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Court Acquits Abba Kyari, Brothers of 23-Count NDLEA Asset Declaration Charges

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday discharged and acquitted suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his two brothers, Mohammed and Ali Kyari, of a 23-count charge bordering on alleged non-declaration of assets filed by the National Drug Law

March 5, 2026

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Nigeria to Move Cannabis Farmers Into Legal Crops

Nigeria’s anti-drugs agency has launched a pilot programme aimed at persuading cannabis farmers to abandon illegal cultivation and switch to legal, profitable crops The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) unveiled the initiative on Tuesday in the south-western state of Ondo, describing

January 28, 2026

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Tinubu Reappoints Marwa as NDLEA Chairman for Second Five-Year Term

President Tinubu has reappointed Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), extending his tenure for another five years. Marwa, first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021, will now lead the agency

November 14, 2025

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Lagos Court Seizes Pretty Mike’s Nightclub Amid NDLEA Drug Probe

The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the interim forfeiture of a nightclub owned by popular entertainer and socialite, Mike Nwalie, widely known as Pretty Mike, over allegations of its use for drug storage and distribution. Justice Musa Kakaki issued the

November 5, 2025

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NDLEA Arrests Businessman at Kano Airport, Recovers 127 Wraps of Cocaine

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 52-year-old businessman, Ejiofor Godwin Emeka, at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano, for allegedly trafficking cocaine into Nigeria. According to a statement released by NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi,

October 12, 2025

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NDLEA Foils Cocaine, Cannabis Trafficking Across Nigeria, Arrests Lagos Widow Using Fake Pregnancy

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have demonstrated exceptional vigilance and operational dexterity in a series of high-profile drug interdictions across Nigeria, including the arrest of a Lagos widow attempting to traffic cocaine using a fake pregnancy. On Friday,

August 24, 2025

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NDLEA Nabs Ex-Nigerian Footballer Segun Hunkarin For Cocaine Smuggling

A former Nigerian international footballer, Segun George Hunkarin, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over his alleged involvement in a cocaine smuggling operation. Hunkarin was arrested at the

June 30, 2025

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NDLEA Destroys 30 Hectares of Cannabis Farmland In Cross River, Arrests 191 Suspects

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed a 30-hectare cannabis sativa plantation discovered deep within the forests of Esuk-Odot, in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State. Speaking on Saturday during a briefing with the News Agency of Nigeria

June 28, 2025

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Drug Addiction, Rehabilitation And Enhanced Budget

Another budgeting circle is here in Nigeria, even as agencies of the Federal Government are vigorously pursuing and defending robustly their respective proposed budgets in the earliest weeks of January. Some of these agencies are actually finding it very difficult to convince

January 18, 2025

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Customs Seize N57 Million Worth Of Marijuana In Kwara, Driver Flees

Customs Officers Stop Truck with Cannabis in Kwara The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), Kwara Command, on Wednesday, announced a significant interception of illegal drugs. Faith Ojeifo, the controller of Customs Area Kwara Command, revealed at a press briefing in Ilorin that the

August 29, 2024

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Court Acquits Abba Kyari, Brothers of 23-Count NDLEA Asset Declaration Charges

Nigeria to Move Cannabis Farmers Into Legal Crops

Tinubu Reappoints Marwa as NDLEA Chairman for Second Five-Year Term

Lagos Court Seizes Pretty Mike’s Nightclub Amid NDLEA Drug Probe

NDLEA Arrests Businessman at Kano Airport, Recovers 127 Wraps of Cocaine

NDLEA Foils Cocaine, Cannabis Trafficking Across Nigeria, Arrests Lagos Widow Using Fake Pregnancy

NDLEA Nabs Ex-Nigerian Footballer Segun Hunkarin For Cocaine Smuggling

NDLEA Destroys 30 Hectares of Cannabis Farmland In Cross River, Arrests 191 Suspects

Drug Addiction, Rehabilitation And Enhanced Budget

Customs Seize N57 Million Worth Of Marijuana In Kwara, Driver Flees

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