NDLEA nabs Indian businessman, seizes ₦3.9bn tramadol at Lagos airport, busts skuchies factory
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested an Indian businessman, Gupta Ravi Kumar, and three Nigerian accomplices over the interception of 2,248,000 tramadol pills valued at ₦3.99 billion…
NDLEA busts transnational drug cartel, seizes ₦5.3bn cocaine headed for Australia
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a major international drug cartel operating across Nigeria, the UK, Brazil, Australia, and the UAE, arresting three kingpins and seizing cocaine,…
DSS files terrorism charges against Ansaru commanders behind Kuje prison attack
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed multiple terrorism charges against two top commanders of Ansaru, an Al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group operating in Nigeria. According to reports, the suspects—Mahmud Usman…
Food vendor lynched in Niger over alleged blasphemy
In a tragic incident in Kasuwan-Garba town, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State, a food vendor was lynched by a mob over allegations of blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad. The…
NDLEA arrests 75-year-old, destroys 178,750kg cannabis farm
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of multiple suspects, including a 75-year-old man and a 30-year-old cannabis farmer, during a series of raids across the…
EFCC secures more convictions of internet fraudsters arrested from Obasanjo’s hotel
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has successfully secured the conviction of three alleged internet fraudsters in the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, presided over by Judge D.I.…
Police arrest five gunmen, kidnappers terrorizing parts of Anambra
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of a notorious armed robbery and kidnapping syndicate in Awka. The suspects were apprehended on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, after…
NDLEA arrests widow, seizes 75,000kg drugs in nationwide raids
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 50-year-old widow and fashion designer, Mrs. Ifeoma Henrietta Ezewuike, for attempting to traffic 1.3 kilograms of cocaine while disguising with…
EFCC declares Atiku’s son-in-law Bashir Haske wanted
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a wanted notice for Bashir Haske, a businessman and son-in-law of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, as part of an investigation into…
NDLEA arrests wanted kingpin, seizes ₦7.8bn worth of opioids in nationwide raids
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a notorious drug kingpin, 36-year-old Sunday Ibigide, in Asaba, Delta State, three years after he went underground to evade arrest. Ibigide…