NDLEA arrest wanted drug kingpin after 7 years with 11.6kg cocaine, methamphetamine

By Femi Anamelechi Operatives of a special operations unit of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a wanted 60 year old drug kingpin, Okpara Paul Chigozie, ending seven years of evading the long arm of the law, even as he was caught attempting to ship large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine to…

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NCS Partner NAFDAC to strengthen Inter-Agency Ties… records Landmark ₦20.5bn Drug Bust in Onne

By Femi Anamelechi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as part of strategic efforts in the fight against Anti illicit drugs snuggling hss entered into a collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to set up a committee to implement the 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening regulatory…

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University of Maiduguri now Mohammed Buhari University (MBU)

By Femi Anamelechi The Federal Government in an effort to immortalize the memory of Late former President Mohammed Buhari has officially renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University. The announcement was made on Thursday, July 17, during a special Federal Executive Council (FEC) session convened to honour Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away at…

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Nigeria’s Dr Steptoe Goes Home: A Reflection on Dr Ernest Ugo (1951-2025)

By C. Don Adinuba With the burial rites of Professor Ernest Ugo starting on Tuesday, July 22, at the Amadeo Events Centre in Enugu, the curtain is almost drawn on one of Nigeria’s most humane and selfless citizens ever. Ugo grabbed national headlines when he informed a scientific conference of homeopathic doctors of the successful…

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