What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. RCCG pastor arraigned for allegedly raping daughter (Punch) A Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of…
NDLEA arrests 103 suspects, seize 1, 458.709Kg drugs in Kaduna
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kaduna State Command , says its operatives have arrested 103 suspects and seized 1,458. 709Kg of illicit drug in the state. The state NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Samaila Danmallam told the…
Heroin worth £120m found at Felixstowe in ‘UK’s biggest haul’ (BBC)
Nearly 1.3 tonnes of heroin with a street value of £120m has been found in what is thought to be the UK’s largest ever seizure of the drug. The drugs were found concealed in towels and bathrobes on a container…
Here’s why substance abuse will kill you
…and a peek at what MTN ASAP is about to do in Rivers State to avoid it Scenes from the ‘Area Boy’ play that is centred around themes of substance abuse. Did you know that in 1985, outside the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, 3 young Nigerians were…
Caught in the net: Top junior tennis star jailed 3 years over drugs (DailyMail)
Nemiah Fletchman was affectionately known as ‘Tennis-saurus’ when he was little, for two reasons. The first was that Nemiah had almost reached his adult height of 6ft 3in before he was barely out of short trousers; the other was obvious…
Man given heroin addiction from mother at birth killed himself (Metro)
A young man hooked on heroin at birth because of his mother’s addiction killed himself after being unable to deal with the scars of his early childhood, an inquest heard. The moment Luke Morris was brought into the world, doctors…
Alcohol and Cigarettes – Which is more harmful? Read… (Curiosity)
Addiction is no joke. Though we’ve all joked about being addicted to “Stranger Things” or pumpkin spice or, obviously, the wonderful Curiosity app, those things aren’t out to ruin anyone’s lives. Entering the realm of the world’s most addictive substances…
