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Nigerian Public Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike

Doctors in Nigeria’s public hospitals have started a “total and indefinite strike” over what they described as the failure of government to address their grievances. The striking medics make up the largest percentage of doctors in Nigeria’s hospitals. Their walk-outs usually severely disrupt healthcare services in government hospitals. The Nigerian …

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Nigerian Jailed 10 years For Trafficking Cocaine To Ghana

A Nigerian national based in Brazil, Ernest Nnajuiba Ukechukwu, was on Thursday, July 13, 2023, sentenced to ten years imprisonment by an Accra High Court for possession and attempted smuggling of cocaine weighing 16,568.83 grams into Ghana. He was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in hard labour and …

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Nigerian Gay Pastor Engages In ‘Dirty’ Social Media Fight With Ghanaian MP Over LGBTQ+

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam Nartey George, has strongly responded to a Nigerian gay pastor who criticised his stance on LGBTQ+ issues in Ghana. Rightify Ghana, a human rights organisation, expressed concerns on Twitter regarding the potential threats posed by the proposed “Proper Human Sexual Rights and …

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Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Wife And Middleman Doctor Jailed For Organ-Trafficking Plot

A prominent Nigerian senator who was found guilty in March of trafficking a man to Britain to harvest one of his kidneys has been sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison by the London’s Old Bailey court. His wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu was jailed for four years and six …

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Nigerian ‘Sakawa Kingpin’ Sunny Awamini Wanted Man By Interpol – EOCO Uncovers

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has detained a notorious leader of a fraudulent enterprise operating in Ghana and neighboring Nigeria who is also on the wanted list of Interpol for various organized crimes.     On Thursday, July 21, 2022, Sunny Anwamini (Alias Sunny Enyindah Anwamini @ Apostle …

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Ghana Extradites Nigerian To US Over Internet Fraud, Information Theft

A Nigerian has been extradited from Ghana to the United States over his alleged involvement in fraud and information theft against some victims in Northern Ohio, and other places. 31-year-old Blessing Adeleke had earlier been arrested in Accra by the Ghana Police Service on Monday, March 14, 2022. He is …

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Prophet TB Joshua Dies At 57

The popular Nigerian preacher and televangelist, Temitope Balogun Joshua, also known as TB Joshua, is dead, his church confirmed Sunday morning. The founder of The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), died in Lagos on Saturday evening shortly after concluding a programme at his church. He died a few days to …

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