Trending News: 79,323 killed, 34,773 Nigerian civilians abducted in six years — ReportCourt grants Sowore N200m bail in ‘cybercrime’ trialTwo siblings drown in Rivers boat mishapRefinery fraud probe: EFCC recovers N38.66bn, propertyPolice officer, 2 others arrested for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl in NigerNDC appeals court ruling voiding registration as INEC hands party access to portalW.Africans Deported From US To Ghana File Lawsuit Over ‘Third-Country’ ExpulsionsUS Races To Reopen Venezuela Port As Quake Deaths Top 1,700Trump aide: US troops killed 199 jihadists in single operation in NigeriaRemi Tinubu defends comments, says FG also supports tomato, pepper sellersRussian government taunts US after discovery of lithium, other minerals in northern NigeriaTroops rescue 10 students abducted from Borno schoolFACT-CHECK: Clip of Peter Obi addressing officers resurfaces online after his comments on State Police Many NECO students in Borno abducted on MondayPetrol: FCCPC Warns 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expresswaySwitzerland says US, Iran peace talks postponedNDC disowns candidates’ list circulating on social mediaM-East war: US lifts Iranian ports’ blockade as deal comes into forceOkpebholo Threatens To Sign Death Warrants For CriminalsBanditry, farmer-herder clashes worsening poverty in North — StudyCritics Of Iran Deal Are ‘Fools’, Says TrumpNursing student found dead in Anambra apartment, landlord arrestedTwo Nigerians detained in Libya over social media postsUAE Announces Social Media Ban For Under-15sOil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen HormuzGunfire Erupts Near Niger’s Capital AirportSoldier kills’ driver transporting diesel on Ondo highwayTAKE A LOOK: What’s inside the US-Iran peace dealOkpebholo Accuses Some Edo Residents Of Collaborating With CriminalsMan sentenced to death for raping minor in CalabarNBC Loses As Appeal Court Upholds Ban On Broadcast FinesJUST IN: London court acquits Diezani of bribery chargesPolice arrest two over killing of 33-year-old 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Trending News: 79,323 killed, 34,773 Nigerian civilians abducted in six years — ReportCourt grants Sowore N200m bail in ‘cybercrime’ trialTwo siblings drown in Rivers boat mishapRefinery fraud probe: EFCC recovers N38.66bn, propertyPolice officer, 2 others arrested for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl in NigerNDC appeals court ruling voiding registration as INEC hands party access to portalW.Africans Deported From US To Ghana File Lawsuit Over ‘Third-Country’ ExpulsionsUS Races To Reopen Venezuela Port As Quake Deaths Top 1,700Trump aide: US troops killed 199 jihadists in single operation in NigeriaRemi Tinubu defends comments, says FG also supports tomato, pepper sellersRussian government taunts US after discovery of lithium, other minerals in northern NigeriaTroops rescue 10 students abducted from Borno schoolFACT-CHECK: Clip of Peter Obi addressing officers resurfaces online after his comments on State Police Many NECO students in Borno abducted on MondayPetrol: FCCPC Warns Marketers Against Consumer Exploitation Amid Global Drop In Oil PricesOver 76 ISWAP Terrorists Surrender To Military In N/EastPresident’s Son Shuts down Media outlets in Uganda, mocks Free Press campaignOshiomhole Backs Death Penalty For Kidnappers, BanditsNDLEA busts drug syndicate, seizes ₦12.3bn Canadian cannabis at Lagos portVenezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missingDSS frees man cleared of Boko Haram links, pays N3m compensationThe Police Trust Fund: Rewarding Failure, Ignoring AccountabilityFACT-CHECK: Ex-Nigerian minister, Dalung recycles 2025 images to hail troops’ recent fight against terror Trump: US military action ended slaughter of Christians in NigeriaSeven Boko Haram, ISWAP commanders returning from Hajj – OfficialPeter Obi’s Fears Are Founded and LegitimateGunmen kill Benue MACBAN chair, sonPolice Secure Remand Of Couple Over Alleged Child Abuse In Anambra271 children among 484 displaced in fresh Zamfara bandit attack — IOMNDLEA Intercepts ₦5bn Worth Of Illicit Drugs In RiversVenezuela Quake Death Toll More Than Doubles To 589, Over 50,000 Missing$4.5bn fraud: Emefiele challenges EFCC statements, cites torture, detentionTwo ‘scrap metal scavengers’ killed in Imo explosionGovt doing everything to ensure I do not contest in 2027 — ObiNDC rejects court order voiding its registration, heads to appeal courtCourt sets aside judgment