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NDLEA Busts Iran-Bound Cocaine Concealed in Woman’s Private Parts, Tummy, Suspect in Port Harcourt

In another milestone effort to combat international drug trafficking, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) says it has successfully arrested a woman, Ihensekhien...

NDLEA Foils Opiod Trafficking, Seizes N3.4bln Worth in Lagos, Rivers

In another major bust, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted about 3,500,000 pills of opioids and 163,000 bottles...

Updated: Convicted BRT driver claims three passengers, not him, killed Bamise

Andrew Ominikoron, a Lagos BRT driver sentenced to death for the rape and murder of passenger Oluwabamise Ayanwola, testified in court that three...

Breaking: Bamise Murder Case: Lagos BRT Driver Condemned to Death Three Years After 

The long-awaited justice has finally been served as the killer of Oluwabamise Ayanwola, a 22-year-old girl murdered by a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit...

Breaking: Release Lagos socialite Aisha Achimugu in 24 hours, judge orders EFCC 

Following her arraignment on Wednesday, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to release...

Why We Arrested E-Money — EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed the reason behind the arrest of popular Lagos socialite and businessman, Emeka Okonkwo Daniel,...

Uxoricide: Nwachukwu, Widower of Gospel Singer Osinachi, Sentenced to Death by Hanging

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has delivered a landmark judgment, sentencing Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the...

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...