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Jonathan Ukpo Nwanmini, younger brother of David Ukpo Nwanmini, an alleged victim of organ trafficking involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice in the United Kingdom, has reacted to the controversy surrounding his brother’s age. SOurces had reported on Thursday June 23 that the Metropolitan Police arrested and charged …

A young man, simply identified as Chigozie, reportedly killed himself with knife and shovel in Rumuolumeni Community in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Chigozie, who was in his early 30s, reportedly used a knife and a shovel to cut open his stomach to remove his intestines. The landlord of …

A 30-year-old man identified as Ebube Oba has been arrested by the police over alleged murder of a mother of two, and co-tenant, during a fight at their residence in Nkpor Agu, Ogidi, Anambra. It was gathered that a quarrel had broken out between Oba and the deceased, whose name …

The Nigeria Immigration Service is investigating the authenticity of the passport obtained by Nwamini David, who was alleged to have been trafficked to the United Kingdom for organ harvest by a former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. It was gathered that the service is probing allegations that the …

No fewer than 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London on Sunday. A Provincial Police Spokesman, Brigadier Thembinkosi Kinana, who disclosed this told reporters that; “We got a report of about 17 people that died in a …

Bandits have killed three members of a vigilance group and injured others in an attack on the Kpada community in Lapai, Niger State. According to PUNCH, a resident of Kpada, Musa Hussaini, said the incident occurred on Friday, adding that a yet-to-be ascertained number of residents were also abducted. He …

Operatives of the The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a notorious drug baron fingered as the mastermind of a mob attack on NDLEA two operatives in Hong, Adamawa State, on October 6, 2020. The Adamawa State commander, NDLEA, Femi Agboalu, disclosed this during this year’s United Nations International …

Operatives of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have seized 19,703.25 kgs of hard drugs, worth over N6 billion between January and June 20 at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. Its Commander, Ameh Inalegwu, disclosed this on Saturday said that the command was ready to curb the menace of …

Suspected terrorists have murdered another Catholic priest, Rev Fr. Vitus Borogo, in Kaduna State. The incident was said to have happened at Prison Farm, Kujama, along Kaduna-Kachia Road, after a raid on the farm. A statement by Rev Fr Christian Emmanuel of Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, said the deceased was …

On Saturday, gunmen suspected of being bandits killed 11 farmers in Sokoto’s Ghandi district of the Rabah Local Government Area. According to reports, the attackers stormed the neighborhood around noon, shooting randomly to frighten residents, and later killed farmers who were working on their farms. The Secretary to the District Head …