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1 week ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Suyi Ayodele |Emmanuel Chisom
The African society of old relied more on music, especially derisive songs, to address social misconducts and speak truths to power. The various festival songs in the African Indigenous Religion (AIR) are composed as conveyors of the society’s disapproval of inappropriate behaviours by those in authority.
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1 week ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ABUJA (SUNDIATA POST)- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) jointly convened a disaster risk financing workshop in Abuja on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event aimed to transform Nigeria’s approach to disaster management through innovative insurance mechanisms and enhanced public-private collaboration.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
By Ayobami OwolabiABUJA (Sundiata Post) – At a plenary session in the Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru, the fiancée of singer 2Baba, stated that Idibia is her maiden name as she introduced herself. In a video seen by TheCable on Wednesday, she said, “My name is Honourable Natasha Irobosa Osaworu, née Idibia,” before proceeding with her speech during the state assembly plenary. When she introduced herself as Idibia, her colleagues burst into laughter as she took the floor.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
CALABAR (SUNDIATA POST)- The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, has described agro-processing as a critical enabler of Nigeria’s non-oil export drive and industrial transformation. Enoh said this on Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) in Calabar, Cross River State.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ABUJA- The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has disbursed 50 billion Dollars into various sectors of Nigeria in the last 10 years. Prof. Benedict Oramah disclosed this at the Commissioning of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja on Thursday. Oramah said the sectors included energy, infrastructural, manufacturing, healthcare, transport and financial services.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ABUJA- A suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Johnmary Jideobi, seeking the sack of the recently appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), was stalled on Thursday due to inability to serve some defendants.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ABUJA- The acting National Chairperson of Labour Party, Sen. Nenadi Usman, has assured party members and supporters of her commitment to rebuilding and growing the party for future victory. In a message of appreciation to members and leaders of the party after Wednesday’s NEC meeting in Abuja, Usman assured that a new Labour Party would come out of the crisis which had now been settled by the Supreme Court.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ILORIN- The newly appointed Kwara Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo, has declared his determination to tackle activities of kidnappers and terrorists in the state. The CP, while briefing newsmen at his maiden conference in Ilorin on Thursday, said the state command would take the fight to the criminals’ hideouts. He, however, said that breakthroughs against criminals had been recorded in communities such as Koro, Oke Ode, Isapa and Obo Aiyegunle, located near the neighbouring Ekiti.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ABUJA- The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured China that all bilateral agreements would be implemented. This assurance was given during a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday. Akpabio met with Hu Chunhua, Vice-Chairperson of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). The visit was a key moment for reinforcing relations between Nigeria and China.
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2 weeks ago | 
sundiatapost.com | Azu Ishiekwene |Emmanuel Chisom
ABUJA- The Chairman of Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Gen. Shahir Mirza, has commended the Armed Forces of Nigeria, for its efforts in the fight against terrorism, insurgency and other forms of insecurity. Mirza gave the commendation during a visit to his Nigerian counterpart, Gen. Christopher Musa at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Thursday in Abuja.
