Tag: drugs

China arrests 168,000 suspects for drug-related crimes in 2016

Chinese Police have arrested 168,000 suspects for drug production or trafficking and

Research uncovers breakthrough with breast cancer drug: study

New research finds more patients suffering from breast cancer could be treated

Philippines edges closer to death penalty return for serious drug offences

Philippine lower house lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the re-imposition of capital punishment for

New Zealand relies on migrants as ‘locals can’t pass drug tests’- PM

New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said Monday his country has to

Nigerians In South Africa Under Attack

Nigerians living in South African have cried out following the re-emergence of

China set to tighten regulation on food, drugs

China will tighten regulation and revise standards on an extensive range of

Court sends 3 convicts to jail over importation of 5.8kg of cocaine

Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, sentenced three convicts, Okechukwu Nwachukwu,

Police arrest French man accused of mailing drugs to Australian outback town

A French man was arrested and charged for allegedly posting illicit drugs

Philippine Catholic Church says drug war behind ‘reign of terror’ on poor

The Philippines’ Catholic Church has assailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs

NDLEA to assist families with drug-related problems

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it will assist families

Kenya extradites 4 men to U.S. on suspicion of heroin smuggling

Four men charged with directing a major heroin trafficking ring have been

We lost N200m drugs to fire, says Zamfara Health Commissioner

The Zamfara Government on Sunday said over N200 million worth of drugs

62 persons convicted for drug offences in Edo in 2016 – NDLEA

No fewer than 62 persons have been convicted for various drug offences

Indonesia advises Nigerians against involvement in drug trafficking

The Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Harry Purwanto, on Wednesday advised Nigerians to

Drug traffickers excrete 50 wraps of cocaine

Two drug trafficking suspects have been arrested with 1.2 kilogrammes of cocaine

NDLEA secures conviction of 339 illicit drug users in Kano

The Kano State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)

Unemployed arraigned over alleged drug trafficking

A 28-year-old unemployed man, Godwin Omenka, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to illicit

Expert recommends fertility preservation for young people including cancer patients

A fertility specialist and gynaecologist, Dr Olajumoke Ogunro, on Monday recommended fertility

Lawmaker cautions youths against drug abuse, social vices

Mr Murtala Sodangi, member, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, on Monday advised

Nigerian refugees in Cameroon arrested for illicit drug use

Some Nigerian youths living as refugees in an Internally Displaced Persons camps

NDLEA prosecutes 2 suspects over unlawful possession of Cocaine — Commander

Two suspects are currently being prosecuted at the Federal High Court, Sokoto,

Antibiotic resistance challenges treatment of AIDS, TB, malaria – NGO

The Viva Fidel Health Foundation, an NGO, has appealed for strong government

US FDA lifts hold on AstraZeneca head and neck cancer trials

U.S. officials have given green light for two clinical trials testing of

Barons Caught With Concealed Drugs Worth Over N2.5billion

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a drug related case

Why There’s Surge In Demand For Hard Drugs In North-East – NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has blamed the surge in

Jibrin Reveals He was Tested for Drugs and Alcohol Over Allegations, Displays Results

Abdulmumi Jibrin who is the former chairman of the House of Representatives

Medical Practitioners Lament Recession: “Doctors Live In Nigeria, Not Mars”

Both Private and Public Health centers are having  major troubles due to

9 Nigerian drug dealers Using Mountain of Fire As Base Sentenced to Jail In Cambodia

Nine Nigerian nationals and a Cambodian woman who were accused and arrested

Report says 370 kilos of cocaine found at Coca-Cola factory in France

A report on Wednesday in Paris said 370 kilogrammes of cocaine worth

NDLEA seizes 20 tonnes of illicit drugs from 87 suspects in Borno

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Borno says it has