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- The UN has raised it voice against the new trends on drug trafficking and other related crimes in Nigeria and other sub-regions in Africa - The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) boss, Yury Fedotov, revealed that the sale of hard substances are spreading to Europe from Africa - Fedotov also disclosed that West and Central Africa, along with North African countries, accounted for 87% of pharmaceutical opioids seized worldwide The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) says Nigeria, and West and Central Africa face “disruptive and destabilising” new trends regarding drug trafficking and other crimes. The executive director of UNODC, Yury Fedotov, said this at the UN's security council session, presided by Côte d’Ivoire, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The briefing was the council’s first thematic meeting on drug trafficking and its threat to stability,

- The Social Democratic Party says it has received a Federal High Court judgment directing it to recognise Jerry Gana as its presidential candidate for 2019 - The party had earlier declared a former governor of Cross River, Donald Duke, as its flag bearer for the forthcoming polls - However, the party has stated that it will comply with the court's judgment - Gana has promised to carry everyone along, irrespective of what had happened; and has also sought the support of the party leadership and its members The Social Democratic Party (SDP) said it had received a Federal High Court judgment directing it to recognise Jerry Gana as its presidential candidate for the 2019 election. The party’s deputy national chairman, Abdul Isiaq, disclosed this when he received Gana who paid a courtesy visit to the party national secretariat on Wednesday, December 19, in Abuja, NAN reports. READ ALSO: 2019: There may be danger if military is used to compromise polls - Ezekwesili Legit.ng not

- The balance in the Excess Crude Account has dropped from $2.319bn to $631m - The $1.68bn withdrawn from the account was reportedly used by the federal government to settle the last tranche of the Paris Club Refund The amount in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) has reportedly declined by about $1.68bn between November 25 and December 19, 2018, according to statistics obtained from the Federation Account Allocation Committee. The balance in the ECA was $2.319bn as of November 25 but at the FAAC committee meeting held on Wednesday, December 19, the balance, according to the Permanent Secretary in ministry, Mahmoud Dutse, had dropped to $631m. The Punch reports that Dutse, who briefed journalists shortly after the meeting, said withdrawals were made by the federal government from the ECA to settle the last tranche of the Paris Club Refund. READ ALSO: Recovery from recession still fragile - Saraki speaks after Buhari’s budget presentation He said: “The balance in the ECA is $631m. Th

- Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is the leading coach to replace Mourinho at Man United - The Argentine tactician has been heavily linked with the Old Trafford job all summer when it appeared the Red Devils might be relieving Jose of his duties - Spurs boss recently qualified his side for the UEFA Champions League round of 16 stage Manchester United legend Sir Alex Ferguson seems to have thrown his weight behind Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino as the club's next manager. The Red Devils fired Jose Mourinho two days back after his poor relationship with players was already producing poor results in all competitions. READ ALSO: PSG star Rodriguez spent €5,000 on texts to eliminate his former girlfriend TV show Although, the Old Trafford outfit have appointed former striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as an interim manager until the end of the season. SunSport however reports that the Argentine is United’s Number one target to succeed Mourinho from next sea

Domestic violence has become a menace to many lives. Some ladies are fighting so hard to keep their relationships despite all the battering they receive from their husbands or boyfriends while others don’t twice before quitting the marriage. A young lady Natachi Peace (@Natachyy) has taken to her Twitter handle to share a story of how a man molested her at a bus park. She explained that she was at the park when the strange man started pressed her butt. Peace added that, she moved out of the line to another but the man followed and still continued his act of molestation. This got her really angry and she stabbed him with a pen on his hands. Nigerian lady recounts how she dealt with a man who tried to molest her at a park Source: UGC READ ALSO: Touching photos of children rescued in Akwa Ibom after being abandoned by their families Her posts read: “ So I was at Peace Mass Transit to send stuff today and this dude behind me was touching my bum. I asked him to stop and moved, dude