drug abuse

Yobe state command of National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it arrested a total of 151 suspected drug offenders in a year. Apeh Reuben, NDLEA commander in Yobe, disclosed this during the international day against drug abuse…

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has decried the increase in purchase of hydroxychloroquine anti-malaria drug, touted to be a potential treatment for coronavirus. While addressing reporters in Abuja on Thursday, the PTF…

176 new coronavirus cases have been recorded in Nigeria, bringing the total infections in the country to 5,621, it emerged on Saturday night. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the new cases in an official tweet,…

A Twitter user has claimed northern women are mixing Maggi – a cooking seasoning and Coke – a soft drink, in a bid to get intoxicated. The user who tweets with the handle @KoloKennethK, wrote; Wow. I just learnt something today. Arewa…

Malam Ibrahim Ibrahim in the middle A criminal Court in Makka, Saudi Arabia has discharged and acquitted a Nigerian man identified as Sheikh Ibrahim Ibrahim who was on death roll for 3 years after being accused of drug trafficking.…

Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi ll has said the northern region is at the verge of destroying itself, if the leadership attitude does not change. He sounded this warning to northern Nigerian…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned food vendors and others against the use of paracetamol as tenderizer in cooking meat and beans.The Kwara Coordinator of NAFDAC, Mrs Roseline Ajayi…

A Nigerian man was spotted walking with his head after he allegedly got getting high on drugs, this is according to a viral Twitter video. In the trending video of a young Nigerian man that is said to be high on drugs can be seen…

Nigeria will have a generation of mad people in the next 20 years if the issue of drug abuse and trafficking are not addressed, according to Drug-Free Arewa Campaign Movement. Lead Convener of the movement, Ibrahim Yusuf, made the…

Many people don't understand why or how other people become addicted to drugs and more often than not we think that those who use drugs lack moral principles or willpower and that they could stop their drug use simply by choosing to.…

A student of the Federal University, Lokoja, Saddam Saidu, has narrated how drug addiction almost ruined his life, but for the intervention of his father, Mohammed, who refused to give up on him. The Political Science student explained…

Emzor Pharmaceutical Nigeria Limited has reacted to the closure of its production site by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC. According to the pharmaceutical company, NAFDAC has only temporarily…

The President of the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria (APN), Dr Taiwo Sheikh, says according to a recent study, 85% of mad people in Nigeria are youths within the age bracket of 18-38. The psychiatrist in a recent interview…

A Nigerian man has taken to a popular forum to narrate on how his friend has gotten addicted to the banned drug Tramadol. According to him, he is already losing concentration and his aggressiveness is increasing by the day. …

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), reportedly intercepted a truckload of Codeine syrup disguised as malaria tablets yesterday, in Funtua, Katsina State. The seized drugs also led to the…