Group takes campaign against drug abuse to varsity, as commissioner, lawmaker pledges support
Peace Agents across Bayelsa State under the aegis of the Bayelsa State Peace Architecture (SPA) have embarked on a sensitisation…
PAP to partner with Pentaglo to discourage drug abuse in N’Delta
The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr. Dennis Otuaro, has decried the rate of drug abuse amongst youths…
Take drastic steps against rising prostitution, drug abuse—Delta assembly urges State govt
Asaba—The Delta House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging the State Government to take drastic measures against rising cases…
Tinubu vows to tackle drug abuse, Illicit trafficking
Abuja—President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday expressed the commitment of his administration to combat drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking.…
Police arrest man after teenage friend dies of drug overdose in his house
Udu—Police in Ovwian/Aladja Division in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State have arrested a man identified as Samuel after…
Bayelsa youth leader launches campaign against political violence, drug abuse, other vices
Brass—The leadership of Okpoama Kingdom Youth Movement (OKYM) in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has launched a campaign…
Four suspected internet fraudsters die of alleged drug overdose in Bayelsa
Yenagoa—Four suspected internet fraudsters popularly known as Yahoo Yahoo boys were on Friday confirmed dead after purportedly overdosing on illicit…
Drug abuse: cartels plotting to replace Tramadol with more deadly opioid, says NDLEA
Abuja—The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday, said it had uncovered plans by criminal elements to introduce a…
Drug abuse: Why Nigeria can’t legalize use of marijuana, NDLEA boss explains
Abuja—The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that Nigeria cannot emulate other countries legalising cannabis cultivation and usage…
Diri links increase in crime rate to drug addiction
Yenagoa—Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said there is a correlation between drug addiction and an increase in crime…
Why we raided drug kingpins in Nembe—Bayelsa youth leader reveals
Nembe—The Nembe Youth Congress in collaboration with the Nembe City Internal Security have embarked on a campaign against social vices…
Dikio blame surging militancy in Niger Delta to drug abuse
Abuja—The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (retd), has stated that drug abuse is…
