The family of a two-year-old Eromonsele Omhonria, who was shot in the eye by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Delta State, has decried abandonment, saying the toddler has not received any treatment since the incident occured. It was gathered that the elder brother of the victim, Ivan, died in the … Read more
The United Kingdom Home Office International Operations, has renewed its partnership with Nigeria in the fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. It said the collaboration is yielding positive results, as evidenced by the streak of successes being recorded by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in recent times. Head of UK Home … Read more
The Nigerian Senate, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, entered a closed-door session today following a motion on a matter of privilege raised by Deputy Senate Leader, Oyelola Ashiru. The motion, citing Orders 9, 10, 41, and 52 of the Senate Standing Rules, was of urgent national importance. EDITOR’S PICKS BREAKING: Tinubu Arrives Abuja After … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 162,351 bottles of codeine based syrup from two containers at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS ICYMI: Nigerian TikToker, Oloba Salo Reportedly Shot in Lekki, Don’t Scrap the EFCC, Fix … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 29-year-old graduate, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter, for allegedly smuggling heroin valued at over ₦3.192 billion into Nigeria. According to a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi on Sunday, Simonpeter, a graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State, recently returned from … Read more
The Nigeria Customs Service, Niger-Kogi Command, successfully intercepted and transferred 283 wraps of cannabis sativa to the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Minna. The estimated duty-paid value of the confiscated cannabis is approximately ₦5,666,000. EDITOR’S PICKS Health, Planning Ministries Partner with AfDB on Sustainable System Project Shamim Ahmed: Student Ally of Bangladesh’s Ex-Prime … Read more
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 13.298 million opioid pills, including Tramadol, Tramaking Quick Action, Tamol-X, Royal Tapentadol, and Carisoprodol, along with 338,253 bottles of codeine-based cough syrup, at the Onne Port in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to a statement by NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, the seized drugs have … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says its operatives have arrested a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos. Spokesman for NDLEA, Femi Babafemi, made this known in a statement on Sunday, saying suspect was apprehended during the inward clearance of passengers on KLM airline flight from … Read more
The Kaduna State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated 1,045.93kgs of various illicit substances and arrested 420 suspects in the third quarter of the year. The agency Commander, Mr Samaila Danmalam, made this known on Thursday in Kaduna. He also disclosed that the command has made seizures of various illicit … Read more
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have arrested an automobile spare parts dealer, Ejiofor Chiwuzie over attempt to export consignments of heroin and loud, a strain of cannabis in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. EDITOR’S PICKS: … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 25 million pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16.1bn at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the seizures … Read more
Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), Chairman/CEO of the NDLEA, visited Borno State Governor Prof. Babagana Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, His Highness Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, to offer condolences following a devastating flood in Maiduguri. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the flood resulted in numerous deaths, widespread displacement, and extensive property damage. … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has confiscated at least 2.4 million tramadol pills in Gombe State. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi made this known on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on September 14, arrested three suspects. EDITOR’S PICKS School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said it has taken into custody a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine) two years after coming under the radar of the anti-narcotics Agency. NDLEA stated that Suleiman who is the Managing Director/CEO of Barryshine Suleiman Nigeria Ltd came under the Agency’s watchlist following his … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says its operatives have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids at three courier firms in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs were concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers. EDITORS PICK: Maduro Grounded: … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has debunked claims of nepotism and favouritism in its appointments of Directors and Commanders, describing the allegations as baseless and false. A statement by the NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Thursday in Abuja, addressed concerns raised on social media about the appointment of top officials, stating that the … Read more
Aderinoye Queen Christmas, a former beauty queen, has turned herself in to the Lagos State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after being on the run for about eight months. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, confirmed the development in a statement released on Sunday. He revealed that Aderinoye, … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said its operatives have intercepted a total of Thirty-One Million One Hundred and Twenty-Four Thousand Six Hundred (31, 124, 600) pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over Seventeen Billion Nine Hundred and Thirty-Two Million Two Hundred Thousand Naira (N17, 932, 200, 000.00) in street … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a businessman who allegedly excreted 68 wraps of cocaine at the local wings of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the Onitsha, Anambra state based-businessman, Ibeanusi Nosike excreted the cocaine … Read more
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has recovered 892,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N6.2 billion in street value. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja, adding that operatives recovered the drugs from five containers. Babafemi said the operation was carried out by NDLEA operatives … Read more