Mrs. Adeyeye Mojisola, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are involved in drug abuse.This was disclosed during the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth-focused initiative, “Catch Them Young,” held on Wednesday at Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt, Rivers...
Category: Crime and Judiciary
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Retired Policeman Caught On Active Duty Doing “Stop and Search”
A retired police inspector identified as Linus Monday has allegedly been caught embarking on a stop and search operation.A post on Instagram by whiteshark_blog about his arrest showed the former officer in a police uniform with ID card number 6257.Although the place where the incident happened was not stated in the post and comments, it...
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High School Student Kills Himself, Fatally Shoot Another and Injure One at School Cafeteria in Nashville
17-year-old Solomon Henderson on Wednesday morning used a handgun to open fire at Antioch High School killing a 16-year-old and wounded another before fatally shooting himself.According to police, the deceased 16-year-old was identified as Josselin Corea Escalante while the wounded male suffered a graze to the arm and was treated at a hospital and released.“The...
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13 People Fleeing From Rumors of Fire Killed by Train in India.
At least 13 people have been killed and five injured after they fled rumours of a fire on board their train in India, only to be hit by another train.Railway officials said the passengers got down from the Mumbai-bound train in western Maharashtra state after someone pulled the emergency cord, causing it to stop.They were...
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Ex-Convict Returns Back to Correctional Centre Eight Days after Osun State’s Pardon
Sunday Omisakin an ex-convict granted state pardon by Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on December 26, 2024 had been remanded in the Ilesa Correctional Centre.Presiding over the Osogbo Magistrate court on 7th of January was Mr Adekanmi Adeyeba who had adjourned the case till January 10 to rule on the bail application after Omisakin was...
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Criticism As Iraqi Lawmakers Ignorantly Passes Bill That Legalizes Child Marriage
On Tuesday, the Iraq’s parliament passed three divisive laws including amendments to the country’s personal status law that opponents say would in effect legalize child marriage.The amendments give Islamic courts increased authority over family matters, including marriage, divorce and inheritance. Activists argue that this undermines Iraq’s 1959 Personal Status Law, which unified family law and established safeguards for...
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Taliban Government Announces Release of US Nationals in Prisoner Exchange for Afghan Mujahid
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has announced the release of detained Americans in a prisoner swap deal with the United States.The Taliban Foreign Ministry in Kabul did not name the US citizens or say how many were released but said they were exchanged for Khan Mohammad, who was arrested in the eastern Afghan province of...
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Security Agents Arrest Teenage Robbery Gang; Suspect Claims Supernatural Powers
January 21, 2025 Five young boys were apprehended by security agents in the Imiokpe community of Okpella, located in the Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State, following a robbery at a boutique. The suspects confessed to the crime and described their method of disappearing after each operation. They revealed that they travelled from...
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