The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during his speech at the joint session of the National Assembly on Friday, disclosed that the new security design will transform the nation’s strategy for tackling terrorism and other violent crimes. He further stated that non-state actors armed with deadly weapons, as well as their accomplices, would be classified and dealt with as terrorists.
Following the recent arraignment by the Department of State Security (DSS) of Abdulmalik Abdulazeez Obadaki, the suspected mastermind of the 2012 gun attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church, Otite, near Okene, in Kogi State, which killed over 19 worshippers, families of victims and survivors have thanked the secret police for re-arresting and speeding up Obadaki's trial.
The Nigeria Customs Services (NCS) has seized over N2.28bn in undeclared foreign currencies at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. This seizure was disclosed by the Customs Area Controller of the MMIA Command, Comptroller Chidi Nwokorie, during a briefing on 16th December 2025. Nwokorie stated that the funds comprised €651,505 and $800,575.
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) released a statement on Monday at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, indicating plans to implement the Tinted Glass Permit Policy nationwide, effective January 2, 2026.
The attack aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Sunday carried out a successful, coordinated precision Air Interdiction strike as part of the ongoing efforts to frustrate the activities of terrorists in a known terrorist enclave at Dabar Masara, Southern Tumbuns.
Equipping The Persecuted, a humanitarian organization, has expressed concern over what it claims is a scheme to murder a large number of people on Christmas Day in certain northern regions. However, the Presidency quickly questioned the group's intentions, stating that the alarm was dubious and may unnecessarily frighten Nigerians.
