Tag: Organ Harvesting
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Organ harvesting hearing: The dark side of Nigerian media – By Oke Egoh
Since the story of the organ harvesting broke in the media in August, 2023, I have taken a keen interest in the case and I have followed the story closely with an open mind. In order to hear first-hand all the facts of the case, I decided to attend all the court sessions as much…
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Alleged organ harvesting: Court adjourns trial of M.D, Alliance Hospital, 3 others
A High Court in Zuba, Abuja has adjourned until May 21 the trial of the Medical Director, Alliance Hospital, Dr Christopher Otabor, Emmanuel Olorunlaye, Chikaodili Ugochukwu and Dr Aremu Abayomi over alleged organ harvesting. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) charged the defendants
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Organ harvesting: Obasanjo writes UK court on conviction of Ekweremadu, wife
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the British Government to temper justice with mercy over the conviction of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, for organ harvesting. Obasanjo made the appeal in a letter dated April 3, 2023, and made
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Obasanjo writes London court, seeks leniency for Ekweremadu
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey in London, United Kingdom (UK) for the court to temper justice with mercy in the organ harvesting case involving former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
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Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu’s daughter, Sonia pleads not guilty
Sonia Ekweremadu, the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has denied trafficking a homeless man into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney. The 25-year-woman (Sonia), is charged alongside her father Ekweremadu, 60, her mother, Beatrice, 56, and Doctor Obinna Obeta, 50. Ike, Beatrice and Obeta denied conspiracy to arrange the travel of another person with…
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Alleged organ harvesting: Ekweremadu asks court to dismiss Ukpo’s plea
Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, and wife, Beatrice, have prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss an application filed by David Ukpo, the kidney donor, asking the court to set aside its orders made on July 1 and July 6.
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BREAKING: Ekweremadu, wife appear in court again ahead of scheduled date
Embattled Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice have appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in London, United Kingdom (UK) again ahead of the scheduled date of July 7th. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Metropolitan Police arrested Ekweremadu and Beatrice and charged them before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court last week for allegations related to modern day slavery and organ…
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Ekweremadu’s ordeal: Senate sends delegation to London
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that a delegation from its Committee on Foreign Affairs would depart Nigeria for London on July 1, 2022, to pay a visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, who are both presently in detention over an allegation of organ harvesting. Lawan made this known on Wednesday,…
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Ina Omo, Ekweremadu and the British Laws on Organ Harvesting – By TLA
May ‘ina omo’ not scald any of us is a famous Yoruba prayer. The Yoruba by that prayer acknowledges the extreme dilemma presented by a life and death situation involving a child such as the Ekweremadus might have been experiencing upon their child’s health diagnosis. Our prayers should be with them and for the heavens…
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Aisha Yesufu attacks Obi over Ekweremadu’s UK travails
Sociopolitical activist Aisha Yesufu has frowned at the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) for ‘standing with’ the Ike Ekweremadu and his family following their arrest in London over allegations of organ harvesting.