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…
'Reject Obaseki....He Is Against democracy', Tinubu Pleads With Edo Voters, Roots For Ize-Iyamu 'Turn Out En-Masse... For Obaseki, Defend Your Votes', Atiku Replies Tinubu, Urges Edo Voters By Gbenga Abulude (Politics & General Desk) Four days to the Edo governorship election, two political juggernauts in the country, on Tuesday canvassed for votes on behalf of…
Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it invested $1.45 billion in Nigerian Content Development (NCD) in 2019. The oil major made the disclosure in its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, which was obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. The report said to demonstrate its commitment to NCD, Chevron Nigeria’s local content…
By Gbenga Abulude (Politics and General desk) The United States Government on Monday imposed a visa restriction on Nigerians who reportedly undermined democracy in the country by allegedly participating in rigging elections held in Kogi and Bayelsa States, respectively. Bayelsa State is being governed by the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) while Kogi State is an All…
Moves To Reduce The Shock Of Fuel Price Hike On Nigerians Says Plan Will Be Unveiled Next Month Targets FDI, Donor Agencies Makes Case For Eco-friendly Energy Sources The federal government is set to reduce the consumption of Premium Motor Spirit--PMS (petrol) in the country by rolling out a mass conversion plan that would see…
You Are The Divider-in-Chief, Presidency Reacts To Obasanjo's Accusation By Gbenga Abulude (Politics & General Desk) The Presidency on Sunday carpeted former President Olusegun Obasanjo for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, saying contrary to his claim that Buhari's administration is dividing the country, it is in fact Obasanjo who is truly and really the…
To state that we live in challenging times is perhaps an understatement and does very little justice in accurately capturing our current realities. Those realities include a world faced with a pandemic the scale of which hasn’t been seen in 100 years. The crisis has crippled economies, destroyed global supply chains and obliterated once productive…
NDUKA OTIONO was excited at the prospect of presiding over the formation of a new chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, in Bayelsa State. He was even more excited when I told him that the venerable poet of the River Nun fame, Gabriel Imomotimi Okara, had agreed to be our grand patron. Otiono…
*How Russia’s LUKOIL Sealed Investment Deals In Nigeria, Cameron, Senegal, Others By Viktor Katona Times are tough for Russian oil companies. In the post-Crimean era where sanctions have become the new normal, oil prices above 40-45 per barrel have guaranteed a sustainable future for almost all of them, however when prices plunged below the breakeven…