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Lagos Hotel Drug Bust Nets NDLEA N1.04bln Haul

In another significant crackdown on drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) raided the 80-room Hook Hotel, also known as Caesar...

$4.2m COVID-19 Relief Funds Scandal: Prominent Osun Monarch, Pastor Face Jail Terms in US

A prominent Yoruba monarch, Oba Joseph Oloyede, the Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, and Pastor Edward Oluwasanmi are facing imprisonment in the...

NDLEA Raid in Abuja Turns Violent, Three Operatives Sustain Gunshot Injuries

Three National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officers were hospitalized on Thursday night after being shot during a raid on an uncompleted building...

NDLEA foils meth smuggling, apprehends Malaysian ex-convict returnee

Another international drug trafficking ring has been busted by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with a 41-year-old ex-convict and Malaysian returnee,...

NDLEA incinerates largest drugs seizure in Southwest, warns barons

In its relentless war against drug trafficking and abuse, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has destroyed another massive quantity...

$4.5m money laundering:Three US-based Nigerians face up to 60 years in prison

Three US-based Nigerian nationals – Olumide Olorunfunmi, Samson Amos, and Emmanuel Unuigbe – are facing a potential combined prison sentence of 60 years...

Lagos-Italy-based businessmen nabbed over illicit drug shipments to Europe, Nigeria

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has made another bust in its efforts to combat international drug trafficking with Arokodare Ebenezer, a...

FCT Police Seize 488 pieces of AK-47 Rifles, Ammunition Hidden in Palm Oil Containers, Arrest Suspect

The FCT Police Command has made another significant breakthrough in its efforts to ensure public safety and prevent crime with the apprehending of...

NDLEA Seizes 72 Parcels of Heroin Disguised as Chocolates at Kano Airport, Arrests Indian National

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has achieved another major success in the fight against international drug trafficking as it on March...

NDLEA Intercepts Large Shipments of Cocaine, Opioids Bound for US, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Poland

In a major milestone efforts to combat international drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has successfully intercepted large...

Nigerian Customs Intercepts 1,149 Jerrycans of Smuggled Petrol Worth N37.8m

The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant seizure, intercepting 1,149 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) allegedly smuggled through the Dorofi and...

FCT Police neutralize infamous kidnapper Dogo Saleh

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command says it has achieved significant milestones in its fight against crime, dismantling notorious networks and disrupting illicit...

FCT Police crack down on car theft, recover 19 stolen vehicles

The crackdown on car theft in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has yielded results, as the Police Command successfully recovered 19 stolen vehicles....

Alleged $340,000 fraud: Court adjourns arraignment of Mercy Chinwo’s ex-Manager until May 14

A Federal High Court in Lagos has temporarily halted the arraignment of Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, also known as EeZee Tee, due to an ongoing...

Kaduna Court Hands Down Death Sentence, Castration to Three Convicted Rapists

A Kaduna State Court has delivered a verdict sentencing three convicted rapists to death by hanging. The convicts, identified as John Moses, Yakubu...

Alleged $1m, £34,500 theft: EFCC arraigns P-Square’s ex-manager, Jude Okoye

The prolonged dispute between Peter Okoye, formerly of the music group P-square, and his older brother Jude Okoye, the group’s ex-manager, intensified on...