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UPDATED: 6 killed in Enugu accident

A fatal accident which happened in Enugu has claimed not less than six lives. The fatal accident which happened at the popular Nza street, close to the Bush bar, Independence layout involved a fully loaded water tanker crashing into a keke loading spot. The tragedy which happened about 45 minutes ago an eyewitness told our […]

CBN spends N58.6bn to print 2.5bn Naira notes

spent the sum of N58.618 billion to print 2.518 billion Naira notes, valued at 1. 063 trillion in, 2020. This was contained in the bank’s 2020 Currency Report posted on its website. It indicated a decrease in the bank’s expenditure on currency printing, which stood at N75. 523 billion, in 2019 and N64. 040 billion, […]

Obi Cubana Released After 3 Days In Detention

has granted bail to popular socialite Obinna Iyiegbu a.k.a Obi Cubana. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, around noon on Monday, was released on Thursday evening. Allegations against the socialite were unclear but a senior official at the commission disclosed that his case bordered on alleged […]

IPOB cancels sit-at-home order

Following the heavy deployment of security operatives in Anambra, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged residents to go out en masse and vote in Saturday’s governorship election. The group, which had earlier threatened to disrupt the exercise if Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is not released from detention, made a U-turn 48 hours to […]

CSO uncovers N227bn frivolous line items in 2022 budget

The 2022 proposed budget of the Federal Government is littered with frivolous items to the tune of N227bn, a report by a civil society organisation, Centre for Social Justice, has revealed. The report said that a pullout of the frivolous items from the budget by the National Assembly would address the growing level of deficit […]

Owner Of Collapsed Building Confirmed Dead

Femi Osibona, Chief Executive Officer of Fourscore Homes Limited, is dead. Osibona is the owner of the company which constructed the 21-storey building that collapsed in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday. Rescue workers, who spoke with Daily Trust said his corpse was recovered from the rubble some minutes ago. There have been concerns over the whereabouts […]