By Cosmas Okereafor The Comptroller of Customs, Muritala Muhammed Area Command, Mathew Taiwo Awe, announced the seizure of imported illegal drugs through the MMAC command valued at over four billion, five hundred million naira (#4.5billion).The brief hand over ceremony which took place at the command warehouse was witnessed by critical stakeholders in cargo management in…
By Femi Anamelechi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman Gupta Ravi Kumar and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the seizure of Two Million, Two Hundred and Forty-Eight Thousand (2,248,000) pills of tramadol 200mg/225mg intercepted at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos.The tramadol shipment worth Three Billion Nine…
By Christian ABURIME In the wake of a tragic incident at the Main Market in Onitsha, Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has taken significant steps to comfort the grieving family of the deceased, Miss Chinwe Igwe. Governor Soludo met with the family representatives from Ikwo in Ebonyi State at the Onitsha North Local Government…
By Cosmas Okereafor The second edition of the D’BIO Wellness and Selfcare Summit, is scheduled to take place between 24th to 25th September, 2025 at Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.The two day event will attract a diverse group of healthcare practitioners as well as wellness and Selfcare advocates. Selfcare is…
By Femi Anamelechi President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Alhaji Ahmad Aliyu Mustapha, the Sardauna Adamawa, and a one-time Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service.Mustapha died on Thursday in Abuja at the age of 76.President Tinubu acknowledged the deceased’s contributions to the growth and development of the Nigerian Customs Service and…
By Femi Anamelechi A 55 year old drug kingpin Mohammed Ali Abubakar alias Bello Karama and five members of a syndicate operating at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano have been taken into custody by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the discovery that they are behind the shipment of illicit…
By Femi Anamelechi As agency intercepts 90 parcels of Loud in kitchen sinks NDLEA has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike over attempt to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine, using fake pregnancy as a façade to escape scrutiny and detection.The widow who is a mother of one and proprietress of…
By Femi Anamelechi The Nigerian Movie industry has yet again been thrown into mourning following the dead of legendary Nollywood actor, Fabian Adibe, widely celebrated for his memorable role in the classic television adaptation of Things Fall Apart, has passed away.Adibe, who marked his 82th birthday in February 2025, reportedly died peacefully on Wednesday, according…
By Femi Anamelechi NDLEA has secured judgement on two notorious drug kingpins: 37 year old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51 year old Solomon Akpomuai The dare devil drug barrond have been convicted and sentenced to a combined 10 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos.Emami was arrested in Ikeja…
By Femi Anamelechi NDLEA after three years manhaunt has arrested a notorious drug kingpin in Delta State.The 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Asaba, Delta state while attempting to move 250 blocks of skunk weighing 138 kilograms with his distribution bus.Ibigide came under searchlight on…
