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The Presidency yesterday challenged states to give an account of how they spent amounts in excess of one trillion naira, allocated to them from the Ecological Fund to tackle floods and other ecological problems. This came as the Federal Government said yesterday that the release of water from the Lagdo Dam in Cameroun […]
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, had on Thursday confirmed give deaths recorded in the state due to the ravaging flood. Okowa disclosed this when he visited IDP camps and assured the victims of the government’s continuous support. With the increased level of the flood, Ijaw Women in America have […]
The judgment given by the Appeal Court in October to discharge and acquit the leader of Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been challenged by Federal Government to a Supreme Court. The notice of appeal dated October 18 and was signed by the Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation, Mohammed Abubakar, Senior […]
President Muhamadu Buhari has sacked Effiong Akwa, the Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Akwa was appointed in October and reasons for his termination were not given. According to a statement released by the Director of Press, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Patricia Deworitshe, the President also announced the constitution of […]
The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, has resigned after barely two months in the seat. She had defeated Rishi Sunak by 81,326 votes to 60,399 in an internal contest after Boris Johnson’s resignation in July. The lawmaker was the Conservatives’ fourth head of the British government since 2015, promising […]
In another development to mark the second anniversary of the #EndSARS shooting on October 20, 2020, a memorial procession is ongoing as announced by Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, also known as Falz. According to a shared flier, the procession cars will pass through the toll gate, waving the Nigerian flags and chanting #EndSARS. An […]
October 20, 2020, two years ago the nation Nigeria was thrown into mourning following shootings in the Lekki Tollgate allegedly carried out by the Nigerian Army to stop the youths protesting against police brutality. It will be recalled that Nigerian youths across the country had in October 2020, staged a nationwide protest over extrajudicial […]
The Ekiti State House of Assembly has declared a 7-day mourning in honour of the Speaker, Mr Funminiyi Afuye who died at the age of 66. Before the death of the Speaker on Wednesday evening during a brief illness at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital, he was representing Ikere constituency 1. In a statement […]
Fresh reports amid wild speculations about the “sudden” trip overseas by Atiku Abubakar, Presidential candidate of Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to Paris, France, Monday night. An enquiry by NewsDiaryOnline revealed that in this particular instant, claims that Atiku travelled principally on health grounds were described variously as “not true” and “a […]
The Australian government, on Wednesday, warned its citizens to desist from travelling to Nigeria over the recent flooding that has ravaged some parts of the country. This was contained in a travel advisory issued to Australians on the consulate’s website and obtained by The PUNCH, it read, “There have been significant casualties and […]
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