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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Dakuku Peterside |Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The total debts of the 36 states in Nigeria rose to N11.47tn as of June 30, 2024, despite allocations by the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), and their respective internally generated revenues (IGR). An analysis of data from the public debt reports released by the Debt Management Office (DMO) said the rise was 14.57 per cent higher than the N10.01tn recorded in December 2023.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Dakuku Peterside |Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Nigerians who have won elections in foreign countries.Four Nigerians, a United States-born Nigerian, Dr Oye Owolewa (District of Columbia), Chiaka Barry, (Ginninderra District, Australia), Segun Adeyina, (Georgia, USA) and Yemi Mobolade, (Colorado Springs, USA) won elections into various elective positions.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Dakuku Peterside |Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
Abia Governor Alex Otti has received in audience, the former Kano Governor and 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. He also received 15 Abia indigenes who graduated recently from the Nigeria Police Academy, Kano.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Dakuku Peterside |Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
Edo State Governor-Elect Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Fred Itua as Chief Press Secretary ahead of Tuesday’s assumption of office. Itua’s appointment which will take effect on November 12, 2024, marks the first official designation of the incoming administration. Itua, a distinguished journalist with extensive experience, previously served as the Assistant Political Editor at The Sun newspaper.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Dakuku Peterside |Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
When voices rise in waves of protest, deeper wounds are laid bare—truths woven into our laws and ethics, waiting to be unearthed. In Nigeria, one such moment emerged in the #EndBadGovernance protests, where voices for change faced harsh reprisals. The arrest and prosecution of 76 individuals, among them children, echoed like a somber drumbeat across the nation.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
The estimated cost of landing Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, on Nigeria’s shores has seen a considerable reduction of 20.34 per cent, dropping to N971.57 per litre over the past three months. This decline in landing cost, which reflects the price of importing and distributing the product, indicates some relief in terms of global market fluctuations and supply chain factors.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
The Nigeria Labour Congress has given state governments an ultimatum of Dec.1, to implement the new minimum wage. The NLC made this known on Sunday in a communique signed by its President, Mr Joe Ajaero at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
KEBBI (Sundiata Post) – Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has dispatched a high-level delegation to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, to address the rising threat of a new Islamic sect, Lakurawa, whose recent attacks have claimed 15 lives in the state. In a statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ahmed Idris, the delegation led by former Kebbi Governor and Minister of Economic Planning, Senator Atiku Bagudu, included Sen.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
SOKOTO (Sundiata Post) – The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, has called for continued support from Nigerians to overcome the country’s security challenges. Oluyede made the call on Sunday during his maiden operational visit to Sokoto, the headquarters of the 8 Division, since his appointment.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
sundiatapost.com | Hassan Gimba |Femi Fani-Kayode |Aminu Waida
When ideas, statements, or policies emanating from one source are opposed to one another, conflicting or inconsistent, then we have contradictions. I want to start this with something that has been bothering me for years. It made me propose that it be featured on the cover of Leadership Friday in 2016 when I was promoted from its editor to managing editor (content). I was so peeved by it, but my then Group Managing Director (GMD), Mr Cletus Akwaya (now publisher of Daily Asset), overruled me.
