By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Polling, Research and data desk) Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman of both United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Transcorp Plc, respectively has been listed along with three other Nigerians as among TIME magazine's 100 most influential persons in the world in 2020. The other outstanding Nigerians listed are Nigerian-American…
By Tsvetana Paraskova Oil and gas supermajor Shell is looking to slash as much as 40 percent of its upstream oil and gas operations as it is redesigning its business toward a greener portfolio, sources in Shell involved in the costs review told Reuters. As early as in June, which capped one of the…
By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General Desk) Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu and many eminent figures have paid glowing tributes to the late UBA Group Executive Director, Mr Emeke Iweriebor who died recently. Elumelu who said he was personally devastated at Iweriebor's death, prayed for strength for the deceased family…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) In a dramatic move, Juventus are currently in talks to sign Atletico Madrid striker Alvaro Morata, according to Fabrizio Romano. The Italian champions have offered Atletico a €10 million loan fee with a €45 million as an option to buy him at the end of…
By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General desk) The European Union (EU), on Friday urged the Nigerian government to reconsider its stand on the restrictions placed on Air France, KLM, and other European airlines. The EU made the request during a meeting between the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the European Union ambassadors. Recall that…
*To Withdraw VIPs Orderlies Ahead Saturday Poll… * Sets -Up Inter-agency Joint Control Strong Room… By Hamilton Nwosa(The New Diplomat’s Polling, Research and data desk) The Nigeria Police high command has disclosed that it has concluded plans to deploy three security personnel including policemen to each of the 2,627 polling booths or units in the…
By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) Liverpool is close to agreeing to a deal with last season’s treble winner’s Bayern Munich midfield star, Thiago Alcantara. The initial fee is estimated at £20m but add-ons could take this up to a projected total of £27m. Those add-ons are based on…
Kanye West has been temporarily suspended from Twitter. This is coming after the rapper and long-shot presidential candidate, in an extensive tweet exposing his contracts with Universal Music Group, called a Forbes’ editor Randall Lane a “white supremacist.” West went further to violate Twitter’s rules by tweeting the phone number of the magazine editor and…
Buhari, Brazilian President, Others To Speak Via Video Link By Hamilton Nwosa (Head, The New Diplomat’s Polling, Research and Data Desk) Given the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s 75th United Nations General Assembly in New York would be held principally through virtual proceedings. The theme of this year’s UNGA which focuses on “The…