NDLEA Begins Weapons Training, Inducts AK-47 Rifles, Pistols into Operations After 36 Years

NDLEA Begins Weapons Training, Inducts AK-47 Rifles, Pistols into Operations After 36 Years

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has commenced a specialised train-the-trainer course on weapon handling and inducted AK-47 rifles and pistols into its operations for the first time since the agency was established 36 years ago. According to a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the agency, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.), inaugurated the […]

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Navy Celebrates 70 Years, Seeks Royal Backing from Oba of Lagos Ahead of Anniversary Festivities

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Ahead of the Nigerian Navy’s 70th anniversary celebration, the Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT, Commodore A Adams-Aliu, has paid a courtesy visit to the Oba of Lagos, Rilwanu Babatunde Osuolale Aremu Akiolu, at his palace in Isale Eko, Lagos. The visit formed part of preparations for the anniversary events scheduled to hold from May 29 to June 4. During the meeting, Commodore Adams-Aliu formally invited the […]

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NDLEA secures 974 convictions in three months, 11 kingpins jailed for 254 years

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of 974 drug offenders nationwide in the first quarter of 2026, including 11 major traffickers sentenced to a combined 254 years in prison. According to a statement released to the press by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the convictions were recorded between January and March as part of intensified efforts to arrest, […]

April 17, 2026 15

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DIG Frank Mba Retires After 34 Years as PSC Shortlists Seven AIGs for Promotion

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Training and Development, Frank Mba, has voluntarily retired from the Nigeria Police Force after 34 years of service. Mba’s retirement comes amid ongoing leadership changes in the police following the exit of former Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun and the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new head of the force. Meanwhile, the Police Service Commission (PSC) has […]

March 8, 2026 14

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NDLEA arrests fugitive drug suspect wanted in UK after 15 years

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a suspected drug trafficker who had been wanted by authorities in both Nigeria and the United Kingdom for more than 15 years. The agency said the 58-year-old suspect, Uzoma Valentine Ilomuanya, was arrested in Lagos on 23 February during an operation carried out by its Special Operations Unit. According to a statement signed by the NDLEA’s […]

March 4, 2026 17

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Nigeria drug agency arrests fugitive kingpin after 13 years on the run

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nigeria’s anti-narcotics agency says it has arrested a wanted drug trafficker who had been in hiding for more than a decade, as it reported a series of major seizures across the country. In a statement signed by the Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi said Reginald Peter Chidiebere surrendered to its operatives on 13 February 2026, following years of investigations linking him to large cocaine and […]

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Nigerian Refugees Return Home After 11 Years as Operation Hadin Kai Secures Cross-Border Repatriation

By Zainab Uzomah Hundreds of Nigerian refugees who spent more than a decade in exile in Cameroon have finally returned home, following a coordinated cross-border operation led by troops of Operation Hadin Kai in Borno State. The returnees, displaced for over 11 years by insurgency, were escorted safely on 27 January from the Kirawa crossing into Pulka, Gwoza Local Government Area, under heavy security provided by Sector 1 troops, the […]

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Ten Years After Suspension, MBBS Programme Fully Restored at Prince Abubakar Audu University

Ten years after its suspension, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full re-accreditation for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) programme at Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba—marking a significant milestone in Kogi State’s push to revitalise medical education. The development was confirmed in a statement issued in Lokoja by the Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abdulazeez Adams, who described the approval as “a landmark achievement […]

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Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Dies After 20 Years in Coma

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Sleeping Prince’ Dies After 20 Years in Coma Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal Al Saud, popularly known as Saudi Arabia’s “Sleeping Prince,” has died at the age of 36, two decades after he fell into a coma following a car accident in London. According to TheSunUK, the royal, who suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2005 while studying at a military college in the UK, passed away on […]

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