Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Chinelo Ogbodo (Enugu State Correspondent)
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old male suspect, Ugwu Desmond, for the attempted murder and rape of a pregnant woman in Affa community, Udi Local Government Area.
* Recovers Large Consignments of Illicit Drugs In Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Edo, Oyo, FCT, Taraba, Adamawa Raids
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Desperate attempts by members of Drug Trafficking Organisations (DTOs) to move consignments of illicit substances especially methamphetamine and opioids concealed in walls of carton, winter jackets and body cream containers to countries in Europe have been foiled by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja and a courier firm in Lagos.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has clarified that its substantive drug case against the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is very much on course and billed for continuation before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday 16th March 2026.
* Arrests Real Estate Chief Executive Leading a Drug Cartel, 68-Year-Old Grandma, Others In Lagos, Edo, Bauchi, Ondo, Delta, Kogi Raids
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled bizarre plots by two drug traffickers to move consignments of cocaine and opioids hidden in their stomach and fake baby bump through the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano and the Seme land border in Lagos to Europe and other destinations.
By Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent, in Awka)
A male suspect, Chiemerie Anieke, aged 21, who allegedly used a pestle to strike his master, Mr. Ikechukwu Nwite, on the head, resulting in his death, and also attacked his wife, Mrs. Ogechukwu Nwite, in the early hours of Sunday, February 15, 2026 in Onitsha, is currently in police custody.
By Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent, in Awka)
The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) Anambra State Chapter has stepped up efforts to enhance officers’ welfare and strengthen security/community relations through free skill training and empowerment initiatives.
* Sustains Efforts To Apprehend The Gang Leader, Other Members
By Rose Nwankwu (Anambra State Correspondent, in Awka)
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four additional suspects in connection with the murder of three Cameroonian nationals in the state.
* As NDLEA Intercepts Meth Consignments In Yogurt Packs, Mp3 Speakers; Raids Colos Factory In Ibadan, Arrests Kingpin
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
A 62-year-old Lagos-based businessman Nwabueze Nicholas Izueke has been arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) Kano by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) while heading to China with 95 jumbo-sized wraps of cocaine weighing 1.589 kilograms buried in his stomach.
By Janet Bassey (Governance Reporter)
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government, Kwara State, where Boko Haram terrorists overnight killed hapless villagers in Worro.
* Over 9,939kg Loud, Colos, Skunk Seized In Lagos, Niger, Edo, Anambra, Ondo Raids; 12,500 Ampoules of Pentazocine Injection Recovered In Kano
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
A Brazil based Nigerian businessman Uche Franklin Onyekwere has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Ikeja-Lagos for concealing parcels of cocaine in his private part and soles of his footwear.
By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)
Troops of 8 Division Nigerian Army operating under Sector 2 Operation FANSAN YAMMA have successfully eliminated scores of bandits loyal to the notorious fugitive terrorists leader, Gwaska Dan Karemi.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Seizes Bags of Explosives Heading To Kano, Kaduna
Edo Village Head, 72-year-old Grandpa, Others In Custody As Agency Recovers Tons of Illicit Drugs In Raids Across Borno, Jigawa, Kwara, Ekiti, Lagos, Ondo, FCT, Others
A 30-year-old Brazilian lady, Ms. Ingrid Rosa Benevides has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for bringing into Nigeria a total of 30.09 kilograms of white heroin concealed in factory sealed coffee packs worth over N3 billion in street value.
