NDLEA discovers drugs hidden in Cerelac baby food tins
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have uncovered illicit drugs hidden in tins of Cerelac baby food. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed…
‘Deeply Disturbed’ top finance firm probes director accused of raping staff
The ARM Pension Managers has said its Executive Director, Technical, Abisola Onigbogi, who was accused of raping a female colleague, has been placed on administrative leave amid a probe into…
Amid national protest, gunmen kidnap Kogi LG chairman
The caretaker chairman of the Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Zacchaeus Michael, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The state Police Public Relations Officer, William Aya, confirmed this on…
Suicide bomber detonates IED in Borno market, kills many
A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a marketplace in Kauri, a rural community in the Konduga area of Borno state. The incident occurred around 9 pm…
Gunmen storm Customs base in Kebbi, kill officer, take another hostage
Suspected gunmen have attacked a Nigeria Customs Service patrol base in Koko, Kebbi State, killing one officer and abducting another. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Thursday when…
Man in church uniform arrested with cocaine hidden in sandals
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a man dressed in church uniform with cocaine hidden in sandals and headed for Europe. The spokesperson of the…
NDLEA nabs most wanted Lagos drug baron, Temo after many years of evading arrest
After many years of wearing the toga of invincibility, the overall head of the Mushin, Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh (alias Olowoidiogede, popularly known as Temo), has been…
Senior immigration officer, others arraigned for drug trafficking
A senior immigration officer, Akomolafe Gbenga Michael, serving at Murtala Muhammad International Airport, has been arraigned in court before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos on…
Police clarify content with IGP’s picture circulating on social media
The Nigeria Police Force has said that a message currently circulating alongside a picture of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, on social media platforms, did not originate…
One-legged man, lady nabbed as cocaine, loud consignments hidden in incense candles seized in Lagos
Frantic bids by drug syndicates to smuggle in and out of Nigeria consignments of Cocaine and Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus…