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NDLEA Seizes 75,000 Pregabalin Capsules, Codeine, Cannabis In Kano Ahead Of Sallah

NewsDeskNgMar 17, 2026March 17, 20260

NDLEA intercepts large drug consignment ahead of Sallah, says operation disrupts illicit distribution network in Kano. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kano State have seized 75,000 capsules of pregabalin, 556 bottles of codeine, and quantities of cannabis sativa in a major anti-drug operation. The seizure...

NDLEA Arrests 74-Year-Old Man With 11kg Cocaine At Abuja Airport

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

NDLEA intercepts septuagenarian attempting to smuggle 11kg cocaine to London as nationwide crackdown exposes wider drug trafficking network. Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 74-year-old man at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, after uncovering 11 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in his luggage. The...

FCT Police Recovery Stolen Vehicle, Arrest One Suspect

NewsDeskNgMar 15, 2026March 15, 20260

On the 9th of March, 2026, at about 10:04 AM, a complainant and resident of Galadimawa, Abuja, reported at Mabushi Police Division that his Toyota Corolla S vehicle with registration number KAB 83 BF, dark grey in colour, had earlier been stolen from where it was parked in Kaduna State...

Army Uncovers Illegal Weapons Factory in Cross River

NewsDeskNgMar 14, 2026March 14, 20260

Troops neutralise five attackers and discover illegal arms manufacturing site during security operations in Cross River community. Troops of the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, operating under the Headquarters of the 82 Division, have uncovered an illegal weapons manufacturing factory in Odonget Community, Obubra Local Government Area of Cross...

IGP Disu Vows To Reclaim Communities Overrun By Bandits

NewsDeskNgMar 10, 2026March 10, 20260

IGP Olatunji Disu pledges to reclaim communities seized by bandits in Kwara and across Nigeria. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, has pledged that security forces will reclaim communities overrun by bandits in Kwara State and other parts of the country. Disu said the police would do everything possible,...

Emefiele Trial: Co-Defendant Omoile Tells Court He Lied In EFCC Statement, Alleges Investigators Dictated Confession

NewsDeskNgMar 7, 2026March 7, 20260

Co-defendant Henry Omoile tells Lagos court he lied in EFCC statement, alleging investigators threatened and dictated what he wrote. Henry Omoile, a co-defendant in the alleged $4.5 billion fraud case involving former Central Bank governor Godwin Emefiele, has told a Lagos court that the statement he made to the Economic...

GOCMEJ Applauds Reappointment of NSCDC Commandant General, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

The Guild of Civil Societies and Media Executives for Equity, Justice, and Transparency in Nigeria (GOCMEJ) has highly commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the re-appointment of Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for a second term of five...

Court Acquits Suspended ‘Supercop’ Abba Kyari Of 23-Count Asset Declaration Charges

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

Federal High Court acquits suspended DCP Abba Kyari of 23-count NDLEA asset declaration charges. A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police, of a 23-count charge of alleged non-declaration of assets brought by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The...

NAFDAC Secures 40-Year Jail Terms For Two Men Over Fake Alcohol Production, Sale In Lagos

NewsDeskNgMar 6, 2026March 6, 20260

Two men convicted for producing and distributing counterfeit alcoholic beverages in Lagos, receiving a combined 40-year prison sentence. The National Agency Food Drug Administration and Control (NÀFDAC) said the court has convicted two men for producing and selling fake alcoholic beverages in Lagos State. In a statement signed by NÀFDAC’s...

Kwara Court Sentences Two Men To Death For Kidnapping, Armed Robbery

NewsDeskNgMar 5, 2026March 5, 20260

High Court in Ilorin convicts two men for kidnapping, armed robbery and firearms offences, sentencing them to death. A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced two men to death by hanging for their involvement in kidnapping and armed robbery. The convicts, Abubakar Sodiki and Abubakar Mohammed, were...