Tag Archives: DRUG

Liberian president passes drug test

The Liberian leader on Wednesday underwent a drug test which he had promised to do during his address to the legislature on 29 January, just a week after he was sworn in. Liberian President Joseph Boakai has tested negative for drugs and illegal substances. The Liberian leader on Wednesday underwent …

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‘Pathetic hypocrite!’ – OB Amponsah slams pundit for asking Efya to undergo a public drug test

Popular Ghanaian comedian, OB Amponsah, has ‘pooh-poohed’ Vida Adutwumwaa’s idea of asking Efya to undergo a public drug test to challenge the rumours around her. Earlier in an interview with United Showbiz, Vida asked Efya to either sue people labeling her as a drug addict or undergo a public drug test to clarify all …

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Bolga hospital drug thefts: Key witness dies mysteriously, close associates suspect foul play

A middle-aged woman seen as a possible key witness against three members of the Upper East Regional Hospital’s staff, who are standing a criminal trial regarding exposed thefts of government drugs, has died in mysterious circumstances. Media Without Borders learns Mercy Alagpulinsa became ill suddenly and died around 10:00 pm …

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Sue defamers or undergo a drug test – Efya told

Entertainment pundit, Vida Adutwumwaa, has challenged Ghanaian singer and songwriter, Efya, and her management to take legal action against individuals falsely accusing the singer of being a drug addict. Efya has, over the years, been accused of abusing hard drugs. The artiste has in several interviews registered her displeasure about the happenings …

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Former drug dealer details how he worked with Pablo Escobar, bought DMC-12 at 25

Paa Joe Odonkor’s story seems like a movie. According to Paa Joe, even though he came from a religious background, with his father being the first Black moderator of the Presbytery, he was tough and daring. Narrating the genesis of his involvement with drugs, he said he began as a …

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Three Nigerians arrested in Indonesia for alleged drug smuggling could face death penalty

Indonesian authorities on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, said they have arrested four foreigners including three Nigerians for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into the country. The Nigerian nationals were arrested separately between January and March at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta and several apartments in the capital, police spokesperson Trunoyudo …

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I will combat and eradicate drug addicts in the country — Dr Hayford

The Leader and Founder of THE CHURCH OF COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL under DR. HAYFORD’S MISSIONS and also the International president of COMHEART INTERNATIONAL as an NGO has declared his intention of Combating and eradicating Drug Addicts in Ghana the graduation of his newly trained pastor at Accra Kasoa- Gallilea. DRUGA He …

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Injectable HIV prevention drug shows promise: we worked out how much South Africa should pay for it

By Lise Jamieson & Gesine Meyer-Rath – The Conversation   Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention method. It is taken by people who are HIV negative, so that if they are unknowingly exposed to HIV, the drug will prevent the virus from infecting them. The development of this method …

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Six murdered at suspected drug den, three-year-old child survives

A three-year-old child is the sole survivor of a murder spree that left six people dead at a house in New Brighton, Eastern Cape. Some victims were shot, while others were stabbed. The unharmed child was allegedly found next to the body of their mother, who had been shot twice …

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Okafor Emmanuel sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for drug trafficking

Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a former professional footballer, Okafor Emmanuel Junior to five years’ imprisonment for cocaine trafficking.   The judgement was handed down after Emmanuel pleaded guilty to the charge of trafficking in the banned substance made against him by the …

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