Sunday, October 19, 2025

 

Drugs

Witness Tells Court How Marijuana linked To Alleged Defendant, Temo was Seized

Witness Tells Court How Marijuana linked To Alleged Defendant, Temo was Seized An operative of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Wednesday testified in an alleged drug trafficking trial of on Jimoh Suleimon Olowoidiogede before Justice Deinde Isaac...

NDLEA Arrests Ex-Convict For Importing N4.6bn Cocaine.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have again arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Christian Ogbuji. Ogbuji was first arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on May 10, 2023, upon arrival from Uganda via Addis Ababa, onboard Ethiopian...

Court Jails Canada Based Nigerian For Trafficking 164.5kg Of Canadian ‘Loud’

Ughenu Nnaife Francis during his arrest A Lagos Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a Canada returnee, Ughenu Nnaife Francis to 15 years imprisonment for trafficking in 164.50 kilograms of Cannabis Loud, a prohibited substance. Ughenu Nnaife...

Court Discharges Okada Rider Over Allegation Of Tampering With Drug Exhibits In NDLEA Custody

A Federal High Court sitting Lagos yesterday discharged one Aminu Lawal who was arraigned on a two counts charge of alleged tampering with drug exhibits in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. When the...

Officers Accuses NDLEA Chairman, Marwa Of Nepotism, Lopsided Appointments

There is disquietness in the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as some officers of the agencies accused their Chairman, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), of nepotism and discrimination in the administration of the agency. Some of the aggrieved...

Court Grants NDLEA Request To Detain Suspected Drug Baron “Barryshine” For 30 Days

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Honourable Justice Dehinde Dipeolu today granted an exparte application filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, seeking for an order extending the detention of a suspected drug...

Vietnam-bound Passenger Excretes 88 Wraps Of cocaine, As NDLEA Makes Other Seizures

A Vietnam-bound businessman, Paul Mbadugha, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Mbadugha was apprehended after testing positive for ingesting cocaine. A statement on Sunday by spokesperson Femi Babafemi confirmed...
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Gateway Airport: Value Jet Begins Lifting Passengers October 7

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Court Continues Trial of FAAN Staff, Edet Godwin Mathew Over Drug Charges

Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Thursday continue with the trial of a Senior Aviation Security Officer with the Federal...

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime 

Police Arraign 31 Years Old Man Over Cybercrime Justice. Ibrahim  Kala of the Federal High Court, Lagos yesterday ordered the  remand of  a 31 years...

Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement

  Nigeria’s Health Financing: Lessons From Canada’s $32.5bn Tobacco Settlement   By Robert Egbe     Nigeria’s decision to earmark SIN taxes – levies on alcohol, tobacco, and sugary drinks...

Taiwanese Global Tech Giant Eyes Ogun For Investment Opportunities

  A Taiwanese multinational conglomerate and global tech giant, Foxconn has expressed interest in setting up its manufacturing plant in Ogun State. AVP, Corporate BD Chairman...