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Marwa, A Man of Uncommon Grace at 72

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

By Femi BabafemiI have had the privilege of knowing Brig Gen Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd) for about 30 years. As a young reporter, I observed from a working distance the metamorphosis of a military administrator who was unlike any other—an enigma committed as much to his work as to becoming a

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Illicit drug consignment packaged as green tea intercepted at Lagos airport

Daily Dispatch June 8, 2025

No fewer than 66 parcels of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, packaged as green tea have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the import shed of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. According to the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the seizure made last […]

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NDLEA, UK-HOIO sign MoU on operational partnership against illicit drugs

Daily Dispatch May 26, 2025

. It’s an agreement to safeguard lives and futures of our nations, says Marwa The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Home Office International Operations (HOIO) of the United Kingdom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will enhance the fight against transnational organized crime, particularly the trafficking of illicit drugs and […]

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N6.5 billion Opioids Intercepted by NDLEA at Lagos, Rivers Ports

Daily Dispatch May 25, 2025

Opioids worth over N6.5 billion have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex, Onne, Rivers and the Apapa seaport, Lagos in the course of last week. According to a statement on Sunday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, the opioids with […]

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Breaking: Marwa orders nationwide clampdown on illegal sale, use of ‘laughing gas’

Daily Dispatch July 11, 2023

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has directed all commands and formations of the Agency to begin an immediate clampdown on illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas following its abuse by people who use it for recreational purposes.Nitrous […]

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2 Qatar-based drug lords arrested as NDLEA intercepts their meth consignment at MMIA

Daily Dispatch June 18, 2023

. Destroys 30.9 hectares of cannabis farms in Edo, Delta, Ondo; arrests female pharmacist in Kaduna; seizes 1,289.3kg skunk in Niger, others Qatar-based drug kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA following the interception of their methamphetamine