LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a recent operation, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency uncovered a shipment of cannabis-infused candies intended for sale in a children’s store in Lagos. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, revealed this in a Sunday post on X.com, accompanied by photos and a video. Babafemi revealed that the candies, which were imported…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Nnanna Igbokwe, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, seven days after ingesting illicit substances in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He was apprehended during the inward clearance of passengers on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State has alerted parents of the availability of sweets and candies believed to contain intoxicating substances. The Public Relations Officer of the agency, ASN Sadiq Muhammad Maigatari, in an interview in Kano, said the alert became necessary for parents to check the kind…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a traditional chief priest of the Igunuko Shrine, Bariu Aliu, in the Alpha Beach area of Ajah, Lekki, following a three-month manhunt. Bariu, also known as “Malo,” was apprehended after 2,760 kilograms of skunk were recovered from his shrine on October 25,…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the world marks the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi has called for more concerted efforts towards preventing drug abuse and guiding those weighed down by addiction. Obi stressed that the government must seek to save the nation…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted erstwhile Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, temporary bail for two weeks on passionate grounds, to go bury his mother. Kyari was granted bail to the tune of 50 million Naira and a surety in like sum….
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 35-year-old Nigerian woman, Chidinma Chinenye Agbazue has been arrested and detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over an attempt to export 20 parcels of cannabis sativa weighing 10.70 kilograms. She was arrested on her way to Doha, Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos State….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, announced the seizure of 49.7 kilogrammes of heroine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, who made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos, yesterday, described the development as the single largest…