Joy Joseph, Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have again seized illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis, all weighing 37.3kilograms; with seven suspects arrested. It was learnt that the seizures were made in five different bids, as the drug traffickers tried to import some of the substance into Nigeria, while others attempted […]
*Says it will turn Nigeria to a nation of junkies Joy Joseph, Lagos. Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa (Retd) has warned that current moves by some stakeholders to push for the legalisation of cannabis in Nigeria will rob the country of the gains so far […]
…Medicinal cannabis market worth $3.7bn annually …It’s illegal to possess cannabis for now – NDLEA …Religious leaders wary of drug abuse and side effects By Philip Clement It is no longer news that the current slump in crude oil prices, Nigeria’s huge exchange earner, is currently rattling the economic team of the Federal Government. This […]
The Joint Border Patrol Team in Seme, Lagos state, has arrested a serving soldier while attempting to smuggle 20 wraps of cannabis into the country. A reliable source at the Seme border disclosed that the soldier, identified as Hassan Hassan, is a horse personnel serving in Maiduguri, Borno state. The source said that Hassan was […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 22-year-old businessman, Gbolarinwa Olarenwaju, to one year imprisonment in a correctional centre for peddling 150g of Cannabis. The convict was charged with drug trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). He pleaded guilty before Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo. Following plea bu Olanrewaju, the prosecutor, Mr […]
Temitope Adebayo The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘C’ has impounded contraband worth over N200 million within the Benin axis. Comptroller Kayode Olusemire, FOU’s Zonal Controller, made this known to newsmen. Olusemire said the seized goods included eight vehicles valued at N167 million, which were smuggled into the country through the land borders. […]
Medical cannabis will be made available on prescription in UK after it was approved for use by the government. Doctors will be able to prescribe medicine derived from marijuana “by the autumn” Home Office announced. The home secretary, Sajid Javid, said: “Recent cases involving sick children made it clear to me that our position on […]