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Nigerian celebrities who in the recent past had publicly flaunted themselves using hard drugs either in their performance or posted pictures on any one of the available social media. Due to the rise in such acts, the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it has started to keep tabs ...

Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended the resident pastor of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim at Agodo-Egbe, Ikotun Lagos, over unlawful attempt to export of 174 kilogrammes of narcotic drugs to South Africa, the agency said on Monday. NDLEA said the suspect, ...

The�appointee is the wife of a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George. President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Roli Bode-George as the new Director General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The appointee is the wife of a former Deputy National Chairman of ...

A 36-year old food vendor, Chinelo Okorom Lynnette,�, has excreted 685 grammes of cocaine concealed in her vagina at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport after she was arrested by members of NDLEA. Chinelo was suspected and questioned during the inward screening of passengers on an Ethiopian airline flight from Addis ...

The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said it is keeping tabs on more celebrities in Nollywood and the music industry for drug trafficking, abuse and links with drug cartels. The agency said the move became necessary, following its investigation into the activities of controversial actress and singer, Tonto Dikeh, ...

A non-governmental organization, Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has reacted to the controversy trailing an alleged marijuana picture posted online by popular actress, Tonto Dike. The actress had posted the picture on the social media, an act which drew the attention of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency ...

Tonto Dikeh has responded to claims she is a Marijuana addict by releasing a Press Statement through her PR, Joy Bewaji. This response came in shortly after a nationwide publication was made as regards a possibility of her facing 15 years jail sentence if she is indeed publicizing the consumption ...

The Court of Appeal in Lagos, has overturned the ruling of a high court and quashed the N25million damages awarded to Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina, more popular as Baba Suwe. The money was due to be paid to the actor, over his detention by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ...

A 22-year-old Nigerian, Jude Ejikonye Ilechukwu who resides in Thailand was recently apprehended by men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, with 1.295kg of substance discovered to be methamphetamine. Ilechukwu was arrested at the international wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. The drug which was concealed ...