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To combat counterfeit drugs, Governor Soludo unveils a plan to establish a centralized wholesale drug center in Anambra.

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As part of his efforts to standardize the drug market and eradicate fake and counterfeit drugs, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced plans to construct a coordinated wholesale drug center in Oba, Idemili South LGA. The relocated and standardized Ogbo ogwu market, Onitsha's arguably largest open drug market, will be housed in the new center. "As a government, we are already building a coordinated wholesale drug centre in Oba, Idemili South LGA, that will accommodate the new and standardised Ogbo ogwu market. This is our own contribution to ending the current chaotic market environment where fake and counterfeit drugs thrive. "Onitsha remains the largest trading hub in Africa, we will further expand this status to a more befitting height," he said. Onitsha's Ogbo ogwu and adjoining market were visited by Soludo, who learned that the nearby plumbing materials market had been shut down because of shops selling illegal drugs. The governor ordered an ex...
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NANS Gives Aisha Buhari Ultimatum To ‘Release’ Arrested Student

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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) North-west chapter, on Tuesday issued a two-day ultimatum to the wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, to ‘release’ a student, Aminu Adamu a final year student of Federal University, Dutse, in Jigawa State, who was arrested for allegedly ‘trolling’ her on Twitter.

Aminu on June 9, tweeted a photo of Mrs Buhari with caption in Hausa which translates to: ''Mama is feeding fat with poor people's money''

The National Treasury of NANS representing Zone A, Bashir Limanchi, in a press conference in Jigawa said ''the student was arrested by the police on the university’s main campus in Dutse, the state capital, on 8 November at around 12 a.m.

The student body condemned the arrest and detention of Aminu Adamu, who is a final year student of Environmental Management and Toxicology who is to starts his final examination on December 6, 2022''.

According to the association: “We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Aminullahi Adamu, a native of Azare in Bauchi State since no any charge has been leveled against him. 

We call on the federal government, President Muhammadu Buhari, First Lady Aisha Buhari and those involved within the security agencies to shun the temptation on the infringement of the right of this citizen.”

NANS said “if anybody is found culpable of any level or defamation of character, such a suspect should be charged to the jurisdiction of the court within the 24 hours.”

He said failure to adhere to this call and ultimatum, then student unions, the Human Rights Commissions, Civil Society Organizations will hold massive peaceful demonstration and take over the streets in the country until he is released''.

NANS expressed dismay over the arrest and continued detention for three weeks now without being taken to court, saying that this is contrary to the provisions of the Nigerian constitution which says any suspect should be arraigned before the court of law with 24 hours of arrest.

The student union government of the University Federal University Dutse said students will not take their forthcoming examination in solidarity with their colleague if the wife of the president failed to order the release of the student.

According to PREMIUM TIMES, the management of the Federal University Dutse said ''the university was not in session when the incident happened, thus, the student was not under the care of the university when he made the post on twitter''

''The  unfortunate incident involving Aminu Adamu who made a Twitter post happened during the break.''

'' He did the posting in his capacity as Aminu Adamu not a student of FUD''

It was gathered that the university authorities have spoken with the parents of the student, who have already engaged the service of a lawyer to handle the matter. 

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