Tag: cannabis
Seun Kuti teases Akeredolu with relocation to Ondo over cannabis
Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has teased Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, with relocating to the state over the governor’s comment on cultivating cannabis.
Akeredolu had...
Ondo is hotbed of cannabis cultivation – Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has admitted that his state is the hotbed of cannabis (Indian hemp) cultivation in the country.
He said this in...
NDLEA nabs fake policemen smuggling cannabis in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday arrested two persons, Matthew Onumba and Ojukwwu Henry, suspected to be drug smugglers in the...
South Africa legalises marijuana
South Africa apex judicial arm, Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that the personal use of cannabis is not a criminal offence.
In a unanimous decision,...
76-year-old fisherman jailed for drug trafficking
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 76- year old man, Isaac Ogbonnaya, to 36 months imprisonment for drug trafficking.
The convict, a...
NDLEA arrests mother of 7 with 40kg of cannabis
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended a 50-year-old mother of seven, who allegedly hid 40kg of cannabis...
NDLEA smashes cartel, intercepts truckload of suspected cannabis in Edo
The Edo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has smashed a cartel that specializes in inter-state cannabis smuggling.
Mr. Ofoyeju...
NSCDC uncovers prostitution ring among students in Borno
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) command in Borno on Sunday said it had uncovered a prostitution ring in various colleges and...
FRSC discovers Indian hemp in impounded vehicle
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday revealed that its patrol team apprehended and impounded a vehicle along Badagry Seme Border for seatbelt...
Drugs: Abike Dabiri regrets planned execution of Nigerian in Singapore
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has described the planned execution a Nigerian, Chijioke Obioha, in Singapore...