Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand, 3,450,000 pills and three hundred and forty-four thousand, 344,000, bottles of codeine syrup at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state. In a statement on Sunday, Spokesperson of […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have instituted a legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its refusal to withdraw the ‘unlawful circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct from customers’ account a cybersecurity levy. DIPLOMATIC DIARY earlier reported that the apex bank […]
The FCT Minister and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, had apologised to the people of Rivers State for choosing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor. Wike made the apology on Saturday at Ogu town in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state during a thanksgiving ceremony held in honour of Senator George […]
Dana Airlines has announced a temporary disengagement of some staff following the suspension of its operations by the Federal Government. in a statement by Kingsley Ezenwa, Head, Corporate Communications, Dana Air, said the disengagement was to ensure efficient management of resources. DIPLOMATIC DIARY reports that the Federal Government through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo […]
More than three weeks after a similar incident involving a Dana aircraft, a medium range aircraft Embraer 145 belonging to a premium services provider Xejet Airlines has also skidded off the runway at Lagos Airport. Xejet Airlines is a business class only airline based in Nigeria based at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The […]
A Kano State Shari’ah Court, sitting in Kura, has ordered a 25-year-old Haruna Abdulkarim to be given 10 strokes of cane as punishment for falsely claiming to be a Christian and ‘converting’ to Islam. Abdulkarim, a resident of Koguna Ward in Makoda local government area of the State, was apprehended by Hisbah personnel in Kura […]
The Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, has restrained Martin Amaewhule and 24 other Pro-Wike Lawmakers “from parading and holding out themselves as members of Rivers State House of Assembly and/ or meeting/sitting at the Auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters located at off Aba Road, Port Harcourt or any other place whatsoever to purport […]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as he marked his 90th birthday. The president made the conferment at the birthday ceremony for the royal father held at the Oba Sikiru Adetona School […]
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday, […]
The member representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Isa Dogonyaro has died on Friday morning after a brief illness Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, confirmed the sad development in a statement on Friday. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Hon. Isa Dogonyaro (Kogunan […]
Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have intercepted three trailer loads of opioids comprising three million four hundred and fifty thousand, 3,450,000 pills and three hundred and forty-four thousand, 344,000, bottles of codeine syrup at Abule Ado in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos state. In a statement on Sunday, Spokesperson of […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), BudgIT and 136 concerned Nigerians have instituted a legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its refusal to withdraw the ‘unlawful circular’ directing all banks and other financial institutions to deduct from customers’ account a cybersecurity levy. DIPLOMATIC DIARY earlier reported that the apex bank […]
The FCT Minister and immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, had apologised to the people of Rivers State for choosing Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his successor. Wike made the apology on Saturday at Ogu town in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state during a thanksgiving ceremony held in honour of Senator George […]
Dana Airlines has announced a temporary disengagement of some staff following the suspension of its operations by the Federal Government. in a statement by Kingsley Ezenwa, Head, Corporate Communications, Dana Air, said the disengagement was to ensure efficient management of resources. DIPLOMATIC DIARY reports that the Federal Government through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo […]
More than three weeks after a similar incident involving a Dana aircraft, a medium range aircraft Embraer 145 belonging to a premium services provider Xejet Airlines has also skidded off the runway at Lagos Airport. Xejet Airlines is a business class only airline based in Nigeria based at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The […]
A Kano State Shari’ah Court, sitting in Kura, has ordered a 25-year-old Haruna Abdulkarim to be given 10 strokes of cane as punishment for falsely claiming to be a Christian and ‘converting’ to Islam. Abdulkarim, a resident of Koguna Ward in Makoda local government area of the State, was apprehended by Hisbah personnel in Kura […]
The Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, has restrained Martin Amaewhule and 24 other Pro-Wike Lawmakers “from parading and holding out themselves as members of Rivers State House of Assembly and/ or meeting/sitting at the Auditorium of the House of Assembly Quarters located at off Aba Road, Port Harcourt or any other place whatsoever to purport […]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday conferred the second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON), on the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, as he marked his 90th birthday. The president made the conferment at the birthday ceremony for the royal father held at the Oba Sikiru Adetona School […]
Former Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has finally agreed to submit himself to the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja for arraignment on June 13 in the corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday, […]
The member representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Isa Dogonyaro has died on Friday morning after a brief illness Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, confirmed the sad development in a statement on Friday. “It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Hon. Isa Dogonyaro (Kogunan […]
