Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho were on target as Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 in a friendly front of 82,262 fans at MetLife Stadium on Saturday. The New York and New Jersey fans of the two Premier League clubs saw a lively first half with both goals, but the game lost its way in the…
Six individuals have reportedly lost their lives due to the ingestion of a potentially toxic alcoholic beverage in Ogbogbo, located in the Ijebu-North East region of Ogun State. The incident was verified by Omolola Odutola, the public relations officer for the Ogun State police command. According to sources, the distressing event took place on Tuesday…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over “the failure to delete the patently unlawful provisions in the Central Bank of Nigeria (Customer Due Diligence) Regulations directing banks to obtain information on customers’ social media handles for the purpose of identification.” The CBN had last…
The Spokesperson to Governor Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, has reacted to a viral video, which surfaced on social media on Saturday, showing the Governor of the State, Ademola Adeleke, and a lady hugging each other. The Spokesman, who spoke to NewsBreakNaija, on Saturday evening, explained that the lady seen in the video was the daughter of…
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, on Friday, advised President Bola Tinubu to slow down on the implementation of drastic economic policies to avoid dislocating Nigeria’s economy. CITN’s President, Samuel Agbeluyi, gave the advice while addressing journalists on the sidelines of the 3rd Joint Council Retreat of CITN and the Association of National Accountants…
Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has sympathised with the people of Ikire over the flood disaster that affected the western area of the state recently. According to a statement made available by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke noted that his administration has previously embarked on prevention actions and initiatives, citing the massive rainfall…
The National Association of Nigerian Students(NANS) has called on President Bola Tinubu to, as a matter of urgency, prevail on the management of various federal universities in the country to jettison their plans to increase school fees and levies being paid by the students. The students’ body warned that should this call be ignored and…
The Senator representing Osun West Senatorial District who also doubles as the Deputy Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Akogun Olalere Oyewumi has identified with the victims of the flooding disaster which occurred in some parts of Ikire in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. In a press statement personally signed by Senator Oyewumi,…
The Naira on Friday depreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N777.82 at the Investors and Exporters window. The Naira lost by 1.26 per cent when compared with N768.16 for which it exchanged for the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N779.58 to the dollar on Friday. A spot exchange rate of N844…
A 22-year-old lady, Mika Shabasova has died while undergoing buttock enlargement surgery by an ‘unqualified’ beautician in Russia. Mika died ‘within ten minutes’ of being given anaesthetic by the beautician, Daily Mail reported on Friday. She was dead before an ambulance arrived at the ‘home surgery’ of cosmetologist Uma M, who is now under house…
