The Senate has developed and is set to initiate two draft bills for legislation to tackle the menace of drug abuse in the country, especially among youth.

The bills are coming as the outcome of the roundtable convened by the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in December 2017 in Kano on the rising spate of drug abuse in the country,

The proposed bills are: National Drug Control Bill and National Mental Health Bill.

Security Chiefs have uncovered plans by some groups to disrupt the processes leading to the 2019 elections in order to create a stalemate and ultimately throw the nation into chaos. They warned the media against the activities of some unregistered groups that had lately been active in trying to undermine critical institutions such the law-enforcement agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

As Christian faithful prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of their saviour Jesus Christ, the I nspector General of Police, Ibrhaim Idris has ordered massive deployment of security operatives across the country to ensure a hitch-free celebration. The Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Ibrahim disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abuja.

Playboy has decided to suspend all activity on Facebook in response to the data sharing scandal engulfing the social media giant. According to CNBC, the adult publication said Wednesday that it would be exiting the social network and deactivating each of its accounts. Cooper Hefner, Playboy's chief creative officer and son of the late Hugh Hefner, called Facebook "sexually repressive" on Twitter, and said its content and policy guidelines "continue contradicting our values."

The Nigerian Military has said it lacks the manpower to guarantee the safety of all school in Nigeria, in the wake of recent mass abduction of schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe state. The Defence Spokesman, Brig. Gen. John Agim stated this on Friday when he appeared on Sunrise Daily. He lamented that due to the land mass, it was difficult to deploy military personnel to all schools in the North East.

The European Union on Friday commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of the abducted Dapchi schoolgirls.

The EU in a statement by its Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ray, expressed relief over the release.

The union therefore called for the liberation of other girls in the custody of the Boko Haram