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At last, NDLEA nabs long-sought Lagos drug cartel leader
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that its operatives had apprehended Sulaiman Jimoh, believed to be the mastermind behind...
NDLEA uncovers hard drugs hidden in incense candles, women’s clothing in Lagos
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos have made a major breakthrough, uncovering a clandestine drug shipment cleverly disguised...
NDLEA seizes codeine shipments worth N9.8bn from India
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced on Friday that its operatives seized a significant shipment of codeine syrup at the Onne...
Updated: Gambaryan case: Court orders arrest of Kuje prison medical doctor
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of Dr. Abraham Ehizojie, the medical officer in charge of the Kuje Correctional...
Court declines Emefiele’s request to travel abroad for medical checkup
A Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday rejected an application by Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of...
Blord, crypto mogul, arrested by police for suspected fraud and terrorism ties
Linus Williams, a.k.a. BLord, a prominent cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was taken into custody by Nigerian law enforcement officials in Abuja on Tuesday. The arrest...
Just in: Buhari’s Power Minister, Mamman, gets reprieve, N10bln bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to former Minister of Power Saleh Mamman, who was being held in prison...
Updated: Ex-Power minister remanded in prison over alleged N33bn fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Saleh Mamman, a former Minister of Power, in Kuje Correctional Centre (prison), Abuja, pending his...
Counterfeit alcoholic beverages: NAFDAC seals 100 shops, suspects apprehended in Enugu
The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down about 100 shops in the Ogbete area of Main Market...
Customs busts 10 containers laden with illegal arms, drugs in Port Harcourt
The Nigeria Customs Service has made a significant bust at Onne Port in Rivers State, intercepting a 40-foot container containing a cache of...
12 Ajayi Crowther University students cleared of murder charges
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Monday discharged and acquitted 12 of the 25 students from Ajayi Crowther...
EFCC probes its operatives over alleged assault on female hotel staff in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has established a disciplinary panel to investigate allegations of assault against two of its operatives. The...
Breaking: Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday quashed the human rights suit filed by the detained leader of...
Appeal Court upholds Baba Ijesha’s 5-year sentence for sexual assault
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the conviction of Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, a.k.a. Baba Ijesha, and affirmed the five-year prison...
EFCC wants Bello’s lawyers indicted for alleged professional misconduct
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has requested that the Federal High Court in Abuja punish ex-Gov. Yahaya Bello’s two legal representatives...
Court orders final forfeiture of $1.4m linked to ex-CBN Gov. Emefiele
A Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Ayokunle Faji, has issued a final order for the permanent forfeiture of $1,426,175.14...
