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Ekweremadu and wife found guilty of organ trafficking
Ike Ekweremadu, former vice president of the Senate, and his wife, Beatrice, were found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. After a six-week trial at the Old Bailey,…
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PDP governorship candidate, Senator Pwajok dies in India
A governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Gyang Nyam Pwajok is dead. Senator Pwajok, represented the PDP, in the 2014 gubernatorial election in Plateau State. National Publicity Secretary of the…
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Help! 19-year-old Ernest is in need of a kidney transplant
by Chinwe Okafor Ernest is a young 19-year-old who is going through one of the toughest oddities of life. He has the trio of sickle cell anaemia, sickle cell nephropathy…
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Nigerian billionaire’s son donates kidney to a dying lady – guess who
by Chinwe Okafor Israeli media is awash with the touching tale of how the son of a Nigerian billionaire braved all odds against him to donate his kidney to a…
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Charles Novia is not pleased with rumours surrounding Muna Obiekwe’s death (READ)
by Anike Jacobs Barely 24 hours after Nollywood actor Muna Obiekwe, several reports have surfaced attributing his death to ‘constant smoking and drinking’. Movie producer, director and critic, Charles Novia…
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She’s a cheerful giver: This woman has donated her kidney, eggs, part of her liver and now offers her lung (PICTURED)
by Zara Mustapha 47-year-old Sue Gianstefani who has already given away a kidney, eggs and part of her liver to complete strangers is now trying to donate a lung. The mother-of-one gave…
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No kiddin’: Husband dumps wife who gave him her kidney… now she wants it back (PICTURED)
by Oge Okonkwo They say hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. This is the case of Samantha Lamb who is insisting she wants her kidney back after…
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Perfect match: Navy veteran donates a kidney to dying woman after hearing her husband’s street appeal for donor
A devoted husband who spent a year walking the streets with a sandwich board appealing for a kidney donor for his wife is a very happy man after his wife…
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Grave mistake! Nurse trashes kidney donated by man to save dying sister
An Ohio man intended to save the life of his older sister by donating a kidney to her -- a sacrifice on his part that ended in vain when a…
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Ailing producer, OJB Jezreel in India for kidney transplant surgery (PHOTO)
by Oge Okonkwo Treatment has already begun for Nigerian singer/producer OJB Jezreel, as he is pictured in a hospital in India. OJB left Nigeria for India on Friday, August 23,…
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Dying wish: I just want to die and donate my organs – Terminally ill woman
Imprisoned by her own body and slowly dying, Sherri Muzher wants to choose when to exit this life so she can help others to live. The 43-year-old Michigan woman has…
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“I was scared of dying” – OJB Jezreel opens up on lessons learnt from kidney ailment
by Akan Ido Popular producer, OJB Jezreel, who was recently been in the news soliciting a sum of $100,000 to undergo a kidney surgery in India has received a financial…
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Pound of flesh: Woman fired after donating a kidney to help her ailing boss sues for discrimination
Deborah Stevens is suing a former employer, who she says didn’t accommodate her after she developed post-operative complications from donating a kidney. A Long Island woman who was fired after…
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Living large: Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson flaunts her new Lexus SUV, visits ailing OJB Jezreel (LOOK)
by Akan Ido Mercy Johnson-Okojie was recently seen at ailing music producer, OJB Jezreel's residence in Gbaja, Lagos and the Nollywood actress reportedly came in her newly acquired Sports Utility…
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Heartbreaking: “Right now, my two kidneys are gone” – Ailing producer, OJB Jezreel speaks out
by Isi Esene Popular producer, OJB Jezreel recently granted an interview to the Encomium, a soft sell magazine revealing that he has about eight weeks left to get his operation done.…
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Opinion: Why Nigerians should save OJB Jezreel
by Vincent Nwilo Anyone can be OJB. Anyone can need financial assistance. This man has not been lazy. He has worked. He has paid bills. He has not looted treasuries...…
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A heart of gold: MAVIN boss, Don Jazzy donates N1 million to OJB Jezreel for kidney surgery
by Akan Ido Celebrities are reportedly responding to the call for donation by friends of artiste and producer, OJB Jezreel who needs about N15 million to undergo a kidney transplant…
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Ailing music producer, OJB Jezreel gets kidney donor, requires funding for transplant surgery
by Akan Ido Veteran music producer, OJB Jezreel, who is said to be suffering from a kidney condition has reportedly found a donor. OJB, also known as Babatunde Okungbowa, has…
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Huh?! Student rushed to hospital with urine infection discovers she has FOUR kidneys (PICTURED)
A woman who underwent surgery on one of her kidneys was stunned to be told by doctors she had actually had four of them. Jessica Curphey, 20, was rushed to…
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“God was with me”: Woman stabbed 40 times by stranger who attacked her with rusty steak knife (PICTURED)
A woman stabbed 40 times by a stranger wielding a rusty steak knife miraculously survived - despite the blade piercing her heart. Alyssa Wilcynski, 35, who lives in the Mott…
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Nollywood actress, Ngozi Nwosu flown to the UK for medical treatment (SNAPSHOT)
by Akan Ido Actress Ngozi Nwosu who has been nursing an ailment for quite a while now was yesterday flown out of the country to the United Kingdom for proper…
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#HopeIsAlive: First successful kidney transplant in Nigeria recorded in Abuja
Gabriel Onogwu, 20, from Benue, has become a symbol of hope for patients with failing kidneys across the country, after successfully undergoing a transplant. His surgery in December is the…
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Lend-a-Hand: Help save George
At the University of Ibadan, George Chimezirim Egbuchulam was one of the finest brains the Department of English has produced in his recent times. Those who know him can attest…
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