By Cosmas Okereafor The Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Strategic Command, Mohammad Tukur Ahmad today said that the Command from January 2025 till date arrested 260 persons and successfully prosecuted and convicted 101 drug offenders while many others are awaiting prosecution. He also stressed that, the Command in…
By Femi Anamelechi The resilience and unweaving commitments of Officers and men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency towards ensuring that the menace of illicit drug trafficking and abuse us completely eradicated continues to reverberate with positive results following the arrest of 84 year old grandpa, Godfrey Orji and 75 year old Godwin Obulunbiya Obiora…
By Femi Anamelechi The Federal Government and Enugu State Government are in talks to ensure the commencement of direct cargo flight operations between Enugu and Guangzhou, China, before the end of the year.The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barr Festus Keyamo, disclosed this in Lagos during the launch of the United Air’s newly acquired…
By Femi Anamelechi * President Tinubu has granted a final six-month tenure extension to the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, as the Comptroller General of Customs. Adeniyi’s first tenure extension ought to have expired on August 1, 2026. This was disclosed in a press statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Assistant to the President…
By Femi Anamelechi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have announced weeklong activities to commemorate the 2026 World Drug Day, even as the anti-narcotics agency vowed that it will continue to target the criminal networks with the aim of effectively cutting off their lifeblood.This…
From Marcel Duru, Owerri The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command CP Audu Garba Bosso has reinforced the ban on tinted vehicles, covered number plates, and unauthorised sirens and also introduced Students Safety Mechanism in Owerri and Environs. Speaking with Journalists at the Command Headquarters Owerri, Imo State he disclosed that these acts are clear…
From Marcel Duru, Owerri. The Resident Anti-Corruption Commissioner (RACC) of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Offences Commission (ICPC) in Imo State Mr Victor Onakponeruo has Stated that the Anti-Graft Agency has tracked over 82 Constituency Projects Worth N12.32 billion in Imo StateSpeaking in Owerri, Imo State recently he disclosed that Constituency Project Tracking82 projects worth…
By Femi Anamelechi The Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics has assured the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) of its full support in its ongoing offensive against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The assurance was given on Monday 15th June 2026 when the newly appointed Chairman of the Senate committee, Senator Joseph Igiagbe…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Honourable Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday led a high-level Nigerian delegation to formally welcome former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, to the ongoing African Air Transport Convention and Expo 2026 taking place in Lomé, Republic of Togo. The convention,…
By Femi Anamelechi The Katsina State Government, with a heavy heart and deep sense of loss, wishes to inform the general public of the tragic passing of the former Nigerian Army Spokesmen, Retired Major General Rabe Abubakar who was kidnapped with his wife while traveling in Katsina State. According to a press release from the…
