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States Defy Supreme Court on Local Government Autonomy, Umahi Calls for Autopsy in Nurse's Death

Nigerian states continue to disregard a Supreme Court ruling on local government financial autonomy, managing an estimated N10 trillion in allocations, while Minister of Works David Umahi demands an autopsy to ascertain the cause of a nurse’s death.

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