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Afenifere urges support for NDLEA on war against drug abuse as Marwa begins second term

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0183
.Agency arrests wanted drug kingpin ‘Kanmo-Kanmo’ 12 years after murder of 3 officers THOMAS IMONIKHE Every right-thinking person in Nigeria should support the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA in fighting drug and substance abuse not just because of the danger it constitutes for society but also its destructive effects......
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Wanted drug kingpin ‘Kanmo-Kanmo’ arrested 12 years after murder of 3 NDLEA officers

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0244
. As Agency recovers illicit drugs from his hideout, nabs ex-convict, female online vendor, others in Jigawa, Lagos, Ogun, Edo, Delta, Oyo, FCT, Enugu, Kwara raids   Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have successfully apprehended a long-wanted drug kingpin, Lekan Jimoh, popularly known as “Kanmo-kanmo”, ending a......
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Uzodimma moves to establish first Robotic surgical centre in Imo 

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0416
  VICTOR  DURUAMAKU,  Owerri    In its efforts to further  improve the health care delivery system in the state, Imo State Government has concluded arrangements to establish the first ever Robotic Surgical centre in the State. An official statement released to journalists in Owerri the state capital wednesday by the......
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US AFRICOM delegation meets Marwa, assures NDLEA of enhanced collaboration, support

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0478
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) presenting a plague to Philip Esch, United States Drug Enforcement Administration Liaison to the US Africa Command when he led an AFRICOM delegation on a visit to discuss further areas of collaboration between NDLEA......
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Osun targets 2m children in measles-rubella vaccination campaign

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0640
The Osun Commissioner for Health, Mr Jola Akintola, has said that more than two million children will be vaccinated against measles and rubella in the state. Akintola disclosed this during an orientation meeting for journalists on the Measles–Rubella Vaccination Campaign on Tuesday in Osogbo.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)......
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NAFDAC alerts public to recall of Mivacron, Nimbex injections

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0672
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted the public to the recall of Mivacron and Nimbex injections over safety concerns. NAFDAC, in a statement on its X handle on Monday, said the products were manufactured by Aspen Pharmacare Asia Limited. It said the recall......
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NARD to review strike suspension in two weeks time

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0916
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will review issues surrounding the suspension of its proposed strike within two weeks. The President-Elect, Dr Emmanuel Idoko, made the statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Monday. It would be recalled that NARD......
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NDLEA seizes 135.48kg illicit drugs, arrests 157 suspects in Ebonyi

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0281
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Ebonyi says its operatives arrested 157 suspects and seized a total of 134.483kg of illicit drugs in the state. Mr Jude Ahamefule, the state NDLEA Commander, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki that the arrests and the......
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NDLEA arrests 80-yr-old ex-convict, uncovers illicit drugs in full body mannequins

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0300
.Nabs dispatch rider, others; recovers banned drugs in raids across Edo, A/Ibom, Adamawa Barely three years after he was arrested, prosecuted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for dealing in illicit drugs, an 80-year-old grandpa Jeremiah Isaiah Nkanta has again been nabbed by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement......
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NDLEA secures conviction of 87 illicit drug pushers, arrests 1018 suspects in Katsina

Peter Anayo
by Peter Anayo0328
The Katsina State  Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has convicted  87 illicit drug barons and arrested 1,018 suspects in 2025. Mr Isma’il Danmalam, the state Narcotic Commander ( NC), made this known on Tuesday in Katsina while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command in......
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