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NDLEA Arrests Man with 20.75kg Black Liquid Cocaine at Abuja Airport

NDLEA Arrests Man with 20.75kg Black Liquid Cocaine at Abuja Airport By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested a 52-year-old father of four children, Okeke Adolphus Anayochukwu, with black liquid cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Okeke was...

Gates Foundation, FG to Digitalise Food Supply in Nigeria

Gates Foundation, FG to Digitalise Food Supply in Nigeria By Zeenat Sambo The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in collaboration with the Nigeria government and other global partners has launched a four-year pilot project to support staple food fortification to ensure better nutrition for all. The...

N17bn Fraud: EFCC Arrests US-bound Obiano at Lagos Airport

N17bn Fraud: EFCC Arrests US-bound Obiano at Lagos Airport Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arrested the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Obiano was arrested while trying to board...

JUST IN: NDLEA Intercepts 3million Opioid Caps, 8, 613kg Loud  

JUST IN: NDLEA Intercepts 3million Opioid Caps, 8, 613kg Loud Abdulrahman Abdulraheem Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted three million capsules of opioids, which are more dangerous and potent than tramadol, at Jaelith Bonded Container Terminal under Tincan seaport in Apapa...

Illicit Financial Flows Threaten Africa’s Attainment of SDGs – ICPC Boss

Illicit Financial Flows Threaten Africa’s Attainment of SDGs - ICPC Boss By Abdulrahman Abdulraheem The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN, has warned that corruption and illicit financial flows may threaten Nigeria’s and Africa’s ability to...