The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command recovered a total of N409,992,000 from kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.   According to the command’s scorecard, N36,850,000 was recovered from kidnapping suspects, N68,552,000 from armed robbery suspects, N19,590,000 from burglary cases and …

Katie Boulter beat Australia’s Olivia Gadecki in straight sets to ensure Great Britain reached the United Cup quarter-finals in Sydney. Boulter knew a straight-set victory from any of the three rubbers against the hosts would take GB through as Group F winners. In the first match of the tie, Boulter won 6-2 6-1 inside 70 minutes to put GB 1-0 …

Ukraine says it has halted the transport of Russian gas to Europe through its territory, after a five-year transit deal expired Wednesday, January 1.   The closure of one of Russia’s oldest gas routes to the European Union was expected and comes as Moscow’s war in Ukraine soon enters its fourth year. Ukraine’s energy ministry said it ended the deal …

The Borno State Police Command has arrested a member of the Civilian Joint Task Force, Muhammad Idrissa, for allegedly supplying cooking ingredients to Boko Haram insurgents in the state.   Spokesperson of the command, ASP Nahum Daso, who disclosed this on Tuesday, December 31, said that the suspect’s arrest followed intelligence reports regarding his activities.   Daso added that Idrissa …

A Nigerian man, Obehi, has hailed his “wonderful” landlady and her equally “wonderful” CCTV.    “My landlady and her CCTV are very wonderful. She sees everyone that comes home with a babe but never sees who leaves the water pumping machine On for hours. Amazing,” he wrote on X.     

A couple, Dr Mohammad Swapan, 44, and Dr Sabrina Ahmed, 40, drowned while attempting to rescue their youngest daughter from a powerful rip current at Conspicuous Cliff Beach, near Walpole in Western Australia.    The family, on a Christmas holiday, were enjoying the remote beach when their daughter was swept into dangerous waters on Saturday, December 28.   Emergency services …

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday December 31, ordered the remand of a 52-year-old man, Ademilua Oni, in Ado-Ekiti correctional centre over alleged m8rder of his mother.   The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for m8rder.    The Prosecutor, Insp Elijah Adejare, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Dec.15 at Iropora-Ekiti …

The Nigerian Naira appreciated N1,650 per dollar in the parallel market on Tuesday, December 31 after close of trading compared to N1,655 on Monday. Also, the Naira appreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the official foreign exchange market.   New data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market …

President Bola Tinubu has announced the creation of a new company he hopes will bring down the price of food and promote local manufacturing of essential drugs and other medical supplies. In his new year message, Tinubu disclosed the establishment of a National Credit Guarantee Company and asked states to key into the federal government’s Compressed National Gas, CNG, programme …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called for the withdrawal of the Tax Reform Bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly . The bills has elicited criticisms from some parts of the country, especially from northern leaders who say the bill won’t favour their region. In its New Year message to Nigerians, especially workers, the President of …