Nicki Minaj fans were left angry after the American rapper's gig at Manchester's Co-op Live arena was called off at the last minute, following her arrest at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Minaj was arrested on suspicion of exporting soft drugs before being fined and allowed to continue her journey, Dutch police said. However, she didn't make it to Manchester in time for her concert on Saturday, which was postponed as about […]
At least 32 people have been killed in a fire that tore through a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran, authorities have said. The blaze erupted early on Friday in Langarud, a city in the Caspian Sea province of Gilan north of Tehran. Esmail Sadeghi, a provincial chief justice, told local media that 16 others were taken to hospital. Iran imposes a death penalty on repeat drug smugglers and dealers […]
By Florence Adewale The need to introduce Addiction studies in higher institutions to meet current and future challenges attributable to substance use and related disorders in the Country has been advocated. A Keynote Speaker, Professor Moses Audu made the call at a National Conference on Substance use Prevention and Treatment in Abuja. Professor Audu who noted that addiction was not only related to substance intake explained that Addiction Science is […]
By James Itodo The Senate has advocated a state of emergency on drug abuse in the country to check the rising cases of substance abuse by Nigerians. The Red Chamber also mandated its committee on drugs and narcotics to liaise with relevant agencies of government such as the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and NAFDAC to convene a national discourse on drug abuse. This, it believes, is to properly understand […]
Anthony Joshua says boxing "clearly has a problem" with doping after Dillian Whyte failed a voluntary drugs test and was pulled out of Saturday's all-British heavyweight contest. Joshua, 33, will instead fight Robert Helenius at London's O2 Arena, with the 39-year-old Finn taking the fight at just a week's notice. Asked by BBC Sport if boxing has an issue with doping, Joshua said: "I don't know how they're going to […]
World champion and record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, has been charged with dope violation by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Amusan announced on her social media handle in the early hours of Wednesday in Nigeria that AIU has charged her for missing three mandatory testing within 12 months, an offence she vehemently protested against. YOU CAN ALSO READ: Transfer Updates: Pulisic Close To £20m AC Milan Switch While pleading for privacy from the media, she promised […]
American Brittney Griner has been selected as a starter in the WNBA All-Star Game just six months after being released from prison in Russia. Griner, 32, spent 10 months in Russian custody for possessing cannabis oil before being released in a high-profile prisoner exchange in December. She has played nine times for the Phoenix Mercury in 2023, having missed the entire 2022 season. The All-Star Game takes place in Las […]
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