Drug Trafficking: A Recharged Agency Tackles A Monstrous Hurdle

Authorities nabbed Sami Ashoko, the most wanted drug baron in Nasarawa State. Ashoko’s warehouse filled with cannabis was raided and 100 bags of the illicit drug weighing 1,095.3kg were seized. Director of Advocacy of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi, made the disclosure on 7 April 2021. In the words of The…

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Striking Resident Doctors: Between Professional Oath to Save Lives and Self-Preservation

Nigerian doctors embarked on an indefinite strike on 1 April 2021. The ongoing strike has paralyzed medical services at public hospitals, leaving hundreds of patients unattended. The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), an association of Nigerian resident medics, last week gave the Federal Government an ultimatum to improve the wages and allowances of doctors…

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Femi Fani-Kayode Finally Ready to Die

It seems quite unbelievable that Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, recently had his first AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jab. This is after he had, on different social media posts, condemned and warned against the vaccine, even tagging it ā€œGates’ killer vaccineā€ and ā€œEVILā€. Fani-Kayode has vociferously been claiming that the vaccine’s purpose was part of…

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Vaccine Diplomacy: China Leads Despite Lingering Concerns

China’s vaccine diplomatic campaign is achieving astonishing success. The country has pledged approximately half a billion doses of its vaccines to more than 45 countries. The airplane loaded with vaccines had simply rolled up to a visit at Santiago’s airport late January, and Chile’s president, SebastiĆ”n PiƱera, had been beaming. According to him, “Today is…

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