his wife, Beatrice, to four years and six months while the medical doctor who acted as a ‘middleman’ in the plot, Dr. Obinna Obeta, was sentenced to 10 …

Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 Nigerian students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC). According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by The PUNCH on Friday morning, students without passports or ETC had been instructed to stay back. The official added that two …

Nigeria is on the threshold of education revolution as an e-learning platform with multiple applications was unveiled to key stakeholders on Thursday in Lagos. The new platform will create a level playing field by giving everyone access to affordable and quality education, the promoters said. Known as Educatial, it was developed by a team of indigenous software engineers in response …