By Clement Olumba The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye has decried the increase in the manufacture and distribution of fake drugs in Nigeria, with the attendant dangers it poses, while stating the commitment and battle the agency under her leadership has fought and…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman, Philip Tunde, with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travel bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos.The 38-year-old suspect was arrested on Sunday 27th September 2026 at…
By Clement Olumba The Pharmaceutical Wholesalers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (PWDAN) has announced its readiness to host the 4th Thematic General Assembly of the African Pharmaceutical Distribution Association (APDA) in Lagos Nigeria, from the 6th to 8th October, 2026. This was made known at a press conference on Tuesday September 22, 2026 put together…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted two shipments of synthetic cannabis, popularly called Colorado or Colos in street terms concealed in consolidated cargoes coming from the United Kingdom, while two other consignments of the dangerous substance hidden in music speakers were recovered from two motor parks in…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has successfully secured the arrest and repatriation of Festus Ibewuike, alias Chidibest Ibewuike, a fugitive drug kingpin who had evaded arrest for over two years following the interception of the single largest heroin consignment ever recorded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.Ibewuike, who…
From Marcel Duru Owerri Isa Sanusi the Director of Amnesty International has said that Amnesty is Investigating “horrifying videos” showing hundreds of unidentified bodies being moved from mortuaries in Imo State at night to unknown destinations. Speaking in Owerri, Imo State recently he said that Key locations are Ngor Okpala General Hospital and Mbieri General…
. By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced a comprehensive training programme for its counselors nationwide, aimed at standardizing operational protocols and strengthening clinical competencies in line with global best practices for drug demand reduction.The training, which commenced at the NDLEA Academy, Jos, Plateau State, is being coordinated by the…
By Femi Anamelechi The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has told an international gathering of judges, law enforcement chiefs, financial intelligence experts and academics that the war against drug trafficking cannot be won by arrests alone, but must be matched by an equally aggressive…
By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have recorded significant breakthroughs across the country’s land and maritime borders, including the arrest of a 101-year-old great grandmother for dealing in illicit drug, the interception of cocaine concealed in edible cassava flour popularly known as fufu, and the seizure of large consignments…
By Femi Anamelechi The International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Bureau of the United States has commended the recent operational successes of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), assuring to build on the existing partnership between the Agency and INL.The commendation was given by the Country Director of INL Nigeria, Mr. Derek Tolliver when he…
