Tag: drug overdoses

Court orders man’s arrest in wife, child neglect case

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the arrest of one Mr Itoro Monday Uko in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state for contempt of court. Itoro Uko is said to have abandoned his wife...

NOA commends EFCC’s efforts against Naira abuse

The Director-General of National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on its drive against all forms of Naira abuse. Onilu gave the commendation in Abuja in a letter addressed to...

US lawmakers pass resolution on Chibok girls, Boko Haram

The United States House of Representatives has called upon the Nigerian and the American governments to ensure that recovery and reunion of remaining Chibok girls abducted a decade ago with their families. The House made this known in a document...

Police begin investigation of factional NANS clashes in Abuja

The FCT Police Command has commenced investigations into the recent attacks and counter-attacks launched against each other by the factional leaders of the National Association of Nigerian Students in the Abuja metropolis. Spokesman of the Command, SP Josephine Adeh made...

U.K. lawmakers pass landmark ‘Smoke-Free Generation’ Bill

The U.K. House of Commons passed a groundbreaking bill on Tuesday that aims to create a “smoke-free generation” by banning the sale of cigarettes to anyone born in 2009 or later.  The move represents one of the strictest anti-smoking measures in the...