By Sunday Oyinloye A year after his appointment as the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd) has revealed what he me on ground in his first day in office and the kind…
Kwali Area Council Chairman pledges support for EU-ACTS project
By Sunday Oyinloye The Chairman of Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Danladi Chiya has pledged his support for the International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH in its Advocacy/Empowerment strategy for the prevention and…
Bad start for drug traffickers in Nigeria
By Sunday Oyinloye Just like year 2021, the new year might not be an easy one for drug traffickers in Nigeria as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intercepts 1.5million Tramadol tablets going to Kebbi and Kano States with…
Inside Universal Health Coverage Summit
By Sunday Oyinloye It is often said that health is not valued until sickness comes. Again, it is common to hear people say good health is above wealth, and a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. Little wonder Thomas Carlyle…
Ghanaian who hid drug in false bottom arrested at Abuja Airport
By Sunday Oyinloye A Ghanaian drug trafficker, John Kadja, has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with 2 kilograms of Methamphetamine during an outward clearance of Qatar Airways from Abuja to Doha at…
‘Drug war daily receiving boost in Nigeria’
Sunday Oyinloye Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its fight against illicit drug trafficking is getting hotter by the day, even as the Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) reiterated the commitment…
ISMPH begins implementation of EU-ACT project on Malnutrition
By Sunday Oyinloye International Society of Media in Public Health (ISMPH) has conducted a Focus Group Discussion with vulnerable women whose children suffer Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Kwali Area Council. It marks the beginning of the Media Advocacy/Empowerment Strategy…
Cocaine in the toilet: Okafor walks into NDLEA’s net
By Sunday Oyinloye Okafor Okwudili Moses, the drug baron behind the 2.55kg cocaine hidden inside a toilet at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos, Nigeria is now in the net of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
Hope rises for vulnerable mothers with malnourished children in Abuja
By Sunday Oyinloye Relief may have come the way of vulnerable mothers whose children are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) in Bwari and Kwali area councils of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory as International Society of Media in Public…
Reduce salt intake to stay alive, sodium study team advises Nigerians
By Sunday Oyinloye Nigerians have been advised to reduce their salt intake in order to avoid their lives being cut short. This was the outcome of the 1st Nigeria Sodium Study Multi-Sectoral Stakeholders’ Meeting jointly hosted by University of Abuja…