Commander Ofoyeju The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) apprehended 462 suspected drug traffickers, seized 207 595.54kg of illicit drugs in the year 2025. The State Commander of the Anti Narcotics Agency, Commander of Narcotics Mitchell Ofoyeju, gave the statistics while addressing journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital,…
A detailed medical report has emerged, alleging that Nollywood actress Regina Daniels, wife of Senator Ned Nwoko, has been battling severe substance abuse involving cocaine, marijuana, alcohol and other hard drugs. The report, issued by Serenity Royale Hospital in Abuja and signed by its Managing Director/Head of Clinical Services, Dr. Adekunle Adesina, covers her detoxification…
Pretty Mike The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Lagos socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Eze Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike, alongside former Big Brother Naija Housemate, Tuoyo Ideh, with more than 100 guests during a midnight raid of Proxy Nightclub, Victoria Island, Lagos. The agency, in a statement signed by…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted consignments of illicit drugs concealed in frozen snails, electrical bulbs, and female clothes bound for the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to a statement released on Sunday by the agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, the interceptions were made at…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, on Thursday said it intercepted contraband items valued at N1.99bn, including hard drugs and expired flour imported from Egypt, between September 1 and October 9, 2025, along the Lagos–Abidjan corridor. Addressing journalists during his maiden press briefing at the Command headquarters in Seme Border, the Customs Area Controller,…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three Nigerian accomplices in connection with the interception of 2,248,000 pills of tramadol (200mg/225mg) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The shipment, disguised as multivitamins in 114 cartons and declared from Delhi, India, arrived at the…
No fewer than seven Nigerians have been arrested in India over alleged drug trafficking. The suspects were part of an international drug cartel with operations in India and Europe. Their arrest came just days after two other Nigerians were picked up in India in separate cases involving romance scams and drug-related crimes. The frequent arrests…
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intensified its crackdown on drug traffickers with the coordinated raid on Ihama Road and other drug flashpoints within the state. The raid culminated in the apprehension of 46 suspected drug traffickers, the seizure of nearly 40,000kg of assorted illicit drugs and the…
The Delta State Police Command has said preliminary findings have shown that the 11-year-old girl arrested at the Ekpan Police Division was being used to traffic hard drugs. The command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Friday via his official X handle, following social media backlash over the child’s arrest and detention. A Nigerian…
Four traders from the Ogbo Ogwu Bridge Head Market in Onitsha, Anambra State, have filed a lawsuit against the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), and other related bodies for infringing on their fundamental human rights. The plaintiffs are Peter Okala, Alhaji Yunusa Tanko, Prof….
