Tag: Ndlea
N25m Damages: Baba Suwe Loses Appeal
An Appeal Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Friday set aside the award of N25 million damages in…
2 Arrested For Drug Trafficking
Simon Ateba/Lagos Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have apprehended two men in connection with unlawful exportation…
NDLEA Reads Riot Act To Airlines
Nigerian airlines must do all they can to prevent drug trafficking, Nigeria’s anti-drug trafficking boss, Ahmadu Giade, said on Thursday,…
Cabin Crew And Drug Trafficking
The arrest of Arik Air staff on Tuesday for drug trafficking in London constitutes a national embarrassment and a failure…
Drug Trafficking: Cabin Crew Not Checked —Airport Sources
Hand luggage of cabin crew in Nigeria are hardly checked at airports because airline staff are expected to be upright,…
Arik Cabin Crew Had N180m Cocaine
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Tuesday that one of the two Arik Air female cabin crew…
2 Arik Air Staff Caught With Cocaine In UK
Two members of staff of Nigerian largest airline, Arik Air, have been arrested at Heathrow airport in London for drug…
JAMB candidate arrested with pistol
Nigeria’s drug czar, the NDLEA on Friday confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old man in possession of a French-made pistol…
Baba Suwe v NDLEA: Appeal Court reserves judgment
The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday reserved judgment in a suit challenging a high court judgment which…
Dismal Electricity Supply At Lagos Airport
The electricity supply cuts that have occurred in the past few days at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos,…
Nigeria Arrests Grandma With Cocaine In Hair
Giwa Ayoka Sikirat, a 53-year old grandmother, has been arrested with cocaine hidden in her hair, Nigeria’s anti-drug agency said…
Nigeria arrests 3 cargo agents for drug trafficking
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Three clearing agents have been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for…
South African Woman Jailed 18 months For Drug Trafficking
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Wednesday sentenced a 37-year-old South African woman, Mrs.…
Drug Arrest: Baba Suwe Still Chasing Justice
By Henry Ojelu When on 24 November, 2011, Justice Yetunde Idowu of an Ikeja High Court in Lagos ordered the…
Kwara Hot Spot For Drug Traffickers
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Nigeria’s Kwara state has classified the state as a hot spot for…
News Analysis: Nigeria’s byzantine drug problems
President Jonathan will need to declare an emergency to deal with the country’s drug epidemic, writes Bayo Onanuga Nigeria’s anti-drug…
Sunny Ade’s ex-guitarist, Fatoke Caught with Cocaine
Simon Ateba/Lagos Fatoke Abiodun, Nigeria’s veteran guitarist, who played alongside legendary musician, King Sunny Ade for three decades, has been…
Woman arrested with 757kg of cannabis
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Operatives of Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Kano, have smashed a major dealer in Cannabis,…
Nigeria arrests Colombian drug chemist
Simon Ateba/Lagos Nigeria’s anti-drug agency has arrested a Columbian drug kingpin and uncovered three production factories for a prohibited drug…
Nigerian Arrested With Cocaine On Christmas Day
Simon Ateba/Lagos Madueke Chukwuemeka Patrick had thought that security will be slack at Nigerian borders on Christmas day and could…
NDLEA Arrests 116 Drug Suspects In Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, on Sunday said 116 suspects were arrested with 5, 697.9…
Dabiez Debuts With ‘Because Of You’
Deborah Oniyide, a Mass Communication graduate of The Polytechnic Ibadan, has released her debut effort. Deborah, who goes by the…
I Would Have Celebrated
As most of you already know Yinka Lawanson a.k.a Lamboghinny and I, were made NDLEA ( National Drug Law Enforcement…
NDLEA: Why We Appointed Stella Damasus, Lamboginny
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, said on Tuesday that it appointed Nollywood star, Stella Damasus and music act,…
NDLEA Impounds 3,500kg Of Indian Hemp
The Zamfara Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has impounded 3,500 kilogrammes of Cannabis Satiba, known as…
NDLEA destroys $87million heroin, other drugs
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday destroyed drugs it estimated to be worth N13.6…
2 drug traffickers jailed 7 years
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Two drug traffickers ,who were arrested by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have…
Cocaine Hidden In Pendants Found At Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Oluigboka Chukwuemeka Emmanuel thought he had cleverly concealed about 2.4 kilogrammes of cocaine in pendants and female…
Heroin Hidden In Football, Rugs Seized At Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Sniffer dogs, used by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have detected three consignments…
2 drug suspects arrested
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Two suspected drug traffickers arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have blamed their friend…