Dispatch Rider Jailed For Distributing Prohibited Drugs
A 33 year-old dispatch rider, Yahaya Nuru, has been convicted and sentenced to a total of 7 years imprisonment, by a Federal High Court, Lagos, over unlawful distribution of large quantities tramadol, a...
A Federal High Court, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced one Komolafe Gbenga John, a manager with a Netherland-based freight agency company, for trafficking in prohibited hard drugs.
Komolafe was convicted and sentences to 12 months imprisonment by Justice Friday Ogazi,...
Deji Adesanya & his accomplice during their arrest
A 35 year-old man, Deji Adesanya, has been convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment, by a Federal High Court Lagos, for unlawful dealing in Sativa cannabis, a prohibited weed, also known...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court, Lagos to issue injunctive orders restraining the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Attorney-General of the Federation who represents the Federal Government, including...
A five-member syndicate have been arrested for allegedly swindling one Halima Sanni the sum of N26, 550, 000 Million, under false pretence of providing spiritual cleansing and solutions to different ailments. Of
The five members syndicate who claimed to be...
A man, Gabriel Celestine Nwawuzor, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over alleged money laundering and obtaining the sum of N55 million by false pretence.
Gabriel alongside a company, Moonlink Pharmaceuticals Limited were arraigned before the court...
Dr. Salako, Nigeria's Minister of State for Health
Civil society organisations (CSOs) working in tobacco control have applauded the “outstanding leadership” of the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, and the Nigerian delegation at the 11th...
The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children in Nigeria (AONN) has called on government agencies, civil society, and development partners to strengthen efforts to protect vulnerable Nigerians.
The appeal was made at its Annual General Scientific Meeting (AGSM) in Abuja,...
Opeyemi Ibitoye
The global health landscape is undergoing a silent, yet profound, transformation. Where infectious diseases once reigned supreme, a new wave of chronic conditions, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease are taking their place,...
In a nation often gridlocked by debate, the Nigerian Senate’s firm stance against sachet alcohol represents a critical intervention for public health.
The 10th Senate's recent resolution to enforce the ban on sachet alcohol production by December 31, 2025, has...