Borno: Zulum Gifts Food Items to Christian Widows, Vulnerable Persons
Maiduguri, Borno State December, 2025. Monday Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has distributed essential food items to widows and other vulnerable members of the Christian community as part of activities to support them ahead of the Christmas celebrations. The humanitarian gesture is expected to benefit over 6,000 people across the state. Among the…
Traffic congestion on the Lokoja–Abuja highway has entered its third day, with the gridlock at the Kotonkarfe axis showing no signs of easing, causing severe hardship for motorists and commuters, especially as the Yuletide season approaches.
Lokoja, December 23, 2025 An appeal has been made to the Federal Government to urgently direct the contractors handling the ongoing road construction to temporarily open up the affected sections of the highway to allow for the free flow of traffic during the festive period. According to reports from Solomon Ayedehin, who has been on…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed over 55,000 operatives nationwide to ensure the safety of lives, property, and critical national assets during the Christmas and New Year celebrations.
Abuja, December 23, 2025 The Commandant General of the Corps, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, disclosed that the massive deployment is part of proactive measures to strengthen the nation’s security architecture during the Yuletide period. He noted that festive seasons are often targeted by criminal elements who seek to exploit increased movement of people and heightened commercial…
EFCC Arrests Herbalists with $3.4 Million and €280,000 Counterfeit Notes in Osun, Lagos
Osun/Lagos, December 22, 2025 Operatives of the Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have uncovered a massive cache of counterfeit foreign currency totaling $3,430,000 (Three Million, Four Hundred and Thirty Thousand United States Dollars) and €280,000 (Two Hundred and Eighty Thousand Euros) in the possession of a five-member syndicate. The…
EFCC Arraigns Three Indians, Nigerian for Alleged Criminal Breach of Trust
Ilorin, Kwara State, NigeriaDecember 17, 2025 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, arraigned three Indian nationals—Lalit Sarwat, Ravi Raghavendra, and Gagan Sarswat—alongside an Ilorin-based dispatch manager, Oniyide Samuel, before Justice Sulaiman Akanbi of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin.The defendants are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and criminal…
NPF Mourns Passing of Retired DIG Theophillus Adetunji Akeredolu
Abuja, NigeriaDecember 21, 2025 The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) announces with profound sorrow the passing of a distinguished senior retired police officer and elder statesman, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Chief Theophillus Adetunji Akeredolu, CON, mni, who passed away on December 9, 2025. Born on October 25, 1942, the late DIG Akeredolu dedicated several decades of…
Christmas/New Year: IGP Directs Massive Deployment Nationwide for Safe, Peaceful Yuletide Celebrations
Abuja, NigeriaDecember 22, 2025 The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, has ordered a strategic and extensive deployment of police personnel and operational assets across Nigeria to ensure a safe, peaceful, and crime-free Christmas and New Year celebration. Under the Force’s proactive festive season security strategy, all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General (AIGs) and…
AFCSC Holds First-Ever Joint Graduation Ceremony for Senior Course 47 and Junior Course 100
Jaji, Kaduna State, December 19, 2025 The Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Nigeria, on Friday, December 19, 2025, marked a historic milestone by holding its first-ever Joint Graduation Ceremony for Senior Course 47 and Junior Course 100 at the AVM AO Ogundana Officers’ Mess, Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna State. The ceremony was graced…
UPDATE ON ABUJA–LOKOJA ROAD
Abuja – December 2025 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has issued an update on the traffic situation along the Abuja–Lokoja Road following the persistent gridlock experienced by motorists. The Corps Marshal of the FRSC has ordered the deployment of additional officers and tow trucks to strategic locations along the highway to ease traffic congestion…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the rescue and release of the remaining abducted students of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri.
Minna – December 21, 2025 In a statement issued on Sunday, the Command disclosed that the remaining batch of the victims was released on December 21, 2025. According to the police, a total of 130 persons, comprising students and staff of the school, have now regained their freedom. The Police Public Relations Officer of the…