A former Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Fulani Kwajafa, OFR, Sarkin Yakin Biu has died at the age of 88 after a brief illness. Kwajafa who died on October 23, 2024, and whose death was confirmed by a member of his family, was survived by his wife Patience…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo. This comes as the operatives recovered 26,250,000 pills of tramadol and 508,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup, with a street value of N16,683,800,000, which were intercepted by NDLEA operatives during a 100% joint examination of…
A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, has been convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing 35.20 kilograms into Nigeria. Director, Media and Advocacy, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Headquarters, Abuja, Femi Babafemi, made…
The Senate is currently in a closed-door session following a motion on an issue of privilege raised by the Deputy Senate Leader, Oyelola Ashiru. Ashiru moved a motion of urgent national importance, citing Orders 9, 10, 41, and 52 of the Senate Standing Rules. Ashiru explained, “Order 9 refers to privileges and the rights enjoyed…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that drugs and illicit substances were recovered from the residence of Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru (Kwara South) in Ilorin, Kwara State. During a press briefing at its headquarters in Abuja, the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed that the raid on the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator’s…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced that married women will no longer be required to present a letter of approval from their husbands to obtain visa clearance for international travel. In a statement released on Thursday via X by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, it was revealed that…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has introduced a controversial requirement for married women seeking visas. According to the agency, women must present a letter of approval from their husbands before being cleared for travel. This stipulation is part of the NDLEA’s updated visa requirements, which have sparked discussions about gender equality and individual…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA Ikeja Lagos. She was nabbed on Thursday, October 3 for importing large consignment of ‘Canadian Loud’, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, announced the arrest in a…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA says its operatives have intercepted a total of Twenty-Five Million (25,000,000.00) pills of tapentadol and Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand (350,000) bottles of codeine-based syrup at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. Tapentadol is an opioid three times stronger than tramadol. NDLEA Spokesman, Femi Babafemi made this known…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a wanted drug baron, Alhaji Suleiman Ganiu Aremu (a.k.a Barryshine), two years after he came under the radar of the anti-narcotics agency over his alleged role in four failed attempts to export cocaine to Saudi Arabia and Qatar through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…