A man stormed a high-rise construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday morning, shooting at workers and killing two people hours before New Zealand host the first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup tournament. According to Associated Press (AP) the gunman was found dead after a police shootout, during which an officer was shot…
To deter the spate of online violence targeted at children and women and reduce digital inequalities, a digital safety, rights and society advocacy group, TechSocietal, on Tuesday, organised an online safety workshop for civil societies organisations and government sexual assault referral centres, among others. Speaking at the event, the Head of Safety Africa, Middle and…
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 18, 2024, accused one Mohammad Idris before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on one count charge of obtaining by pretense to the tune of N1,000,000.00 ( One Million Naira only). The charge reads: “That you,…
AS over 200 million Nigerians groan and debate to survive under the heavy burden of high pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, affecting their cost and standard of living, Civil Society Organization, CSO, One Love Foundation, OLF, Wednesday, challenged the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, respectively on…
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino will take charge of the side on Wednesday for the first time as the Blues face newly promoted League Two side, Wrexham, in a preseason fixture in the U.S.A. Pochettino met the club after a disastrous 2022–23 season for the Blues, which saw the club use three managers in a season….
Love relationships and marriages are beautiful unions that bring two individuals together. However, these connections are not immune to challenges and disagreements. It is imperative to address and resolve these issues to maintain a healthy and thriving relationship. Resolving conflicts with a strong commitment, effective communication, understanding, and compromise are key elements in nurturing the…
2022/2023 Premier league Second logged Football Club, Arsenal have unveiled their new men’s away kit for the upcoming 2023-24 season. The Football club announced the unveiling of the new kit on their website on Tuesday. The new strip features a yellow base colour, black lines that the Gunners say are “inspired by the map of…
Nigeria Federal Government’s planned distribution of N500 billion to Nigerians as palliatives to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal has been condemned by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) who described it as another ploy to further impoverish the people. In a statement, NLC President, Joe Ajaero described the Federal Government’s move as robbing the…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has asked for the immediate review of the 8,000 Naira conditional cash transfer programme aimed at providing succour to most vulnerable households Tinubu however has also directed the unveiling of the whole palliative package meant to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal….
The body established to checkmate athletes for field and tract events, Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has taken the decision to provisionally suspend Nigerian track and field athlete, Tobi Amusan, for three missed whereabouts failures. In a statement via its Twitter, the AIU said the charge will be heard by the Disciplinary Tribunal and determined before…
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund Mr Sonny Echono says the federal government borrowed over three hundred and seventy one billion naira over time to meet pressing needs. Mr Echono stated this when he appeared before the house of Representatives adhoc committee, investigating the alleged abuse of N2.3 trillion generated from the…
Nigeria’s money supply heightened to N64.3 trillion in the month of June 2023 the highest we have ever documented in Nigeria. This compares to N55.5 trillion recorded in the month of May or a whopping N8.8 trillion increase. This is according to the latest data from the central bank of Nigeria as contained in its…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has indicated the rise in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol to the market realities. This was made known by the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC, Malam Mele Kyari, during an interview with journalists shortly after a private meeting with the Vice President,…
A day that comes every year on July 18, nations around the world observe Nelson Mandela International Day to remember the life and work of the late South African former president and anti-apartheid leader. The goal of Nelson Mandela International Day is to motivate people to take initiative and have a good impact on their…
Portugal and Al Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo has said the Saudi Pro League “is better” than MLS and that he has no plans to play in the United States or return to a team in Europe. According to ESPN, Ronaldo said this while speaking to the media after playing the first half of Al Nassr’s…
The Chief Medical Director University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital UMTH Professor Ahmed Ahidjo has called for more funding to the healthcare sector to tackle myriad of health challenges in the county. Professor Ahidjo made the call at a media briefing heralding 40th anniversary celebration of the hospital. He observed that the budgetary provisions for the…
Several Nigerians on Tuesday were astonished with an increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit also called petrol as the product now sells at N617 in NNPCL stations. it was noted that petrol which sold for N537 was adjusted to N617 in Abuja. Some residents in the FCT said it would bring more…
The Ekiti State born young cook and media person, Adeparusi Damilola, has been awarded, One million Naira by Fekomi Herbal Company aimed at encouraging the tenacity of her great feats while relating the need to be resilent in the pursuit of one’s dreams.. Recall that the Chef embarked on 120 hours Cook-a-thon targeted at dwindle…
An established educational body in NIGERIA, National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has vows to address the failure in Mathematic and English language courses in senior secondary schools through training and capacity building of teachers . While reacting, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Dr Tyela Ajayi stated this in Kano during the commencement of…
Not fewer than 60 Constitutional and Human Right lawyers, have stormed the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, to commence committal proceedings against the Director General of the State Security Service, DSS, Mr Yusuf Bichi, for what they described as violation of orders of court directing the release of suspended Governor of the…
A former president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Mr. Okechukwu Unegbu, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will need to do everything within its power to get rid of indecent digital lenders, otherwise known as loan sharks, because they are dangerous to the economy. Unegbu, who stated this…
Exchange rate suffers as foreign schools rake in millions of dollars from Nigerians Adewale Segun (who insists on not being referred to by his real name) finally had his prayers answered, he had been admitted into the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Finally, he gets to join the legion of Nigerians who “Japa” for…
Effective subscriptions for the internet across mobile, fixed and VOIP networks in Nigeria rose to 159.5 million in May this year. According to the latest industry statistics released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), this represents an 8.6% growth when distinguished from the 158.2 million recorded in April. The NCC’s data reveals that the mobile…
Twitter’s Chief Executive, Elon Musk, said that the microblogging site recorded a 3.5% increase in active usage in the last week. Coming at a time Mark Zuckerberg launched the Twitter-like app, Threads, data released by Musk showed that Twitter was not affected by the hype of its new opponent platform which crossed 100 million signups…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons arrived Brisbane, Australia on Sunday morning for their final preparation ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The female players and their officials were met on arrival by the FIFA team and Nigerian community. Randy Waldrum’s girls are basedat the Sofitel Luxury Hotels, Brisbane. The Super Falcons stay there for two…
Super Eagles of Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi was seen to have modeled Nottingham Forest’s new adidas away kit ahead of the 2023/24 Premier league football campaign. The kit was announced in a statement released on the Forest’s website. “Nottingham Forest has revealed its brand new adidas away kit ahead of the 2023/24 Premier League season,”…
The Federal Republic of Nigeria hasake do with its financial obligations to the African Union, AU by making full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023. The confirmation was made on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, on the sidelines of the 43rd Ordinary Session of…
The banking index closed the week on a negative statement to emerge as the worst-performing sectorial index with a loss of 14.32%. On a general note, the NGX All-Share Index and Market Capitalization devalued by 0.75% to close the week at 62,569.73 and N34.070 trillion respectively. Similarly, all other indices finished lower except NGX Oil…
The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has boosted the minimum wage for workers in the state to N40,000, NewsBreakNaija has learned. The Governor, initially this year, had convinced the state of his willingness to pay the new national minimum wage of N30,000 but received the increment today. More details coming shortly….
The Chairman, of United Nigeria Airlines (UNA), Prof. Obiora Okonkwo has pleaded to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to be more vigilant with the activities of oil marketers delivering Jet A1 (aviation fuel) to airlines in the sector. Okonkwo stated this over the weekend in Lagos following the serious incident encountered by Max Air…
The summer transfer window is now open, and teams from all over the world are working nonstop to enhance their squad, as players are also seeking new challenges in preparation for the upcoming campaign. Nigerian footballers are also part of the most sought-after players in the window. German-based, Transfermarkt, which provides footballing information on players across…
