The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has dismantled a suspected industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a 56-year-old Mexican national it described as an alleged drug kingpin. The agency said the operation was the result of months of investigation into a suspected transnational network allegedly […]
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted a 20,000-litre fuel tanker allegedly being used to transport 2,145 kilogrammes of cannabis hidden in a concealed compartment in Ondo State. The tanker, marked MKA 960 XC, was intercepted along the Akoko/Lokoja Expressway on Friday, September 4, 2026, after […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has facilitated the extradition of two Nigerian men to the United States over allegations of sexually extorting teenage boys in separate cases that investigators say ended in the deaths of two minors. The EFCC said Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle were […]
Nigeria and the United States are reviewing their counterterrorism partnership as senior security and government officials from both countries meet in Washington, D.C., to assess progress and agree on the next phase of security cooperation. Nigeria’s delegation is being led by the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, while the […]
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has dismissed reports claiming he conferred a chieftaincy title on Nollywood actor Baba Ijesha. According to the palace, the actor only visited with his wife to celebrate the birth of their son, during which the monarch gifted him a new car and […]
In a significant move to strengthen his administration’s leadership, President Bola Tinubu has appointed three Directors-General for strategic agencies and a Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media. This strategic selection highlights Tinubu’s focus on expertise and dedication to advancing Nigeria’s sports, tourism, public procurement, and communication sectors. The appointees […]
In a surprising development in the ongoing legal saga, Chief Alison Madueke, estranged husband of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a motion to prevent her from using his surname. The motion was presented on Monday before a Federal High Court in Lagos. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who is currently […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has taken former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, alongside others, to court for alleged N84 billion money laundering offences. The quartet, including Bello’s nephew Ali Bello, Dauda Sulaiman, and Abdulsalam Hudu, face an amended 17-count charge involving money laundering, breach of trust, […]
