Drug Abuse, Mental Illness Feed Each Other, Marwa Warns

Drug Abuse, Mental Illness Feed Each Other, Marwa Warns

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja NDLEA boss calls for increased mental health funding, prioritises women, children. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), has warned that drug abuse and mental illness reinforce each other, urging the government to increase funding for mental healthcare and expand access to treatment. Marwa said addressing drug abuse without tackling underlying mental health […]

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Wike Reiterates Commitment to Rid FCT of Street Begging, Other Security Threats

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike chairing the FCT security committee meeting By Toffa Momoh, Momoh Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike has ordered the immediate and comprehensive clampdown on illegal mining activities springing up around the FCT, which have been identified as serious security threats to the FCT. Commissioner of Police, FCT, Ajao Saka Adewale disclosed this in Abuja, while briefing journalists on the outcome of the FCT […]

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Honda, Nissan in merger talks to counter Tesla, other EV rivals

Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan on Monday agreed to launch talks on a merger seen as a bid to catch up with Chinese rivals and Tesla on electric vehicles. The two firms, along with Mitsubishi Motors, “have signed a memorandum of understanding to start discussions and considerations toward a business integration between the two companies through the establishment of a joint holding company,” a joint statement said. Meanwhile, the […]

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Tinubu’s arrest, other failed prophecies by Bishop Feyi Daniels

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court on Friday, January 26, 2024, sentenced the founder of iReign Christian Ministry, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping a church member while “speaking in tongues” at his residence in Lekki. The trial judge, Rahman Oshodi, found the Lagos-based cleric guilty of rape and sexual assault of a female worshipper in his church in 2020. The victim (name withheld) was based in […]

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