Drug abuse: Tinubu promises to prioritise prevention strategies

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said his administration would prioritise prevention mechanisms to curb drug abuse in the country. Tinubu said investing in prevention is a “prudent way of safeguarding…

US jails ex-Honduras president for 45 years on drugs charges

A court in New York on Wednesday sentenced former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez to 45 years in prison after he was convicted of trafficking hundreds of tons of cocaine…

Romania, Slovakia reach last 16 at Euro 2024 after draw

Romania and Slovakia both qualified for the last 16 at Euro 2024 after a tense 1-1 draw in their last Group E game on Wednesday. Ondrej Duda put Slovakia ahead…

90% of tramadol seizures globally occur in Africa – UNODC

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), says its 2024 drug report has revealed that 90 per cent of tramadol seized globally in the past five years occurred…

APC loyalists defect to PDP in Ondo

Hundreds of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure, the Ondo State capital, defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday ahead of the forthcoming governorship…

NDLEA arrests 150 drug traffickers in Nasarawa

The Nasarawa State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it arrested no fewer than 150 suspected drug traffickers between the months of July 2023 and June…

Hungary striker Varga leaves hospital after horror Euros injury

Hungary striker, Barnabas Varga left hospital on Wednesday after having surgery on multiple facial fractures he suffered in a sickening collision during the 1-0 win over Scotland at Euro 2024.…

APC members defect to PDP in Ondo

Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ondo State on Wednesday announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. The defectors, who are from the 208 wards and in…

Leaked Data: Authorities on top of NIN slip sale- Tijani

Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has addressed the recent controversy surrounding the sale of unauthorised National Identity Number (NIN) slips for N100. Tijani’s address follows a…

Strike: FG, ASUU in closed-door meeting

The Federal Government delegation and the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), are in closed door meeting to discuss lingering crisis and avert strike by the Union. The…

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