Newsdiaryonline, an Abuja-based newspaper, has once again suffered a major cyber-attack. The attack in the early hours of Sunday, November 13, 2022 which rendered all posts on the site inaccessible was quickly reported by anxious readers across Nigeria

This development was disclosed in a statement by the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Newsdiaryonline, Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni, on Monday.

Nmodu, who happened to be on admission at a hospital in Abuja, swiftly alerted the IT staff who eventually restored the site after what he described as a “scary battle during which he resorted to prayers at some point.”

“All posts on the site had been wiped off during the attack. The webmaster succeeded in restoring the site thanks to the multiple backup security measures in place after Newsdiaryonline’s first major experience,” Nnodu recalled.

It could be recalled that the Management of Newsdiary Communications Limited, publishers of Newsdiaryonline, had on April 2, 2017 announced that the online newspaper resumed publication after it came under malicious cyber attack

A statement then by Nmodu, the Publisher, expressed gratitude to the Almighty God and the wizardry of the company’s IT professional. “We also thank all those who called us or sent messages of solidarity and encouragement through social media platforms. It was the worst attack we have suffered since we started publishing Newsdiaryonline in 2008,” Nmodu had said.

Newsdiaryonline started operation in Lagos before its headquarters moved to Abuja in 2010.