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South African lady in NDLEA net for using 3-year-old son as cover to traffick heroine
A 38-year-old South African lady, Ms. Will Jessica Ann has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja after she was found to have concealed 14 large blocks of heroin weighing 5.75 kilograms in her luggage, using her three-year-old son as a cover The post South African lady in NDLEA net for using 3-year-old son as cover to traffick heroine appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.
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Vanguard News
· Jul 12, 2026
NDLEA arrests South African woman for heroin trafficking
.. says she used son as cover By Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 5.75 kilogrammes of heroin into Nigeria while using her three-year-old son as cover. According [] The post NDLEA arrests South African woman for heroin trafficking appeared first on Vanguard News.
Guineematin.com
· Jun 22, 2026
Côte d’Ivoire : immersion dans le quotidien de la Guinéenne Fatima Kéita, marchande ambulante
À 115 kilomètres d’Abidjan, au grand marché de N’Douci, la Guinéenne Fatima Keïta exerce son activité commerciale. Originaire d’Hamana-Balato, dans la préfecture de Kouroussa, la dame, marchande ambulante, arpente quotidiennement les quartiers de la localité pour vendre des tissus afin de joindre les deux bouts. Dans un entretien accordé au correspondant de Guineematin.com en Côte [] The post Côte d’Ivoire : immersion dans le quotidien de la Guinéenne Fatima Kéita, marchande ambulante first appeared on Guineematin.com.
AllAfrica
· Jun 29, 2026
Ghana: 'This Is Bigger Than LGBTQI+ Rights - It's About the Kind of Society We Want to Be'
[IPS] CIVICUS discusses Ghana's anti-LGBTQI+ law with Leila Lariba, Executive Director of One Love Sisters Ghana, a community-driven organisation that advances human rights, social inclusion and wellbeing for Muslim LGBTQI+ people in Ghana.
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Independent Online
· Jun 26, 2026
Eastern Cape woman in court over alleged R986,000 RAF fraud scheme
Eastern Cape woman in court over alleged R986,000 RAF fraud scheme
MyJoyOnline
· Jun 24, 2026
Sex worker remanded for trafficking two victims
An Accra Circuit Court has remanded a 43-year-old Nigerian woman for sentencing over charges of human trafficking and illegal entry into Ghana.
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Related coverage for "South African lady in NDLEA net for using 3-year-old son as cover to traffick heroine": Vanguard News — NDLEA arrests South African woman for heroin trafficking. Guineematin.com — Côte d’Ivoire : immersion dans le quotidien de la Guinéenne Fatima Kéita, marchande ambulante. AllAfrica — Ghana: 'This Is Bigger Than LGBTQI+ Rights - It's About the Kind of Society We Want to Be'. The Namibian — Kavango West’s golden girl Kanyanga shines. Independent Online — Eastern Cape woman in court over alleged R986,000 RAF fraud scheme. MyJoyOnline — Sex worker remanded for trafficking two victims