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Video: How I got into drugs— Nigerian artist Timaya

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10 months ago

February 9, 2024

Nigerian music artist, Inetimi Alfred Timaya Odon, better known by his stage name Timaya, during a radio interview on Wednesday, said that he became a drug addict during the COVID-19 in 2020 through the influence of some younger friends.

“I am not a saint; I have done drugs. That’s how I lost a lot of weight.” Timaya said this while speaking about how he was introduced to3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA).

The substance, which is a synthetic drug, is a strong empathogen-entactogen with stimulant and mild psychedelic effects. It is generally known by the names ecstasy (tablet form) and molly or mandy (crystal form).

According to a CNN report, China is the source of nearly all the ingredients used in Molly and other synthetic narcotics. The medications are sold online by Chinese chemists, and middlemen countries grind them up with other ingredients before selling them as powder or in pill form.

Cases of drug abuse have continued to rise in Nigeria. A 2022 study by Statista revealed that there were a total of 9,831 drug cases in Nigeria in 2018, scattered all over the geopolitical zones, with the most cases reported in the north-western part with over 2,800 cases. The other zones averaged a total of over 1,100 cases in that year.

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Video: ‘Neglect of Africa is a danger to the world’— Nigeria’s Tinubu at G20

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4 days ago

November 20, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, endorsed the call for a global alliance against hunger in his address at the opening of the 19th Summit of G20 leaders in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Tinubu described the alliance, which was championed by the Brazilian president as pivotal to ending the global food crisis, while emphasizing how Africa is worst by poverty and hunger in the world.

“The neglect of Africa is a danger to the world,” Tinubu stressed while calling for global collaborative action against the problems of the continent.

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Video: Kenya’s Ruto targets inflation rate below 3%

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1 month ago

October 24, 2024

Ifeoluwa Dada

In this video, Kenyan President, William Ruto, stressed the economic goals of his government and charged the public to believe in the economic reforms of his administration.

Ruto also emphasized that the international community and multilateral bodies had applauded his policy direction, and urged Kenyans to join the train.

“You do have my commitment that we will be disciplined as a public sector… it my target that by next year inflation will be sub 3%”, Ruto said.

Earlier in the month, the Central Bank of Kenya slashed the benchmark rate to 12.0%, 75.0 bps down. The Central Bank’s prescribed target band for headline inflation is 2.5% – 7.5%, 5.0% being the mid-point · The last time Kenya registered <3.0% headline inflation was May 2007

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