The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, said it arrested 296 suspects for various drug-related offenses in 2022. Mrs. Mutiat Okuwobi, the Agency’s Public Relations Officer, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan. She said that the arrested suspects comprise 253 males and 43 females within the age range of 17 and 70 years. According to her, 1766,9419 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances were also seized within the year under review. Okuwobi said that the drugs seized included Cannabis Sativa, Cocaine, Tramadol, Methamphetamine, Amphetamine, Cough Syrup with Codeine, Rohypnol, Codeine tablets,…
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Rev. Fr. Anthony Omodunbi, the Director of Social Communication Commission, Catholic Diocese of Osogbo, Osun, has described the death of Pope Benedict XVI, as the death of a man of great faith. Former pope Benedict XVI died at the age of 95, the Vatican announced Saturday, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries. Benedict XVI passed away at 95 at about 9.34 am in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican, as announced by the Vatican on Saturday. Also, the Catholic Pope Emeritus (1927- 2022), had been down with sickness before he passed…
Former president Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to put the nation first as they explored opportunities before them in 2023, including voting for candidates of their choice in forthcoming general elections. Jonathan in his new year message said that 2023 held great possibilities in spite of the challenges faced by the nation in previous years. “Last year was, without a doubt, filled with gains and losses. “As a country, we experienced a devastating flood that resulted in the death of many lives and the destruction of property and sources of livelihood of millions of citizens. “As a people, we survived the…
Some Catholic Bishops in the U.S. Saturday mourned the death of His Holiness, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who died at the age of 95. Rt. Rev. Robert Brennan, Catholic Bishop of Brooklyn, in a statement, said Pope Benedict made tremendous contributions to the Second Vatican Council as a priest and theologian. “Many of his contributions made their way into the documents of the council, which charted the course for the Church in the modern era. “Pope Benedict XVI had a great mind, and his books have inspired me. “He was a great teacher who helped us to understand and live…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 1,693,963 Permanent voter cards (PVCS) are yet to be collected in Lagos State as of December 29. The commission, which made this known in a tabular summary to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja, categorised the uncollected PVCs into 916,961 old cards and 777,002 new cards. According to the document, Lagos has received 7,510,491 cards from INEC headquarters, comprising 6,570,291 old cards and 940,200 new cards. It added that out of the cards received by the state, a total of 5,816,528 PVCs (5,653,330 – Old and 163,198 new cards) had so far been collected…
By the time you are reading this, I will hopefully be heading for Bo, the second capital city of Sierra Leone 🇸🇱- my maternal home District! The year 2022 is coming to an end and it has been a tremendously important one for me. Since January, I joined the District executive members, including youth, students and women of our party – the National Unity and Reconciliation Party (NURP) the CUT ACROSS Movement in commemorating 20 years of peace after war in Sierra Leone, targeting different stakeholders, in particular, the victims of war, disadvantaged youth, students and women, and representatives of…
By Modern Farmer Lance Lillibridge, a farmer in east central Iowa, knows farming’s ups and downs. He has been in this business since he was “knee-high to a grasshopper” and is the first of a family of farmers to own his land. But he said the sharp increase in fertilizer prices this year has put him in a challenging position. “It’s very gut-wrenching,” he said. “It’s very difficult to be optimistic about the future because these prices are so high.” This year’s drastic increase in fertilizer prices has hit farmers’ pockets, and many have opted to buy less fertilizer and…
A congressional report showed on Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration failed to adhere to its own guidance and internal practices during the approval process for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm, which was “rife with irregularities.” The FDA’s interactions with Biogen were “atypical” and did not follow the agency’s documentation protocol, according to a staff report on the findings of an 18-month investigation conducted by two House of Representatives committees into the drug’s regulatory review, approval, pricing, and marketing. The FDA approved Aduhelm in June 2021 under an accelerated approval pathway over the objections of its panel of outside advisers,…
In late 2019, Africa Oil Corp. President and CEO Keith Hill told Petroleum Economist that, given Africa’s unproven oil and gas basins, the continent was probably “the greatest frontier,” with outstanding opportunities for exploration, production, and development companies, including independents. Three years later, Hill remains bullish about Africa, and Canada-headquartered Africa Oil Corp. is driving oil and gas exploration here. The company is part of a growing trend we’re seeing: independent oil and gas companies that recognize the tremendous promise of our underexplored continent and are finding ways to thrive here — and make a positive impact. I’m extremely optimistic…
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has pledged to partner with the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) to resolve the challenges facing the Nigeria Police Force. Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations of the commission, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Ani said the acting Chairman of PSC, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi made the pledge when the new leadership of PCRC, led by its Chairman, Mogaji Olaniyan paid her a courtesy visit. Ogunbiyi congratulated the newly elected national officers and said that the partnership was to find a lasting solution to the problems facing the Force. She…