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Michael Olugbode in Abuja Barely two weeks after a Madrid, Spain-bound trafficker, Okonkwo Chimezie Henry excreted 113 wraps of Cocaine after his arrest at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), two others nabbed by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), at the Lagos airport have excreted a total of 191 pellets of heroin and cocaine while under observation. On April 10, 2021, during the outward screening of passengers on Ethiopian airline to Italy, NDLEA operatives at MMIA intercepted and referred one Chukwudi Destiny for scanning and the scan result p...

By Michael Olugbode in Abuja Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of heroin and khat worth N10 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano. A statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the agency, Femi Babafemi, said at the MMIA, Lagos, during cargo examination at SAHCO Import Shed, a freight agent had presented a cargo from South Africa with an Ethiopian Airline ET 3901 Airway Bill no: 071-40689003 for examination before NDLEA operatives attached to the b...

By Michael Olugbode Boko Haram has attacked Geidam in Yobe State, the hometown of present Acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali. The insurgent group had attacked Alex Badeh’s town when he was Chief of Air Staff and Tukur Buratai when he was Chief of Army Staff, which they intermittently picked on apparently to spite them. The attackers invaded the town yesterday evening and laid some parts to waste before the fighter jets emerged to push them back According to a source, they attacked the heart of the town, burning shops and shooting sporadically in a gun battle with troop...

By Michael Olugbode The European Union (EU) has launched a new €100 million humanitarian initiative in support of the COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in Africa. The €100 million initiative, according to a statement by the EU on Wednesday, is part of the European Commission’s efforts to ensure equitable and fair access to safe and effective vaccines to all. The statement said by joining forces with the Africa CDC and other international partners, the European Commission aims to support a fast and safe rollout of COVID-19 vaccines in Africa. It added that following his meeting with t...

By Michael Olugbode Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 300-level university student, Rhoda Agboje, and her boyfriend, Ifeanyi Nwankwo, for allegedly selling drug cookies. The duo specialize in the production of drug cookies, who they subsequently sell to unsuspecting members of the public in Abuja. According to a statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the anti-drug agency, Femi Babafemi, narcotics agents with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the NDLEA have also launched a manhunt for another member of the syndicate. The cookies are p...