A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted ₦50 million bail to popular socialite and nightclub owner Mike Nwalie, popularly known as Pretty Mike, following his arraignment on alleged drug-related offences.

Pretty Mike, who owns Proxy Lagos Night Club, was arraigned alongside the club’s supervisor, Joachim Hillary (32), by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa on Thursday.

The duo faced a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful possession of drugs, and permitting the use of the nightclub for drug activities.

According to NDLEA prosecutor Buhari Abdullahi, the alleged offences occurred on October 26, 2025, at No. 7 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The prosecution alleged that Pretty Mike and Hillary conspired to organise a drug party at the nightclub, where operatives recovered the following:

200 grams of Cannabis Sativa

177 cylinders of Nitrous Oxide (laughing gas) weighing 364.662 kilograms

Abdullahi further stated that Hillary had earlier been found in possession of Cannabis Sativa on October 25, 2025, a day before the raid.

Pretty Mike, 45, was accused of knowingly permitting his club premises to be used for illicit drug activities, contrary to Sections 14(b) and 20(1)(c), and punishable under Sections 20(2)(b) and 12 of the NDLEA Act, Cap N30, Laws of the Federation, 2004.

Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Following their plea, the prosecutor requested a trial date. However, defence counsel Dr. B.S. Awosika (SAN) moved a bail application, urging the court to grant bail on liberal terms, arguing that the defendants had no prior criminal record and were not flight risks.

The NDLEA opposed the application, maintaining that the defendants had not provided sufficient grounds to warrant bail and requested an accelerated hearing instead.

In his ruling, Justice Lewis-Allagoa held that the defendants were presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that the burden of proof rested with the prosecution.

He therefore granted each defendant ₦50 million bail, with two sureties in like sum, who must swear to an affidavit of means.

The court also ordered that the defendants be released to their counsel pending the fulfilment of the bail conditions.

The matter was adjourned to January 14, 2026, for commencement of trial.