Tag: Drug
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Omokri in awe over Kyari’s treatment when connected to crimes
Omokri was completely in awe, as he wonders why the former head of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, DCP Abba Kyari, is too big for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration
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BREAKING: Abba Kyari taken into custody
Embattled police officer Abba Kyari has been taken into custody, according to information reaching TheNewsGuru.com (TNG).
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NDLEA intercepts 1.5million Tramadol tablets enroute Kebbi, Kano
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted about 1.5million tablets and capsules of pharmaceutical opioids such as Tramadol, Exol-5 and Diazepam loaded in Onitsha, Anambra state. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday, in Abuja. Babafemi said that the drugs, heading to…
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Nigeria ranked top ten in human trafficking, drug market
The 2021 Global Organised Crime Index has ranked Nigeria among the top 10 criminal markets for trafficking in people, firearms, illicit cannabis and heroin trade, fauna crimes, synthetic drugs and non-renewable resource crimes. The index shows that the countries with the highest criminality levels are those experiencing conflict or fragility, adding that such affected nations…
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Drug abuse, trafficking in Nigeria under control – Marwa
The problem of drug abuse and trafficking in Nigeria is “on its way to being under control”, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, has said. Marwa told the Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that with the support from the Federal Government, foreign…
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Fayemi signs drug supplies law, approves N80m for take-off
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has signed the state Drugs and Health Supplies Management Agency Bill into law. The Governor also announced the approval of N80m as seed funding for the establishment of the ag
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Legalising cannabis will cause setback for Nigeria – Marwa
The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, on Monday condemned the move to legalise Cannabis Sativa in Nigeria. He called on all well-meaning individuals to resist such an attempt by some public office holders, saying it would frustrate the war against drug abuse in the country. “With over…
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BREAKING: NDLEA arrests popular drug lord in Anambra State
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a popular drug lord known as Okeke Chijioke in Anambra State. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi made this known on Sunday in Abuja. The NDLEA’s Director stated that Chijioke was arrested at No. 3, Atunya street, Maryland Estate,…
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India releases new drug for COVID-19 treatment
India has begun distribution of a newly developed drug, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), to treat Coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms. The drug reportedly reduces patients’ dependence on oxygen and hastens their recovery. It was developed by a laboratory of India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories. The distribution of the new drug…
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NDLEA arrests Lagos Ex-LG boss with cocaine, 145m on his trip to London
A former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area, Asekun Kehinde Sakiru, has been arrested with cocaine. He was nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos, the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed on Wednesday via a…