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Man Utd to pay £47m for Boniface – Leverkusen

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Sundiata Post – German Bundesliga champion, Bayer Leverkusen has placed a £47m price tag on Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface, who’s on the shopping wish list of Manchester United. According to Man United Addicts on X app (formerly…

Currency in circulation hits N19.1trn in 5 months

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The currency in circulation (CIC) in the country has surged to N19.1 trillion over the past five months, despite the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) tightening stance, according to recent data from the Central Bank…

Dangote faults CBN’s 26% interest rate

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has criticised the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to raise the interest rate to almost 30 percent. In a keynote address at the opening of a three-day National…

Anxiety as Cholera hits 33 states, death toll rises to 63

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The Cholera outbreak has continued to worsen with the confirmation by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) that the epidemic has spread to 33 states with 63 deaths recorded. Its Director General, Dr. Jide…

S’East govs to meet Tinubu over Kanu’s release

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ENUGU(Sundiata Post) – The South East Governors’ Forum (SEGF) rose from a meeting in Enugu, yesterday, with a resolve to continue the push for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The…

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NNPC declares war on oil production challenges

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has declared a state- of- emergency on crude oil and gas production in the country. The goals, according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, are to…

Details of S’East Govs Meeting in Enugu Emerge

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Governors of the South-East states rose from a meeting in Enugu on Tuesday announcing their decision to interface with the federal government for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu…

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Akpabio urged Nigerians to pray for Tinubu Administration

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called on Nigerians to rally around President Bola Tinubu for the success of his administration. Tinubu was sworn on last May but since his government’s stoppage of fuel subsidy…

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Reps introduce bill for creation of Etiti State

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The House of Representatives has introduced a bill seeking to a create Etiti State, from the South East, with the capital at Lokponta. The proposed legislation, which is sponsored by by Amobi Ogah and four others was…

Emirship Tussle: Court adjourns hearing until July 4

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KANO(Sundiata Post) – The hearing of an application in the ongoing Kano Emirship Tussle, was on Tuesday, adjourned by a Kano State High Court, to July 4. The Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly, and Kano…

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joins Chelsea in £30m deal from Leicester City

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LONDON(Sundiata Post) – Chelsea has officially confirmed the signing of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City. The 25-year-old midfielder joins the Blues on a £30 million deal, with a contract extending until June 2030. Chelsea’s young…

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Tinubu approves new withholding tax policy

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – President Bola Tinubu has approved a new withholding tax policy, replacing the old policy established in 1977. Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele announced this on…

We see energy demand rising by 23% by 2045 – OPEC

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ABUJA- The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says energy demand will rise by an estimated 23 per cent by 2025. OPEC says the rise will be fueled by a world economy that is expected to double in size, growing from …

Enhancing food security through collaboration, partnerships

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By Kayode Adebiyi According to World Bank Food Security report of June 3, 2024, domestic food price inflation remains high in low- and middle-income countries. The bank said inflation higher than 5 per cent is experienced in 59.1 per cent…

Timeless melodies: Honouring legacies of music legends

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By Taiye Olayemi Music analysts have observed that songs from the 1960s through 1990s uphold positive and edifying lyrics with minimal vulgar languages and obscene views. This value calls for the need to celebrate the timeless legacies of…

Angry youths shut down SEEPCO OPL Oil field in Bayelsa

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BAYELSA(Sundiata Post) – Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) oil field has been shutdown by some aggrieved youths of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, and Onuebum community, in Ogbia Local Government Area of…

EU confirms Nigerian Govt paid $850m foreign Airlines backlog

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The European Union, EU has confirmed that the Nigerian Federal Government has cleared an outstanding debt amounting to $850 million owed European airlines. The confirmation was given on Tuesday. Samuela Isopi, the EU…

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CBN To Sanction Nigerian Banks

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday, vowed to sanction Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for rejecting old and small denominations of the United States of America Dollars. In a circular issued by the Ag. Director of Currency Operations…

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N30bn suspected crime proceeds passed through Mompha’s account – EFCC

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IKEJA(Sundiata Post) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has made a new allegation against suspected internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. EFCC told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja that N30…

Nigerian Politician Loses Wife

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Niger State deputy governor, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has lost his wife, Hajiya Zainab Garba. The wife died in the early hours of Tuesday, July 2. In a condolence message to his deputy, the Niger state governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, expressed…

Petrol hits N937 per litre in Northern state – NBS

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – Petrol is selling at about N937 per litre in Jigawa State. This is according to the latest report of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The report ‘Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch (May 2024)’, said on…

FG announces plan to relocate Keffi prison

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The Federal Government has finalized plans to relocate the over 200-year-old Medium Security Custodial Centre in Keffi, Nasarawa State. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made this disclosure while…

BREAKING! Imo Assembly Suspends Four Members

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The Imo State House of Assembly has suspended four members over an alleged move to impeach the Speaker, Chike Olemgbe. The development was disclosed by the Speaker of the House, Olemgbe on Tuesday. The suspended lawmakers included Ahiazu…

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FG clears $850m debt to EU Airlines

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has cleared a backlog of debts amounting to $850 million owed to European airlines. This development was announced by the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Samuela…

Borno Attack: Suicide bombers were imported – Reps

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ABUJA(Sundiata Post) – The House of Representatives has reacted to the recent bombing in Borno that killed many people. The lawmakers alleged on Tuesday that the female suicide bombers responsible for the killing of scores in Borno state…

Court sacks Lagos traditional ruler

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The Supreme Court has sacked Micheal Onakoya as Orijeru of Igbooye land, Epe, Lagos. The court dismissed an appeal filed by the monarch who contested the decision of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal that confirmed his removal as…

Bill for creation of new state for South East scale first reading in House of Reps

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A bill to alter the 1999 Constitution as amended to create Etiti state in the southeast scaled through the first reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 2. Sponsored by Hon. Amobi Ogah, Hon. Miriam Okinawa Onuoha, Hon.…

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UN Condemns Suicide Bomb Attack in Borno

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In a statement released by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Malick, the United Nations strongly condemns the suicide bomb attacks on civilian populations in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State…

Book on the 2004/2005 Banking Consolidation to be Unveiled in Lagos

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he Power of One Man: How the Soludo-Engineered Consolidation Transformed Nigerian Banks to Global Players will be unveiled in Lagos at 11am on July 6, 2024, exactly 20 years after the revolutionary banking reforms that culminated in the…

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JUST IN: Stakeholders, South-East Govs In Crucial Meeting In Enugu

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South-East State Governors are presently in a crucial meeting with key stakeholders such as the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe. According to Naija News, the meeting is being held at the Government House in Enugu. The meeting is being…