The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered a total of 230,600 pills of 200mg and 225mg of Tramadol, a prohibited substance in Gadar Tamburawa area of Kano, Kano State. NDLEA ‘s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi,…
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…
Baby dies after clubbing mother gives tramadol
An unidentified lady has been arrested for allegedly killing her baby after giving him tramadol to enable him to sleep deeply so she can go clubbing with friends. The incident reportedly happened last night in Likomba, Tiko, South-West region of…
My first Uber trip was a scam all because of yahoo, yahoo boys
When I finished school more than 12 years ago, I wanted to work in a bank. As you see me, I am a graduate of Banking and Finance. But bank job didn’t come. I calculated that if I didn’t get…
Meet the man keeping Seme border safe
In a bid to boost rice production in Nigeria and pave the way to a self-reliant nation, President Muhammadu Buhari shut the country’s land borders sending rice farmers into overdrive nationwide. It was time to take Nigeria back from foreign…
Company denies involvement in ambulance usage for conveying illegal tramadol
…says vehicle was hijacked illegally …backs further investigation, suspends driver Medbury Medical Services, owner of the ambulance illegally used to convey 10 cartons of stolen tramadol, has denied involvement. The company, in a statement on Thursday, said that the driver…
Kirikiri is not for human beings. Believe me, I just got out…(concluding part)
Kirikiri is not for human beings. Believe me, I just got out… In the cell, there are levels; there are eight bunk beds and these are allocated according to your level in the cell. The highest level is the Cell…
Police intercept 303 cartons of Tramadol in Kano, arrest five (Punch)
The Kano State Police Command on Friday intercepted 303 cartons of hard drugs suspected to be Tramadol tablets. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Mohammed Wakili, disclosed this to journalists in Kano, the News Agency of Nigeria reported. Wakali explained that…
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…
Tramadol: Drug abuse in Nigeria now UN Security Council concern (Nation)
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria, and West and Central Africa face “disruptive and destabilising” new trends regarding drug trafficking, drug use and other crimes. The Executive Director of UNODC, Mr Yury Fedotov, said this…