By Vincent Oghenerukevwe. Warri - The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised serious concerns over the lack of adequate legal backing to tackle the growing menace of substance abuse beyond conventional narcotics in Nigeria. The agency warned that existing laws are outdated and do not reflect the evolving realities of substance misuse across the country. Established by Decree No. 48 of January 1990, the NDLEA is mandated to combat the cultivation, processing, trafficking, and sale of hard drugs. However, experts and stakeholders argue that the agency’s current legal framework is too limited to address the rising abuse of non-controlled substances, including common household and industrial products increasingly being misused for psychoactive effects. Officials noted that apart from Section 13 of the NDLEA Act—which was repealed in 2003—no significant legislative amendments have been made to strengthen the agency’s powers. This failure by successive administrations t...
Rights Lawyer and former member of the All Progressive Congress APC, Robinson Ariyo says level of disorganization within the APC from the Delta State chapter to the National level is alarming. In an Interview in Warri ,Ariyo said the party has not just disappointed Nigerians who voted it into power in 2015 but has also dragged the nation backwards. According to him in-house squabbles, back stabbing and mediocrity within the APC especially in Delta state is frightening. While recounting his ordeal during recent elections Ariyo, said some top members of the party actively worked against him and denied him ticket to contest for a position, after collecting bribes. ON RECENT SWITCH TO THE PDP Ariyo said the People's Democratic Party PDP despite its challenges remained a better and more organized option than the APC. According to him" In the PDP I see the team effort and I now have peace of mind" He added that his desicion to join the party was one he cons...
Ijaw and Itsekiri youths have set up a joint sensitization committee to carry out enlightenment campaign to communities that would be affected by the Escravos to Warri dredging. The Committee was set up at a joint town hall meeting held by Ijaw and Itsekiri youths in Warri, Delta State on Sunday May13, 2018 on measures to ensure hitch free operations by the contractor that would handle the dredging project. The thirty member joint committee is co-chaired by Comrades Frank Akiefa and Joseph Uwawah. Speaking at the joint Ijaw and Itsekiri youths stakeholders meeting, Presidents of the IYC and INYC: Messrs Eric Omare and Weyinmi Agbateyiniro stat ed that community and youth restiveness mainly accounts for the inability to carry out key developmental projects in the region by gove...
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