Have you heard of Yodi – it’s the Yoruba street word for a drug guaranteed to give the user a big bum. I first learnt of it in an article I read in one of the dailies about the drugs…
I don’t regret sending my own son to jail
I called the police on my son and sent him to jail. Hummn I am a mother and like all good mothers, I have labored for my children, I have stood in the gap for them, praying night and day…
God sent him to us but he came like a mad man
My story is strange. Even though I am not your regular church person, I believe in a higher power. This story I am about to tell you happened a few years back. I got a call from my son’s school…
Authorities offer advice on safer drug use ahead of the 2019 summer festival season (Straight)
The first day of the summer is barely more than a month away. It’s time to pull your festival gear out of storage and prepare for the year’s annual season of concerts under the sun. Breakout Festival is happening in…
I killed my lover on Valentine’s Day
Then came that Valentine’s Day. He wanted us to go eat at Sheraton Hotel! Yes, it was going to be a buffet and he had saved for it. I was excited too and I knew I had to be monitoring him;
NDLEA seeks government partnership for drug-free society (Guardian)
The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah, has called on state governments to partner with the agency to address the scourge of drug trafficking and abuse. Abdallah, made the call in Abuja on Monday in…
Home most dangerous place for women, says UN study (KHerald)
More than half of the women murdered worldwide last year were killed by their partners or family members, making home “the most dangerous place for a woman,” a new UN study said. In statistics released on the International Day for…
Alarm over Chinese “human flesh” drugs (Vanguard)
It sounds like a tale from a fictitious horror novel or movie, but unknown to millions of Nigerians they could easily be consumers of Chinese drugs made with human flesh! It would have been difficult to believe this shocking news…
PCN seals 343 pharmacies, PPMVs in Kebbi (Guardian)
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 343 pharmacies and patent and proprietary medicine vendors( PPMVs) in Kebbi State for improper handling of controlled substances, unhygienic environment and poor documentation. The Council’s Director in charge of Inspection and Monitoring,…
Olamide and Nigeria’s drug epidemic – Dami Ajayi
Have you heard DJ Enimoney’s biggest club banger? It is simply called ‘Diet’. With assists from rapper Reminisce, singer Tiwa Savage and hype-man Slimcase (originator of that catchy phrase ‘Saint Sami Ganja’), this infectious song is a praise song for…
