By Femi Anamelechi The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, said Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is committed to fostering and safeguarding public health through robust enforcement actions. He disclosed this on Friday, 11 July 2025, during the formal handover of 25 containers of seized unregistered and prohibited pharmaceutical products to the National Agency for Food…
By Cosmas Okereafor The Chairman, Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Uche Apakama, during the week disclosed that over 40 million Nigerians are suffering from various mental illnesses induced by drug abuse.This revelation was made at the 7th Public Lecture, organized by the Board of Fellows of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, that took…
By Femi Anamelechi His checked baggage contained 17 parcels of methamphetamine weighing 17.5 kg and three parcels of cocaine totaling 3.05 kg, all concealed within bedsheets. A fellow passenger on the Ethiopian Airlines flight, Azu Follygan Kpodar, was also detained after officers discovered 1.25 kg of liquid cocaine hidden in a plastic soap container marked…
By Femi Anamelechi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the massive achievements of the NDLEA in the fight against illicit drugs and declared that the efforts of the Agency to eradicate illicit drugs demands must be a national movement. President Tinubu pointed this out at 2025 World Drugs Day celebration as he Commended the landmark…
By Femi Anamelechi The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the release of the abducted Anambra State Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Daniel Onyishi, who regained freedom ten days after his abduction by kidnappers. Mr. Onyishi was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, June 12, 2025, along Winner Road…
By Femi Anamelechi A 43 year old female make-up artist, Adekoya Adebukola Mary who claimed to be travelling to India for a fibroid surgery has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos after 2.20 kilograms of cocaine were discovered factory fitted…
By Femi Anamelechi. Hajiya Zainab Hussian the Mother -in-law of the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) is dead. Hajiya Hussain who is the mother of Hajiya Munira Marwa, wife of Gen. Marwa, died in the early hours of Saturday 21st June 2025 in…
By Femi Anamelechi Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) has commissioned a high-tech Vision Centre at its National Headquarters Annex in Abuja as part of efforts to promote and prioritise staff welfare as well as to boost their morale. The facility, a product of…
By Femi Anamelechi The spice and get rich by all means syndrome has landed 25-year-old Nigerian Lady Ifeoluwa Akinwunmi in trouble as she has been arrested by the Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch in India for alleged drug trafficking. Akinwunmi, who reportedly works as a hairstylist and nail artist, claimed she had travelled…
By Femi Anamelechi National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has remained very resilient in the fight against illicit drugs as the Agency through credible intelligence and strategic collaborations has recorded another milestone. The eagle eyes of the operatives of NDLEA intercepted sixty-six (66) parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea…
