The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) has said that music star, Azeez Fashola (popularly known as Naira Marley), who was recently engaged in its drug abuse advocacy campaign, is not an ambassador of the anti-graft agency. In a statement on Saturday, NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr. Femi Babafemi said its engagement with Naira Marley was to encourage him …

An aide to former Delta State Governor, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has vowed to take legal action against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) if Nigerian Music star, Afeez Fashola (well known as Naira Marley) is seen smoking again after his visit to the agency. On Thursday, Naira Marley declared support for the agency’s war against drug abuse among youth, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has stringent measures against any form of corrupt act by its personnel while urging motorists and road users in Nigeria to report unwholesome activities by agency officials. Featuring in an anti-corruption radio programme, Public Conscience, produced by the Progressive Impact Organisation for Community Development (PRIMORG) and aired on Wednesday in Abuja, …

Kwara State command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested three alleged notorious suppliers of illicit drug substances in different locations of the state. The state commander of the NDLEA, Mohammed Bashir Ibrahim said on Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital, that the arrest was made within one week. The NDLEA boss, who said that one of …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said its operatives arrested a manager and a businessman who allegedly sells illicit drugs at nightclubs in Lekki and Lagos Island axis. In a statement on Sunday, NDLEA spokesperson, Mr. Femi Babafemi said: “Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have arrested a Lekki-based artistes’ manager and his Ikoyi businessman accomplice …

The  National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that approximately, 14.3 million Nigerians are involved in drug abuse. The agency said the 14.3 million Nigerian drug abusers are within the age range of 15 and 64 years, adding that more women are now involved. The Ogun State Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba Odili stated this during the Launch of …

Nigeria and South Africa have set in motion efforts to curb the trafficking of illicit drugs between the two countries. The countries are to deepen ties to ensure syndicates operating in Nigeria and South Africa are apprehended and brought to book. In a statement on Tuesday, spokesperson for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Femi Babafemi said the …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has released the final lists of successful candidates for the 2023 recruitment exercise for Narcotic Officer and Narcotic Assistant cadres. NDLEA spokesman, Mr. Femi Babafemi said that the successful candidates for cadet trainees are to report at the Agency’s Academy in Jos and NSCDC College of Peace and Disaster Management in Katsina states, …

The Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, on Monday, visited the family of two-year-old Ivan Omorhiakogbe, who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly fired by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Okpanam area of the state capital last Thursday. Oborevwori visited the family at the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, where the younger sibling, Eromonsele, …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it is investigating a shooting incident involving its officers during the raid of a drug joint at the Okpanam area of Asaba, the Delta State capital. A two-year-old was said to have been unfortunately hit by a stray bullet and his brother was also injured during the incident and is …