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The NDLEA has destroyed 3,900 hectares of cannabis in Ondo and we are confused

One of the buzziest conversation last week was governor of Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu, in Thailand to learn how to grow cannabis and urged the Nigerian government to tap into the global marijuana market. Thailand is a pro-cannabis country who only recently legalised medical marijuana back in January, so it’s easy to see why Akeredolu wants... Read More

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Akeredolu flew all the way to Thailand on taxpayers’ money just to learn how to grow cannabis?

If you are looking for yet another reason why Nigeria is a joke, look no further: via his Twitter account on Tuesday, the governor of Ondo Rotimi Akeredolu revealed that he was in Thailand to learn how to grow cannabis. He had had an epiphany when he looked around the fields in Ondo bursting with... Read More

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Cannabis reportedly cures 12-year-old girl of epilepsy

A 12-year-old girl from Tuscon, Arizona in US who suffered from a rare condition causing constant seizures that she was put into a coma, has been cured by cannabis. Annalise Lujan, suffered a severe seizure and was rushed to hospital where paramedics put her in a medically induced coma to stop any further damage to... Read More

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February 28, 2017

NDLEA arrests police inspector with 75 sacks of cannabis

by Azeez Adeniyi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi State, on Monday paraded a police inspector, Abali Zagi, with the Nigeria Police Force headquarters’ welfare bus loaded with 818.2kg of Cannabis Sativa. The NDLEA Commander, Muhammad Idris Bello, while parading the suspects, indicated that the police officer and two other accomplices were... Read More

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January 12, 2017

NDLEA discovers cannabis warehouse in Kwara

The Kwara State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Wednesday said it has discovered a warehouse filled with 4.336 tons of cannabis sativa. The State Commander, Reuben Apeh said the warehouse is located at Osere area, Ilorin. He said, “The command’s operatives made the seizure on Monday, January 9, 2017. The drug... Read More

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Customs appoints 6 Deputy Comptrollers-General, 8 Assistant Comptrollers-General | YNaija.com

December 29, 2016

Customs seize N250m worth of cannabis in Lagos

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted 43 bags of cannabis along Agbara/Badagry road smuggled from Ghana. This was disclosed in a statement by the Western Marine Command of the NCS, stating that the substance were worth N250m. Controller of the command, Yusuf Umar said reports by good Nigerians led to the seizure. Umar also said... Read More

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November 16, 2016

Cannabis possession: Singapore rejects Nigerian’s clemency plea – Amnesty Int’l

Singapore has rejected an appeal for clemency by a Nigerian, Chijoke Stephen Obioha due to be executed on Friday for being in possession of cannabis, Amnesty International has said. The family of the accused was informed on Wednesday of his failed clemency appeal, it added. He was found in possession of more than 2.6kg of cannabis... Read More

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September 9, 2016

N6m worth of Indian hemp seized by NDLEA

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday said it has confiscated a vehicle loaded with 35 sacks of Indian hemp weighing 1,244.4 kg in Kogi. This was revealed by the NDLEA commander in the state, Alhaji Idris Bello who said the illegal substance worth N6 million was intercepted near Kabba Junction on Lokoja-Abuja... Read More

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August 28, 2016

NSCDC arrests 15-year-old boy with drugs, fake currency

A 15-year-old boy, identified as Umar Alhassan has been arrested by the Niger State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps for allegedly supplying cannabis to some residents in the state. The command on Saturday said the suspect who was arrested along Gidan Mongoro Bida Road was also in possession of fake N1,000 and N500 bills amounting... Read More

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October 21, 2014

Woman, 21, remanded in prison for drug trafficking in Lagos

by Jewel Stephen A Federal High Court in Lagos today ordered that a trader, Rashidat Shehu, be remanded in prison custody for being in possession of 800 grams of cannabis. Shehu, who resides in Abule Ira, Agbara, Ogun State, was taken before the court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). She pleaded guilty... Read More

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September 29, 2014

Parents arrested as 5-year-old boy tests positive for cocaine

by Azubuike Azikiwe A couple have been arrested in California, after their 5-year-old son was found with a bag of cocaine and subsequently tested positive for the drug. While investigating the boy’s father, Marco Cuevas, over alleged cocaine deals, Police found the boy in his parents’ car, in Ventura County, California. 31-year-old Cuevas was later found with several ounces of... Read More

