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July 31, 2023 No Responses

Military Uncovers Another Illegal Refinery

Troops of the Nigerian Army, personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Tantita Security have uncovered an illegal oil refining site in Ughelli South in Delta State. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in...

July 24, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Impounds N3.7b Tramadol At Lagos Airport

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded over five million pills of Tramadol worth N3.7b. In a statement on Sunday, the agency’s Director, Media, and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the seizure was achieved through the collabora...

July 17, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests Europe-Bound Student With Drugs

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a teenage student, Benjamin Nnamani Daberechi, 19, with Methamphetamine drugs concealed inside crayfish. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi explained that Daberechi ...

July 10, 2023 No Responses

SEC Urges FRSC Personnel To Shun Ponzi Schemes

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps have been urged to avoid Ponzi schemes and only invest in entities registered with the regulatory body.The Securities and Exchange Commission gave the advise during an investor enlightenment programme tagged “Investo...

June 23, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 122 Suspected Illicit Drug Dealers

Between June 2022 and June 2023, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Enugu State Command, arrested 122 illicit drug dealers. The Acting State Commander, Mr Peter Ogar, said this while briefing Journalists as part of activities to ...

May 25, 2023 No Responses

Woman In Court Over Alleged N2.9b Fraud

A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged transfer of N2.9 billion. Iwegue, whose residential address was not given in court, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on fraudul...

May 1, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Imported Car At Tincan Port

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 126 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis at the Tincan port in Lagos. A statement issued by Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi explained that the drugs...

April 24, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts Illicit Drugs In Wedding Gown

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted two drug consignments consisting of ecstasy and skunk going to United Arab Emirate. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, explained that the pills of ecstasy were concea...

March 13, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Arrests 35, Intercepts Heroin

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 35 persons over alleged trafficking in various illicit drugs and substances. The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday explained that operatives, acting on ...

March 8, 2023 No Responses

Customs Arrest Forged Clearing Documents Syndicate

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone A, has arrested a two-man syndicate that specialises in forging Customs clearing documents. The acting Controller in charge of the unit, Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, said this at a news conference...

March 6, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 778,190 Pills Of Tramadol, Others

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has Intercepted 778,190 pills of pharmaceutical opioids including tramadol from suspects in Taraba and other states. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday explained that...

February 20, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Intercepts 58kg Cocaine At Lagos, Abuja Airports

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday said it had intercepted consignments of cocaine, methamphetamine and ephedrine. A statement issued on Sunday by Director, Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi, explained that the con...

January 30, 2023 No Responses

NDLEA Bursts Trans-Border Cartel

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have dismantled a trans-border drug cartel and arrested five leaders of the syndicates operating in parts of the world. A statement issued on Sunday by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDL...

January 25, 2023 No Responses

Man Beats Lover To Death In Bayelsa

A man, Mr Arepamowei Koru, who hails from Ogobiri Community in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa, has allegedly beaten his 22-year-old girlfriend, Miss Toma Angolo, to death. The two lovers were said to be cohabiting at the man’s...