•Policemen The Nigeria Police Force in Delta State has intensified intelligence-led operations targeting drug dens, blackspots, and criminal hideouts across the state, amid rising concerns over substance abuse, particularly among youths. The Command said the move is part of sustained efforts to dismantle drug networks, prevent avoidable deaths...
•Drug abuse Experts and scholars have sounded the alarm over the rising incidence of substance abuse and its far-reaching consequences for public health, the economy, and social stability. They spoke at the second edition of the Daniel Buba Colloquium held at Taraba State University, Jalingo, reports Saturday Guardian. The colloquium, attended...
•Regina, mother (Rita Daniels) and Emeka Rollas The National Presidential of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Emaka Rollas is currently engaged in an escalating war of words with embattled Regina Daniels and her mother, Rita Daniels following his recent attempt to address the controversies surrounding the deepening marital crisis between the ...
•Tinubu and Marwa President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term, extending his leadership until 2031. Marwa, who hails from Adamawa State, was first appointed NDLEA Chairman in January 2021 by former Pre...
•Drug abuse in Nigeria In a passionate and articulate appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a senior student of Government Secondary School, Area 10, Garki, Abuja, has called for urgent and coordinated national action to tackle Nigeria’s spiraling drug abuse crisis. Ogbodo Kelvin, the student behind the bold message, addressed his letter dire...
Nigeria is grappling with an alarming drug crisis, with a United Nations report revealing that 14.4 per cent of its population aged 15 to 64 (nearly triple the global average) abuse drugs. Startlingly, one in five drug users suffers from disorders requiring urgent treatment. Also, psychiatric studies show that 82.5 per cent of boys in [&hellip...
•Abbas Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, today raised alarm over rising cases of drug abuse and domestic violence in the northwestern part of the country, saying there is the need for urgent actions. The Speaker spoke at the flag-off of sensitisation campaign against drug abuse and domestic violence in the north-west zon...
•Pro Chancellor of Achievers University, Dr Bode Ayorinde The Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State has warned new students of the institution against involving in acts that could make them lose their studentship. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Omolola Irinoye, gave this warning at the 18th matriculation ceremony of the instituti...
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