recognising NDC as political partyEXTRA: You don’t need much to start akara, roasted corn business, Remi Tinubu tells womenNigeria secures release of six detained in Côte d’Ivoire since 2025Man arrested for allegedly raping, impregnating pupil in Kwara2015 Maiduguri attacks: Court sentences Boko Haram member to death by hangingVenezuela Quake Death Toll Rises To 235 As Search For Survivors ContinuesDeath toll in Lagos building collapse hits eightGroup petitions police over alleged plan to defy court order in Imo communityState Police, Security and Liberty: Why Nigeria Must Not Decentralize AbuseCBN directs banks to freeze accounts of customers linked to terrorism financingVenezuela earthquakes kill at least 164, nearly 1,000 injuredFake nurse caught filming newborns in Anambra clinic, rescued from mobOne dead, 10 rescued as three-storey building collapses in LagosAt Least 32 Dead, Over 700 Injured As Twin Quakes Hit VenezuelaState police will protect persecuted Nigerian Christians – US lawmakerFormer governor Uduaghan is alive – Delta govtOil Prices Crash To $72 Pre-War LevelLPPC suspends Ozekhome’s SAN rank over disciplinary probeenate Passes Bill To Establish State PoliceTerrorism: Court Imposes Death Penalty On Three, Including Foreigner Arrested By DSSPetrol Price Rises By 55% To N1,596/Ltr In May — NBSPolice detain six officers in Imo over viral assault videoBail revocation: Sowore to remain in custody until June 30NDLEA busts multi-billion-naira meth lab, arrests Mexican, four NigeriansNigeria welcomes US sanctions on teerror financing suspectsDSS orders probe of operatives who dragged Sowore out of courtUS Congress Passes Symbolic Iran War Rebuke To TrumpFACT-CHECK: Did Davido threaten legal action against music star who criticised him?Three Nigerian BDCs listed as US names entities ‘linked to ISIS financing’Oyo Govt Declares 16-Hour Curfew In 10 LGAsRivers seals six healthcare facilities over alleged illegal operationsI don’t see the hunger Nigerians complain about — PresidencyUS designates Nigerian, others as ISIS financiersRULAAC slams DSS over alleged abduction of Sowore inside courtroomCourt remands Sowore in Kuje prisonGunmen kill 18 in fresh Plateau attacksWe’re ready for talks or war with govt – TurjiUK PM Keir Starmer resignsS’Korea ex-justice minister jailed 25 years over martial law disasterBello Turji’s fighters undergoing weapons training in Sokoto – ReportINEC Declares APC’s Oyebanji Winner Of Ekiti Gov ElectionIran Closes Hormuz Again Over Israel Renewed Strikes On LebanonSix dead, many stranded after multi-vehicle crash on Lagos-Ibadan expresswaySwitzerland says US, Iran peace talks postponedNDC disowns candidates’ list circulating on social mediaM-East war: US lifts Iranian ports’ blockade as deal comes into forceOkpebholo Threatens To Sign Death Warrants For CriminalsBanditry, farmer-herder clashes worsening poverty in North — StudyCritics Of Iran Deal Are ‘Fools’, Says TrumpNursing student found dead in Anambra apartment, landlord arrestedTwo Nigerians detained in Libya over social media postsUAE Announces Social Media Ban For Under-15sOil prices sink further as Trump signs deal to reopen HormuzGunfire Erupts Near Niger’s Capital AirportSoldier kills’ driver transporting diesel on Ondo highwayTAKE A LOOK: What’s inside the US-Iran peace dealOkpebholo Accuses Some Edo Residents Of Collaborating With CriminalsMan sentenced to death for raping minor in CalabarNBC Loses As Appeal Court Upholds Ban On Broadcast FinesJUST IN: London court acquits Diezani of bribery chargesPolice arrest two over killing of 33-year-old woman in AnambraFACT-CHECK: How AI-generated image was used to depict false story of arrested kidnappers in Abia Nine killed, 11 injured in attack on Kaduna communityUK-based Nigerian who tried to rape drunk woman jailed five years, to be deportedPolice: How newborn was sold for N2.5m in Lagos hospital
Tue. Jun 30th, 2026

BREAKING: UK says no to Nigerian govt’s request for Ekweremadu to complete prison term in Nigeria

 

The United Kingdom (UK) government has rejected the federal government’s request to transfer Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy senate president, to serve the remainder of his prison term in Nigeria.

Ekweremadu is currently serving a prison sentence in the UK for organ trafficking.

He was convicted in 2023 and sentenced to nine years and eight months for conspiring to exploit a young man’s kidney.

More to follow…

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