NDLEA seizes cocaine, heroin worth N30b at Lagos airport in one week

At least, cocaine worth over N30 billion was seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos in one week, senior officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have disclosed. Just before the seizure, the new Chairman/Chief Executive…

*We can’t do anything if army rejects summons, says Lagos panel on #EndSARS (Vanguard)*Lagos COVID-19 cases near 48,000 (DailyTrust)

We can’t do anything if army rejects summons, says Lagos panel on #EndSARS (Vanguard) Doris Okuwobi, chairperson of the Lagos State judicial panel, Saturday said there is nothing the panel can do if the Nigerian army refuses to honour summons.…

NANS Backs NDLEAs Proposed Drug Test for Students

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has applauded the policy proposal by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for students to undergo drug integrity test before admission into the university. The President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, expressed the…

*Court drops case against four #EndSARS protesters (Punch)*Lagos targets 60% COVID-19 vaccine rollout, says Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)

Court drops case against four #EndSARS protesters (Punch) A court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, on Monday discharged four out of six protesters arrested in November for demonstrating outside the National Assembly. Last year, Africa’s most populous country was swept by…

*Lagos taskforce to auction 88 vehicles for violating traffic law (Guardian)*Lagos to suspend morning assembly, sports activities in schools (Punch)

Lagos taskforce to auction 88 vehicles for violating traffic law (Guardian) The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit known as Taskforce said it has obtained a court order for a public auction of 88 one-way vehicles forfeited by…

Buhari approves Buba Marwa’s appointment as DG NDLEA

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd) as the New Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Until his appointment as Marwa was the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Drug Abuse.…

*Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun (Guardian)*NDLEA impounds 3,413kg of drugs at Lagos airport (Independent)

Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun (Guardian) Two persons suspected to be husband and wife were on Tuesday crushed to death in an accident involving a Toyota Camry car, Sino truck and a motorcycle around Odogbara, few metres from…

Recruitment: NDLEA releases list of successful candidates

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has released the list of successful applicants in its ongoing recruitment exercise. NDLEA spokesman, Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN) Jonah Achema, announced this in a statement made available to the News…

Kill me instead of destroying my Indian hemp farm, suspect begs NDLEA

A suspected Indian hemp farmer, Clement Akor, has begged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to take his life instead of destroying his 10-hectare cannabis plantation. Akor, a 42-year-old father of six from Enabo village in the Ankpa Local Government…

*UNILAG alumnus accused of rape knows fate August 17 (Independent) *NDLEA files drug trafficking charge against 25-year-old man (Guardian)

UNILAG alumnus accused of rape knows fate August 17 (Independent) An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has fixed August 17 as judgment date in the case involving John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) accused…

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