Ekweremadu, wife found guilty of organ trafficking
A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The duo alongside a medical doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. They criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found on Thursday. The judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date, The Guardian UK reports. Ekweremadu, Beatrice, their
Real reasons why we attacked Ekeweremadu- IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday revealed more reasons behind last Saturday’s attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany. The group accused Ekweremadu of being a self-centered politician, who engaged in the politics of personal survival. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB alleged that Ekweremadu had not promoted any legislative advocacy for the South-East geopolitical zone as the longest serving senator. The group said although it had not expected the lawmaker to change Nigeria, he refused for force out anger and frustration in the Senate. The statement reads:
Attack On Ekweremadu: We All Have A Responsibility To Rise Against Evil – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, the party described the attack on the immediate past Deputy Senate President and serving lawmaker as an assault on decency. The statement said, “We all have a responsibility to collectively rise against evil wherever we find it and in whatever guise, it appears. We hope lessons have been learnt from this unfortunate incident.” “Those involved in the despicable actions and the organisation they represent are
Senate Presidency: How Ali Ndume Was Betrayed By Lawmakers – Report
Ekweremadu, Saraki fingered in the plans that scuttled Ali Ndume’s ambition of becoming Senate President Yesterday, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was inaugurated with the election of the Senate president and Deputy Senate President. Following the election conducted by the clerk of the National Assembly at the red chamber, Senator Ahmed Lawan, representing Yobe North Senatorial district, was elected the Senate President, scoring 79 votes to defeat his opponent, Senator Ali Ndume who scored 28 votes in a total votes cast by 107 Senators. Similarly, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, representing Delta Central Senatorial District was elected the Deputy Senate
I Won’t Run For Senate Again, Says Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu on Sunday declared that he would not seek re-election into the Senate in 2023. The fourth term senator said that God had been kind to him, raising him to address the enormous challenges faced by his people. A statement by his media aide, Uche Anichukwu, said that the Deputy Senate President spoke at an event to mark his 57th birthday and to appreciate God and his constituents for his re-election and triumphs. Ekweremadu recalled how he became the chairman of his age grade association at age 10 and served as President-General of Mpu Town Union,
FG Takes Ekweremadu, Akpan To Court Over False Asset Declaration
The Federal Government has filed two charges against the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and Senator Albert Bassey Akpan (Akwa Ibom North-East) for allegedly failing to declare some of their assets. Daily Post Reported that the charge against Ekweremadu has been assigned to Justice Binta Nyako, while the one against Akpan is assigned to Justice John Tsoho. Both judges, on Wednesday, granted leave to the prosecution to serve the charges and other accompanying court documents on the defendants through the Clerk of the National Assembly. The order for substituted service was granted by both judges after listening to the prosecution
FG Plotting To Implicate Us On Nass Invasion, Saraki, Ekweremadu Hinted Nigerians
Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, have hinted Nigerians that the federal government is planning to implicate the two of them along with some of their colleagues in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over the recent invasion of the National Assembly by the Department of State Services (DSS) in a bid to mislead the world and distort the fact of what truly happened. Daily Trust reported that the two senate presiding officers said they got information that the government was planning to use the preliminary report submitted by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris to link them to
