Ike Ekweremadu

Ekeremadu's Ordeals Reality Check For Nigerian Politicians

Ekwremadu’s Ordeals: Reality Check For Nigerian Politicians

The recent conviction and subsequent sentencing of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, elicited mixed reactions among Nigerians. While some were sympathetic and mild, quite a lot of Nigerians were full of condemnation for the jailed politician. However, regardless of the side of the divide one chooses to belong to, one indisputable truth is that his sentencing left big lessons for the ruling class and members of the elite club in Nigeria. 

It is no longer news that a court in the United Kingdom, a fortnight ago, sentenced Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and doctor, Obinna Obeta …

NAPTIP Decries Rising Spate Of Human Trafficking In Nigeria

NAPTIP Decries Rising Spate Of Human Trafficking In Nigeria

While reacting to the recent charges of human trafficking being slammed on the former Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced that internal trafficking was on the rise in Nigeria.

The agency had also made note of the fact that the rate was way higher than external trafficking.

Fatima Waziri-Azi who is the Director-General of NAPTIP had made this announcement on Thursday in Benin at a meeting with stakeholders and partners in Edo.

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