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August 22, 2014

“I thought it was vegetable”: NDLEA arrest woman with cannabis at MMA

by Jewel Stephens A 37-year-old woman, Ezeh Ifeoma Maureen, has been apprehended at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, after finding substances suspected to be cannabis in her possession. The mother of three was arrested while attempting to smuggle 6.200 kilogrammes of dried weeds that tested positive for cannabis,... Read More

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Cannabis cuts men’s fertility – but smoking, drinking & wearing tight underwear don’t – Study

by Zara Mustapha The world’s largest study of the effects of lifestyle on sperm suggests that men wanting to have children should quit smoking cannabis as it could have effect on their fertility. The drug doubles the chances of men under the age of 30 producing abnormal sperm – something that can have a serious... Read More

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Gunmen kill 2, abduct pregnant woman in Taraba, NDLEA detects 11.5kg of cannabis in cosmetics & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Gunmen kill 2, abduct pregnant woman, burn houses in Taraba Gunmen on Friday attacked Kashimbilla community in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba, killing two persons and kidnapping two women, including a pregnant lady. A member of the Taraba House of Assembly, Mr Mark Useni, who represents Takum II Constituency, confirmed the attack to newsmen in Jalingo. Useni said two women, including a pregnant lady, were... Read More

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January 12, 2014

BUSTED: Nigerian arrested in India after illicit drugs fell off his scooter in an accident

by ‘Jola Sotubo A Nigerian resident in the Goa area of India has been arrested after he was found in possession of illicit drugs. The unidentified male Nigerian was said to have been riding a bike when he was involved in a crash and the drugs fell out. Nigerians have in recent times come under... Read More

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December 24, 2013

BUSTED: 3 men arrested in Jos with 691.7kg of marijuana

by Oke Efagene A truck driver and 2 others with 691.7 kilogrammes of cannabis have been apprehended today by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Plateau State Command. [READ: Nigeria Security & Civil Defence Corps arrests man with 36 cartons of hard drugs in Jigawa] The state’s NDLEA Commandant, Ngozi Madubuike, told journalists in Jos... Read More

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December 23, 2013

Face of shame: This man was caught with drugs en route to Dubai (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo The game is up for a Nigerian man who is said to have been caught attempting to smuggle drugs into the United Arab Emirates. Obi Chinweike, 34, concealed a substance believed to be cannabis, aka Indian hemp, in a stash of foodstuff. Chinweike, a trader, was said to have been caught with... Read More

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November 8, 2013

Monsters: 5 men plied vulnerable girl, 15, with alcohol and cannabis before sexually abusing her

Five men have been convicted of child abuse after exploiting the ‘profound vulnerability’ of a 15-year-old girl, it emerged today. The victim, who was removed from her drug-addicted parents and taken into care at a young age, took the stand in two trials to give evidence against her abusers. She told the court that the... Read More

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September 23, 2013

BUSTED: NDLEA arrests nursing mother for attempting to smuggle cannabis to China

by Oge Okonkwo A 34-year-old nursing mother (name withheld) has been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday for allegedly attempting to export 6kg. of cannabis to China. The announcement was made in a statement in Lagos by the agency’s spokesman, Mitchell Ofoyeju, adding that the suspect was arrested during a routine inspection... Read More

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September 6, 2013

Demola Rewaju: A case for legalizing marijuana in Nigeria

by Demola Rewaju Cannabis is proven to be less harmful or addictive to people than many other things we abuse legally. In relative addictiveness, nicotine, heroin, alcohol, cocaine, caffeine and cannabis are ranked addictive in that order with cannabis being the least addictive. No youth living in Nigeria can claim not to know the familiar... Read More

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August 17, 2013

“I needed the money”: Student arrested in Lagos for trafficking heroin and cannabis

by Oge Okonkwo A 27-year-old student, Chukwu Ramsey Onyekaozuru, was nabbed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as he attempted to smuggle 5.300kg of cannabis and 660 grammes of heroin to Rome, Italy. Mr. Onyekaozuru, who claimed to be a former Philosophy student at the Ebonyi State University, was caught during the outward screening... Read More

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So long Mary J, Hello Mary Amaka as scientists invent ‘weed without the high’

by Chi Ibe This should be good news to all although some might moan about it. Scientists in Israel have cultivated a cannabis plant that doesn’t get people stoned or high anymore. This is a new development that may help those smoking marijuana for medical purpose. According to the Maariv daily, the new cannabis looks, smells... Read More

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