Involuntary organ harvesting is illegal under Chinese law. But, in 1984, a new regulation made it legal to remove organs from executed prisoners. Dr. Enver Tohti, an ethnic and former organ transplant surgeon in China in the mid-90s, is now a whistleblower speaking out about the surgery he participated in. Tohti testified before the joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade in July of 2017.

Amanda Nunes has cemented her place as the greatest female fighter in UFC history by becoming the first woman to hold two titles simultaneously with a first-round finish of Cris Cyborg.

MultiChoice Africa, through SuperSport, has acquired the rights to air the 2018/19 Emirates FA Cup season on DStv and GOtv in Sub-Saharan Africa. The season, which kicked off in August 2018, will commence in 2019 with third-round matches from 4 January 2019.

GOVERNOR Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has thanked the Nigerian Army for its contributions in restoring peace in Ukanafun, Etim Ekpo and Ika communities that were engulfed  in violent crimes for nearly two years.

Prominent sons and daughters of Akwa Ibom State, cutting across the political class, traditional institutions, the academia, and cultural groups gathered recently to celebrate and extol one of their own, 89-year-old Dr. Akpan Abasi Ikoiwak for his contributions to the development of the state and humanity.

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Adewale Adeyipo is the Executive Director of Sales and Marketing Development, CWG Plc. In this interview with SAMSON ECHENIM, he speaks on the company’s challenges and feats in 2018, as well as its forecast for 2019. Excerpts :

ANALYSTS in the capital market have said that the equities market will record bouts of gains this week after a mixed performance in the last week of December.

The Edo State Government has warned marketers of petroleum products across the state against hoarding of the products, noting that government will not tolerate marketers who are out to shortchange members of the public during the festive period.

ONE of the fallout of the cashless policy and rapid deployment of electronic payment channels is online payment.