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A human rights lawyer, Malcom Omirhobo, on Thursday, attended proceedings at the Supreme Court dressed in a traditional worshipper’s attire. Mr Omirhobo, who appeared in court with white chalk-drawn around his right eye, had feathers stuck to his wig and cowry bracelets around his wrists. He wore his black gown over a white inner shirt with a gourd and cowries dangling on his chest. He tied a red wrapper around his waist as a replacement for grey trousers lawyers usually wear as part of their uniform. The barefooted lawyer also had two yellow bell bracelets around his two ankles. Mr…

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, may face life imprisonment if found guilty and convicted to maximum sentence under the United Kingdom’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015). The couple were arrested and charged with bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. They were consequently arraigned on Thursday before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court. The London metropolitan police said investigation was launched on the duo after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. According to Daily Trust, MSA 2015 frowns at human trafficking, under which organ harvesting falls, and is…

A letter that accompanied the visa application of an alleged homeless child showed Senator Ike Ekweremadu informed the UK authorities that he was taking the person abroad for a kidney transplant for his daughter. The document seen by THE WHISPERER showed Mr Ekweremadu applied for visa for David Ukpo on December 28, 2021. “I am writing in support of the visa application made by Mr Ukpo Nwamini David who is currently having medical investigations for a kidney donation to Ms Sonia Ekweremadu. “David and Sonia will be at the Royal Free Hospital London, and I will be providing the necessary…

Against the backdrop of alleged attempted organ harvesting, former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and wife, Beatrice have been denied bail by an Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom. THE WHISPERER had earlier reported how the Metropolitan Police arrested the Nigerian couple. While the court declined the bail of Ekweremadu and his wife, it ordered that the former Enugu lawmaker be remanded in Police custody till July 7. The Metropolitan Police had in a statement confirming the arrest, said the duo were charged to court on Thursday following an investigation by the police’ specialist crime team.…

Bishop Silas Eke of Kingly People's Assembly has commended the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for attracting development to Abia North senatorial district. The fiery cleric while applauding the former Abia state governor for constructing over 63 rural roads in the district in three years said "Abia North senatorial district is lucky to have Kalu as her Senator". He stated this on Thursday morning in Bende Local Government Area while inspecting some road projects attracted by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to the zone. According to him, Kalu's performance as a Senator in the last three years…

A man and a woman have been charged with conspiring to arrange to bring a child to the UK to harvest organs, the Metropolitan Police said. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, both from Nigeria, have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later today. They are both charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. The Met said a child has been safeguarded. Scotland Yard has not given the gender or the age of the child - or the location of the…

What fate awaits the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, in the northern states in the 2023 election? The question is of interest to political observers because the region is the stronghold of the ruling party, as it governs 14 of its 19 states, but this is the first time the party is presenting a southerner as its flag bearer. Mr Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, polled 1,271 votes at the APC primary on June 8, defeating 13 aspirants after seven others stepped down for him at the convention ground. He will slug it…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State has nominated Okey Igwe as the party’s deputy governorship candidate for the 2023 election. Igwe is a veteran of US Military having served four years in the United States Air Force during the Iraq combat years and in the years immediately after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. He was called to the New York State Bar in 2010 and is a member of the American Bar Association; New York Bar Association, and American Immigration Lawyers Association. In 2016, Igwe contested and was elected the Executive Chairman of Umunneochi…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mohammed Bello as chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). He wrote the Senate seeking confirmation of Mr Bello’s appointment. The president’s request was read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Wednesday. The letter, he said, is in accordance with the provisions of Section 112(1) of the 1999 Constitution. Mr Bello is expected to take over from Elias Mbam who was re-appointed in 2016 but not confirmed and sworn-in until 2019. He will be screened by the appropriate Senate committee for possible confirmation. The RMAFC…