A government that asks its citizens to endure the pain of economic reform must demonstrate a corresponding willingness to examine the cost of governing them. Sacrifice becomes difficult to defend when households are compelled to adjust while the machinery of the state appears exempt from the same discipline. This...
illicit drugs
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 329,865 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs with an estimated street value of N301 billion in Lagos, reinforcing Nigeria’s commitment to combating drug trafficking and organised crime. The destruction exercise, carried out on the orders of the court at Navy Town, Ojo,...
Atiku Media Office has renewed its criticism of President Bola Tinubu over his past US narcotics case, insisting that records relating to the forfeiture of $460,000 allegedly linked to heroin trafficking remain part of the public record and cannot be erased. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday,...
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the seven-year prison sentence handed to Ashiru Idris by a Kano State High Court over the advertisement of cannabis for sale, describing the punishment as an example of the urgent need to reform Nigeria’s criminal justice system. In a post shared on...
The Executive Director of the Caleb Initiative for Drug Abuse Awareness (CIDAA Foundation), Amb. Jeremiah Caleb Onyedikachi, has urged governments, institutions, and citizens to adopt a stronger community response to drug abuse by embracing public health-centred, evidence-based, and human rights-oriented approaches to prevention and recovery. Speaking at the World...
The Executive Chairman of Karu Local Government Area, Hon. Barr. Abubakar Aliyu Madaki, has reaffirmed the Council’s commitment to supporting community-driven initiatives that promote drug abuse prevention, public health, and youth development, describing the Caleb Initiative for Drug Abuse Awareness (CIDAA Foundation) as a strategic partner in building healthier,...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered consignments of high potency illicit drugs concealed in water purifier machines shipped to Lagos from Netherlands. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Lagos. Mr. Babafemi said the illicit drug consignments,...
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the staff for the remarkable achievement in busting a Nigerian-Mexican drug syndicate and dismantling a highly sophisticated multi-million-dollar illegal drug production network in the country. Chairman of the agency, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), on...
Natinal Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dealt another crippling blow to transnational organized crime by completely dismantling a highly sophisticated, multi-million-dollar Nigerian- Mexican methamphetamine production syndicate. The clinical, simultaneous operation, executed by elite operatives of the Agency’s Special Operations Unit (SOU), led to the shutdown of an industrial-scale...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured another significant win in its ongoing offensive against drug cartels as the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, granted an interim forfeiture order for 17 containers laden with illicit opioids worth over N33.6 billion in street value. The containers, which were...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a shipment containing 339,800 bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, as part of a series of operations that also led to the recovery of large consignments of opioids and the arrest of several suspects...
Federal Government has approved a new policy making drug testing compulsory for all prospective applicants seeking employment into the Public Service, a move aimed at strengthening workplace integrity and tackling the growing challenge of illicit drug use in the country. The directive was announced in Abuja on Monday through...
Senator Ned Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District, has accused a group he described as a “syndicate of pull-Ned-down” of exploiting his wife, actress Regina Daniels, amid reports of marital tension between them. In a statement released by his Communication and Technical Action Team in Abuja on Monday, Nwoko...
Sen. Ned Nwoko has said that his embattled wife and mother of two, Regina Daniels must go through rehabilitation for drug reasons to safeguard her life and be in the right mind to raise her children. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered a clandestine laboratory where Colorado, a synthetic strain of cannabis is being produced in a residential building located at Ajao estate, Isolo Lagos with large quantities of freshly cooked Colos and various precursor...
House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the prevalence, regulation, and impact of drugs, tobacco, alcohol, and illicit trafficking on Nigeria’s economy and public health. The committee, chaired by Hon. Oluwatimehin Adelegbe, was constituted following a resolution of the House to probe the alarming rise...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- No fewer than 2 containers of vehicles used to conceal illicit drugs worth over ₦5.3 billion have been intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Command The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Frank Onyeka, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday....
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has declined to assent to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, which was recently passed by the National Assembly. The bill aimed to grant the NDLEA the power to retain a portion of the proceeds from drug-related crimes....
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised concerns about the increasing prevalence of drug abuse among young people, particularly undergraduates. According to the Oyo State NDLEA Commander, Olayinke Joe-Fadile, about four to five out of 10 undergraduates are into drugs. “We now can see children from age...
By EMMANUEL JIMOH, Benin – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo State has made significant strides in its fight against drug trafficking and abuse. In May, the agency destroyed two cannabis farms, arrested 39 suspected drug traffickers, and seized over 1.3 tonnes of illicit drugs. According...