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Unless there is urgent intervention, experts have warned that Nigeria may be building a nation of drug addicts. This is not unconnected with latest reports which show that 3 million bottles of codeine are consumed daily in Kano and Jigawa States. Even the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration of Nigeria, NAFDAC, has expressed worry over uncontrolled use of codeine containing cough syrups across the country.  Also just last week, the Medical Director, Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, Dr. Oluyemisi Ogun, had confirmed a sharp increase in the number of patients with drug-related cases seen at the hospital in recent times. Ogun who spoke at a symposium put together by the Health Writers Association of Nigeria, HEWAN, with the theme: “Emergency Response to Disease Outbreaks: The Way Forward in Nigeria”, said although the threat of communicable disorders was evident, the nation ought to be more worried about non-communicable disorders like drug abuse. “We are talking a...

PRESS RELEASE POLICE INTENSIFIED WAR ON CULTISTS IN AKWA IBOM STATE WITH THE ARREST OF SUSPECTED 67 CULT MEMBERS IN ONE MONTH AND RECOVERED ARMS AND AMMUNITION On 7/12/2017 Operatives of Akwa Ibom State Police Command arrested one Miracle Joseph Etukudoh m, aged 20 years old, of Effiat Offot village in Uyo Local Government Area, who is the gang leader of a notorious armed robbery syndicate specialized in robbing people of their GSM phones, handbags, monies and other personal effects around Uyo and environ. During the course of investigation, three other gang members were arrested and one locally made pistol was recovered in the house of one Uko Effiong Edem m of Ikot Oduot village in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area. Other items recovered from the suspects includes: wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, different types of GSM phones snatched from people, female handbags, electronic devices suspected to be stolen. They all confessed belonging to REDSKIN c...

Former minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed what Governor Nye https://politicsngr.com/2017/12/15/wike-thinks-time-even-toilet-amaechi/ som Wike thinks about all the time. According to the minister, Wike has only one agenda and that is 'Amaechi'.  The former governor and Wike's predecessor during an interview on Question time by Channels Television said; "The governor has just one agenda – if he is in his toilet, ‘Amaechi’; if he is outside his toilet, ‘Amaechi’". He went further; "He (Wike) was my staff; he is like one of my sons. Why should I engage him? He was local government chairman when I was the speaker of the state," he added. "When I was governor, I used Rivers state’s money on projects in the state. If you visit the state, you will see the primary schools that we built. No matter what the governor does, the projects are there,” he said. “I hired 13,200 teachers who are alive, I established primary schools, the primary sc...

Here are pre-wedding photos of a Nigerian lady, Ese Azenabo https://www.nationalhelm.co/2017/12/pre-wedding-photos-nigerian-lady-longtime-polish-boyfriend.html r and her Polish longtime boyfriend, Eric Grembowski, who are set to wed in a few weeks time. The soon-to be bride who has been sharing their pre-wedding photos - gushed about her man after accepting his wedding proposal some months ago. Below is what she shared on her social media page. Last night was the happiest day of my life! I got engaged to the man of my dreams! I still keep replaying it over and over and over again in my head and I can't get over how surprised I was. Thanks to my best friend for pulling this off so well. You all kept the secret so good. God sent this man to my life and changed my entire life to the greatest. I never knew I could meet someone that totally understands me the way he does, puts up with my drama lol, thinks the world of me, puts me and us above anything else and believes ...

The electoral commission, INEC, has registered 21 new parties. This was made known in a statement by May Agbmuche-Mbu. The new registrations bring the total number of parties in Nigeria to 67. Read the INEC statement below. INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION PRESS STATEMENT The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) held its usual weekly meeting today and took decisions on the registration of new political parties, the findings on the allegation of double registration by the Governor of Kogi State and the outstanding Anambra Central Senatorial re-run election. REGISTRATION OF NEW POLITICAL PARTIES The following associations have fulfilled the Constitutional requirements for registration as political parties: S/No. Name of Political Party Acronym 1. All Blending Party ABP 2. All Grassroots Alliance AGA 3. Alliance for New Nigeria ANN 4. Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party ANRP 5. Coalition for Change C4C 6. Freedom and Justice Party FJP 7 Grassroots Development Party of Nige...

MY MISSION IS TO REMOVE DOPKESI FROM SEAT Chairman of the National Reconciliation Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)and Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, has urged PDP leaders and members to focus on regaining power in 2019. Mr Fidelis Soriwei, the Special Adviser on Media Relations to Dickson, said the Governor made the call when he led members of Reconciliation Committee on a visit to the Chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, in Abuja on Wednesday. Dickson said that while the past was important as a guide to shape the future, the PDP leaders and members had a responsibility to focus their energy on the challenges ahead. He said the visit was to interact with Dokpesi and other leaders on ways to move the party forward. He commended Dokpesi for his maturity and love for the party as shown by the statement he issued accepting the outcome of the convention and restraining his supporters. “Now the convention has come and g...

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