The UN drugs agency on Wednesday sounded the alarm on a group of potent synthetic opioids, as it warned that the drop in Afghanistan’s opium production may boost synthetic drug use. “Nitazenes –- a group of synthetic opioids which can be even more potent than fentanyl -– have recently emerged in several high-income countries, resulting…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has sued the Kaduna State House of Assembly over the latter’s claim that his eight-year administration allegedly siphoned ₦432bn leaving the state with huge debt liabilities. El-Rufai filed a fundamenatal rights suit at Federal High Court in Kaduna against state House of Assembly on Wednesday. The suit, filed by…
Angel Unigwe has refuted the claim by the veteran actor Kanayo O Kanayo that she breached their contract together. On June 21, Kanayo alleged that the teen actress did not fulfil a contract she signed with him for a production she got hired for. He also claimed Unigwe’s mum is known for breaching acting contracts by prematurely taking her…
Legendary former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry is one of the names being considered to succeed Rob Page as Wales manager. Henry, who has managed Monaco and Montreal Impact, is in charge of France’s Under-21 side and is preparing to lead his country’s Olympic team in the Games in Paris next month. The 46-year-old…
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday reinstated an agency rule prohibiting residents from using “X” instead of male or female on state-issued driver’s licenses or identification cards. In a one-page order, justices stayed a lower-court ruling that had blocked the new rule that also made it more difficult for transgender people to change the sex listed on…
In a landmark announcement, the U.S. surgeon general declared firearm violence a public health crisis in the nation Tuesday. Dr. Vivek Murthy warned in the advisory that gun violence poses a “serious threat to the health and well-being of our country,” that has not just a serious physical toll, but mental as well. It marks…
A suspect in a triple homicide case in Florida was shot and killed after engaging in shootout with officers as he was traveling to Georgia, where police believe he intended to kill someone else. Javontee Brice, 28, was identified by witnesses in the shooting of two women Monday night, according to the Bradenton Police Department….
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loans for state-owned institutions. In a statement on Tuesday, Nasir Ayitogo, the media spokesperson of the fund, said the decision was made due to low data submission. President Bola Tinubu enacted an initial version of the student loan…
Kehinde Ogundare, the judge of the federal high court sitting in Lagos, has struck out the naira abuse charge against Cubana Chief Priest. On April 16, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a three-count charge against the socialite over alleged abuse of the naira. Cubana Chief Priest was alleged to have sprayed and tampered with naira…
A High Court Judge, Justice Haruna Mshelia, his wife, driver and orderly were abducted by the Boko Haram terroriste along Biu to Maiduguri road on Monday, June 24, 2024. Justice Mshelia was traveling in his vehicle, accompanied by his driver, a security escort and his wife. As they approached a curve in the road between…
