The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized cash worth N175m from two suspected drug traffickers, The Punch reports. The suspects, Edos Nicholas and Hallowell Lovely, were arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport during the screening of passengers onboard a Turkish flight. The recovered money in hard currencies were concealed in shoes and envelopes by... Read More

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April 29, 2015

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4 Nigerians executed for drug trafficking in Indonesia have been buried (PHOTOS)

by Chinwe Okafor The four Nigerians alongside eight other drug traffickers have been executed in Indonesia despite appeals not to. According to the pastors who were with them in their final hours, some of the men including Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran declined to wear blindfolds and were singing as they were shot by a... Read More

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July 31, 2014

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Do you know how many Nigerians are in prison in Thailand?

by Godwin Akanfe Nigeria’s ambassador to Thailand, Mr. Chudi Okafor, has revealed that over 500 Nigerians are in Thai prisons for drug trafficking. This came to the fore when the diplomat paid a private courtesy visit to Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, at the Governor’s lodge, in Amawbia. Issues concerning agriculture and the challenges... Read More

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September 28, 2013

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Move over, Miss World… a prison in Colombia hosts AWESOME beauty pageant served by celebrity judges (PHOTOS)

In Bogota Colombia’s Buen Pastor prison, age is not an obstacle to a beauty queen crown. Maria Cristina Villareal, 56, was among six women competing on Friday in this year’s pageant for the title of ‘Reina Madre’ or ‘Queen Mother.’ There is a separate category for unmarried women. The 2,222-inmate women’s prison in Colombia’s capital... Read More

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July 28, 2013

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Ekiti has the largest cannabis plantations in the country – NDLEA

by Chi Ibe About 1,404.27 hectares of cannabis farmland was destroyed in 2012 in Nigeria’s South-West geopolitical zone alone making it the largest cannabis plantations in the country, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. Ekiti State alone had 764 hectares of cannabis farmland making it the state with the highest number of cannabis plantations.... Read More

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July 22, 2013

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N2.3 billion worth of drugs recovered – NDLEA

by Rachel Ogbu 41 suspected drug traffickers in total have been arrested this year at Murtala Mohammad International Airport , Lagos, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said in a statement. Spokesman for NDLEA, Mitchell Ofoyeju on Monday,said the agency added that it recovered drugs valued at N2.3 billion. “We have apprehended 41 suspected drug... Read More

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May 22, 2013

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Arik Air management confirm arrested drug traffickers are staff

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerian airline, Arik Air has confirmed that a couple of its crew members were in detention for having drugs suspected to be cocaine in their possession after one of its flight to the U.K. On Tuesday a statement released by Arik Air spokesman, Adebanji Ola, said that the airline was co-operating fully... Read More

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NDLEA arrest 2 suspected traffickers, seize N175m

4 Nigerians executed for drug trafficking in Indonesia have been buried (PHOTOS)

Do you know how many Nigerians are in prison in Thailand?

Move over, Miss World… a prison in Colombia hosts AWESOME beauty pageant served by celebrity judges (PHOTOS)

Ekiti has the largest cannabis plantations in the country – NDLEA

N2.3 billion worth of drugs recovered – NDLEA

Arik Air management confirm arrested drug traffickers are staff

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