NDLEA Arrests India-Bound Businessman With Cocaine, Seizes N3.6bn Worth of Drugs in Lagos

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old businessman allegedly attempting to smuggle 1.55kg of cocaine to India, while operatives across several states recovered illicit drugs worth more than N3.6 billion in a week-long operation.The suspect, Nwankwo Innocent Onyebuchi, who deals in marble in Lagos, was arrested at the departure hall of Terminal II of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, while attempting […]

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Apapa Customs Seizes 1.8 Tonnes of Cannabis, Intercepts Expired Drugs Worth N12.8bn

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has intercepted 1.81 tonnes of Cannabis Sativa, popularly known as "Canadian Loud," and seized two containers loaded with expired pharmaceutical products in a series of intelligence-led operations at the Lagos port. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Command, Chief Superintendent of Customs Isah Sulaiman, the Customs said the seizures were made through coordinated […]

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Nigerian Navy Discovers Illegal Refineries, Recovers Oil Worth Billions in Rivers

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The Nigerian Navy under Operation Delta Sentinel has discovered large-scale illegal refining and crude oil storage sites in Rivers State, recovering petroleum products and crude oil valued at billions of naira. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder led intelligence-driven operations targeting crude oil theft in parts of the state. He said naval personnel deployed anti-crude oil theft […]

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Customs Seize ₦2.7bn Worth of Contraband in Oyo and Osun, Says New Area Controller

By Zainab Uzomah The Nigeria Customs Service says it seized goods worth more than ₦2.7bn in the Oyo/Osun Area Command within one month, according to the Acting Area Controller, Deputy Comptroller Wale Moses Adewole. Speaking at his maiden press briefing for 2026, Mr Adewole said the seizures were made through intelligence-led operations and sustained patrols across major smuggling routes. Items intercepted include 2,234 bags of foreign parboiled rice, over 1,100 […]

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Fire destroys shops with goods worth millions in Lagos market

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency on Monday said a market around the Ajah area of the state was engulfed by fire, destroying shops and goods worth millions of naira. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. Oke-Osanyintolu said the fire incident happened late Sunday night at Ajah Market by Alesh bus stop in Lekki, […]

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