Tag: Drug
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Senate moves to tackle drug, substance abuse
Following the Senate’s resolution in October on the state of drug and substance abuse around the nation, the Upper Chamber has moved to address the widespread use of drugs and other illegal substances through a stakeholder roundtable with state governments, local governments, traditional rulers, the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria and NGOs. The objective of the…
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Reverend, assistant pastor jailed for drugging, raping women in Church
A 59-year-old assistant pastor at the Liberty Pentecostal Church, in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England, Laurence Peterson, has been jailed for more than 8 years for helping a church minister, Rev. John Wilson, to sexually assault female parishioners. On several occasions, Peterson blocked doors and held victims down as a 70-year-old Rev John Wilson performed “grotesque”…
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Rain of bullets in Anambra Church killings: ‘Death toll of bloody drug war rises to 11’
The death toll of the tragic Anambra Church killings at St Philip’s Catholic church, Ofufe Nza, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State, when a hooded gunman stormed the church and rained bullets on the congregants, has risen to 11, the police has confirmed. Recall TheNewsGuru had earlier published that eight people died,…