Tag: Drug Addict
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How I almost became a drug addict – Obasanjo reveals
Ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he almost became a drug addict. He spoke in Abeokuta over the weekend at the second edition of ‘Fly Above The High’ anti-drug campaign conference organised by the Recovery Advocacy Network. Obasanjo stated that smoking during his youthful age led to chronic coughing and almost became an addiction.…
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21-year-old suspected drug addict beats father to death
A21-year-old suspected drug addict, identified as Muhammed Yusuf, has allegedly committed patricide by beating his septuagenarian father, Alhaji Ibrahim Yusuf, to death. The suspect was said to have been alone with the father when he allegedly committed the crime at St. Mary Primary School area of Lokoja on Wednesday night. According to one of the…
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Nigeria has about 14 million drug addicts – Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has raised an alarm over increasing number of drug addiction in the country. He explained that school administrators and parents must be proactive in order to curb the menace. Speaking at a 2-day National Summit on Menace of Drugs and Substances Abuse among the youth, the minister, who…