•Prison inmates Prison warders attached to the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) in Kano have arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Muhammad Kabir Tishama, for attempting to smuggle illicit drugs concealed inside a loaf of bread to inmates. The suspect was apprehended by vigilant officers while inmates from the Goron Dutse Custodial Centre were b...
•US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump announced yesterday punishing tariffs on pharmaceuticals, big-rig trucks, home renovation fixtures and furniture, reviving his global trade war. The late-evening announcement is the harshest trade policy by the president since last April’s shock unveiling of reciprocal tariffs on virtually e...
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has raised the alarm over the trending activities of ‘courier operators’ ferrying dangerous weapons and illicit drugs in the country. The service also expressed concerns over the proliferation and infiltration of illegal courier operators and logistics companies across the major cities of the nation, report...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, says about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. The state NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, disclosed this in Ibadan today during the command’s rally in commemoration of the 2025 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, reports NAN. T...
People living with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) in Nigeria have lamented that the high cost of medication and poor access to comprehensive care are weighing heavily on them and their families. They also decried the lack of access to new and advanced medica therapies that have been proven to cure the disease in other countries […]
•Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has distanced himself from AI-generated videos falsely depicting him endorsing certain drugs and scholarships. In a statement on his personal X account, Adeboye warned the public against deceptive social media posts ...
•Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike Residents of Fogbe community in Ashara ward of Kwali Area Council of the FCT, Abuja have bemoaned the dilapidated state of the health centre in the community. Some of the villagers, who spoke with our correspondent, said it has become an eyesore due to its deplorable state, reports […]...
A passionate appeal has been made to students in Delta State, and indeed Nigeria, to steer clear of illicit drugs and substance abuse, as traces can be detected in the human bloodstream for up to 90 days after exposure. The Assistant State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Delta Command, Mr. Silas […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has stated reasons for its plans to incorporate illegal and hidden economic activities, such as prostitution and drug trafficking, into the calculation of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The bureau disclosed this during a sensitisation workshop on GDP and Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebasing, orga...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), today destroyed expired products, unregistered and unwholesome products, fake and counterfeit products, and unregistered imported products smuggled into the country worth ₦10,991,458,374.60. The destruction carried out at the Akinyele Dump site, Ibadan, was witnessed by...
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