Two Months Of Action: Kano’s New Front In The War Against Drug Abuse – By Lamara Garba
FOR years, the menace of drug abuse has remained one of the most troubling challenges confronting Nigerian society, particularly its young population. What.
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Kano Task Force Arrests 380 Suspects, Secures 230 Convictions In Two Months
THE Kano State Multi-Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking says it has arrested more than 380 suspects and secured over.
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NDLEA Intercepts 1.3m Tramadol Pills, 6,000kg Cannabis Worth N3.4bn In Nationwide Operations
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted more than 1.3 million pills of tramadol and other opioids, alongside about.
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NDLEA Seizes 785,000 Pregabalin Capsules Weighing 669kg In Kano, Arrests 20-Year-Old
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 20-year-old suspect, Saidu Adamu, with a staggering 785,000 capsules of Pregabalin.
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Kano Court Jails Two Men Nine Years Each For Supplying Intoxicants To Children
TWO men have been sentenced to a cumulative nine-year jail term each for supplying rubber solution and other intoxicating substances to vulnerable children.
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‘Any Contractor I Demanded Money From Should Come Forward’ – NAFDAC DG
THE Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Moji Adeyeye, has challenged any contractor who claims.
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Egypt Sentences TV Presenter, 11 Others To Death In Drug Trafficking Case
AN EGYPTIAN court sentenced a well-known television presenter and 11 others to death for manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in a sprawling drugs case,.
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Substance Abuse: Kano Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Task Force Unite Against Drug Menace
THE Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Dawanau, Kano, has strengthened its collaboration with the Kano State Special Task Force on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
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Mother Arrested For Allegedly Smuggling ‘Drugs’ To Son On Death Row In Ogun Prison
THE Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service has arrested a woman, Mrs Iyabo Sowunmi, for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspected illicit.
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Kano Task Force Targets 10,000 Drug Users For Rehabilitation In One Year
THE Kano State Government has set an ambitious target of taking 10,000 drug users off the streets and rehabilitating them within one year.
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US Names 10 Nigerians On ‘Worst Of The Worst’ Register Over Fraud, Drugs, Child Offences
THE United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has added 10 Nigerians to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) “Worst of the Worst”.
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FNHDK Donates 400 Doses Of Anti-Malaria Drugs To NYSC In Kano, Seeks Stronger Health Partnership
THE Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Dawanau-Kano (FNHDK), Prof. Dr. Auwalu Sani Salihu, has donated 400 doses of anti-malaria medication to.
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Task Force Chairman Hails Vigilance As Kano Community Rejects ₦10m Bribe, Exposes Suspected Drug Trafficking Operation
RESIDENTS of Bajallabe, around the FCE Gate 1 axis of Kano metropolis, have been commended for rejecting an alleged ₦10 million inducement and.
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Kano Task Force Chairman Inaugurates Nine Committees To Intensify War Against Drug Abuse
THE Chairman of the Multi Agency Task Force on Drug Abuse and Trafficking, Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, Esq., has inaugurated nine subcommittees to.
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How We Arrested Ex-Rogo Council Chairman Over Alleged Drug Sales – Kano Task Force Chairman Muhuyi Magaji
THE Kano State Multi-Agency Committee on Illicit Drugs and Related Offences has arrested a former chairman of Rogo Local Government Area over alleged.
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NDLEA Arrests 58-Year-Old Grandfather, Eight Others Over Alleged Drug Trafficking In Edo
THE Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a grandfather, identified as Musa Muhammed, 58, and eight.
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70% Of Major Crimes In Kano Linked To Drug Abuse – Task Force Chairman Muhuyi Magaji
THE Chairman of the Kano State Joint Task Force Committee on Drug Abuse, Muhuyi Magaji Rimin Gado, has disclosed that about 70 per.
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Human Trafficking Still Thrives Beyond Public Awareness – By Boma West
EVERY year on July 30, the world marks the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day reminds governments, civil society groups and.
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NDLEA Arrests South African At Abuja Airport With 5.75kg Heroin Hidden In Luggage
OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old South African woman at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA),.
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NDLEA Arrests Two Grandfathers For Selling Drugs To Secondary School Students In Abia
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested two elderly men in Abia state for allegedly selling illicit drugs to secondary school.