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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…
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26, 2025, as well as Thursday, January 1, 2026, as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year celebrations.
Abuja – December 2025 The declaration was contained in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani. According to the statement, the announcement was made on behalf of the Federal Government by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The Minister called on Nigerians to use the festive…
The Mogadishu Cantonment, Asokoro, Abuja, was filled with warmth and goodwill as the President of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Safiyyah Hassan Shaibu, touched the lives of over 1,500 barracks families through an end-of-year humanitarian outreach.
Abuja – December 20, 2025 The beneficiaries included widows of fallen heroes, members of the Nigerian Army Soldiers’ Wives Association (NASWA), and the Military Officers’ Widows Association (MIOWA), who received various food items aimed at easing their burden during the festive season.The outreach formed part of NAOWA’s End-of-Year activities, designed to provide timely support to…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), His Eminence Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has declared Monday, December 22, 2025, as the First Day of Rajab 1447AH.
Sokoto, Nigeria – December 21, 2025 The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the Wazirin Sokoto, Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu, who also serves as the Chairman of the Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs. According to the statement, the Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, in conjunction with the National Moon…