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Octogenarian, Septuagenarian Dealer Arrested in Nationwide NDLEA Drug Busts

By Omoyeni Ojeifo An 84-year-old pensioner and a 75-year-old patent medicine dealer are among suspects arrested in a series of nationwide drug operations...

N2.5m Newborn Baby Sale: Medical Doctor, 3 Others Arrested

A shocking child-theft plot has landed a Lagos medical doctor, a traditional birth attendant, and a newborn’s parents in police custody after they...

No Safe Haven for Drug Wealth: NDLEA Auctions Lagos Hotel, Properties for ₦6.1bln

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a clear warning to criminals, the NDLEA has auctioned off a Lagos hotel and three other forfeited properties linked...

FG to clampdown on counterfeit diplomatic passports, vehicle number plates

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a major move to enhance security, the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the FRSC are launch a joint...

NDLEA Arrests Suspects with Disabilities in Foiled Brazil Cocaine Smuggling Plot

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Another major drug trafficking attempt involving clothing items soaked in liquid cocaine has been uncovered by operatives of the National...

NDLEA Cracks Multi-State Drug Syndicates, Arrests Septuagenarian

By Omoyeni Ojeifo A 75-year-old grandpa in Ebonyi State is among several suspects arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) during...

Adolescents More Vulnerable To Cannabis Addiction, NDLEA Warns

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised concerns over the growing exposure of adolescents to cannabis, warning that...

IGP Crack Team Nabs Man Behind Fake Tinubu Audio

By Omoyeni Ojeifo A specialized unit of the Nigeria Police Force has tracked down and arrested Ifechukwu Dennis, the mastermind behind a viral,...

NDLEA Seizes Major Drug Shipment Concealed Within Commercial Water Purifiers

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In another major blow to transnational drug cartels, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) operatives have intercepted a high-potency illicit...

Police Haul Up Blogger in court for cyberstalking, defaming UBA Group Chairman Tony Elumelu

A 19-year-old blogger, Nurenorue John Surpruchi, was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday for allegedly cyberstalking and defaming Tony...

Chinese Grandmother Nabbed as NDLEA Seizes N2.1bln Drugs Nationwide

By Omoyeni Ojeifo As part of its continuous fight against drug traffickers and peddlers, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has launched...

NAFDAC Destroys N1.8bln Worth of Fake, Expired Products in Abuja

By Maryanne Awuya The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed fake, expired and substandard products worth...

N480bln Bust: NDLEA Uncovers Nigeria’s Biggest Clandestine Meth Lab, Arrests Three Mexicans

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a major intelligence-led operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA, has dismantled what officials described as the largest...

International Drug Ring Busted: NDLEA Seizes Hidden Cocaine, Opioids

By Omoyeni Ojeifo Attempts to smuggle cocaine and opioids to the United Kingdom and Australia through export consignments concealed in carton walls have...

Massive ₦5.8bln Drug Bust in Lekki: NDLEA Arrests Three Suspects with Disabilities

By Omoyeni Ojeifo In a significant blow to regional drug syndicates, the NDLEA arrested three suspects with disabilities for trafficking across Kwara and...

From Bench to Bar: Magistrate Jailed for ₦1m Bribery Scandal

After pleading guilty to receiving N1 million bribe, a Magistrate in Gombe State, Muhammad Suleiman Kumo, has been sentenced to 30 months imprisonment....