Day: May 5, 2023

“I Feel Guilty My Parents Jailed Because of Me” – Ekweremadu’s Daughter

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Sonia, daughter of Nigerian top Parliamentarian. Ike Ekweremadu, has broken silence after the imprisonment of her parents, declaring that she felt guilty that both her dad and mum were Jailed because of her. Platforms Africa reports that the BBC quoted Sonia to have said this in London. “I feel guilty, (that) this thing happened to my parents because of me.” ~Sonia Ekweremadu said READ ALSO Details You Did Not Know About Ekweremadu Case, By Emeka Ugwuonye She Broke Nigeria’s Varsity 42-year-Record, Bagged 4.0 Perfect Grade in US Varsity Meet Ajay…

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She Broke Nigeria’s Varsity 42-year-Record, Bagged 4.0 Perfect Grade in US Varsity

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The Inspiring Journey of Fatima Akinola, the Nigerian Lady Know for her Brilliance in Mathematics. This is the story of Fatima Akinola, a Brilliant Lady who in 2017, broke a 42-year record of Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUSOK), Sokoto State, Nigeria, by being the first to graduate with a First Class in the Department of Mathematics, a course she didn’t even apply to study. Fatima didn’t stop there as she also graduated with a perfect CGPA of 4.0 out of the entire 4.0 CGPA in a University at the United States…

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17-yr-old American Commits Suicide After Extortion By 3 Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

Three Nigerian men have been accused of global sexual extortion that led a teenage boy in the United States to commit suicide. The men who are awaiting extradition to the U.S., have been identified as Samuel Ogoshi, 22, Samson Ogochi, 20, and Ezekiel Ejehem Robert, 19. U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten on Wednesday, 3 May, 2023, announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging the three Nigerians with sexually extorting numerous young men and teenage boys in the Western District of Michigan and across the…

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JUST IN: Fire Guts Lagos Alaba Int’l Market

Ganiyu Amodu

A fire outbreak has been reported at the Alaba International Market in the Ojo area of Lagos state. Adeseye Margaret, director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, said an angry mob is preventing the firefighters from quelling the inferno. The fire is said to have affected mainly the shanties used as shops in the market. More to follow…

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BREAKING: Ekweremadu Sentenced To 10 Years In UK Prison

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Here is the Platforms Africa’s recap of Organ trafficking, modern slavery and the Nigerian top Parliamentarian’s road to jail   The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, has sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, to nine years and eight months in prison for organ harvesting. His wife, Beatrice, was handed four years and six months jail term during the sentencing on Friday, BBC reports. On March 23, the jury pronounced a guilty verdict on the senator, his wife, Beatrice, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor who acted as the middleman.…

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Black Out Looms In Oyo, Ogun, As TCN Threatens To Cut Off IBEDC Customers

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Electricity consumers under the Ibadan Electricity Distribution company (IBEDC) network may soon experience massive black out.     The Managing Director of the company, Engr. Kingsley Achife, in a statement said the development was as a result of plan by the Market Operator, a unit in the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to disconnect the power company’s feeders from the national grid on account of poor remittances. He added:”As a revenue collection arm of the electricity value chain, IBEDC sells and distributes electricity generated by the generation companies. However, the…

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