From child labour on Nigerian tobacco fields to luring of kids as replacement smokers, 'Dotun Akintomide uncloaks how 'Big Tobacco' companies, for decades, have been able to keep children at the center of a blueprint that has helped sustain the multi-billion dollar industry against public backlash -- the ruins of many generations. Imperiling of minor smokers…
By 'Dotun Akintomide Yes! the biggest news in town is the announcement of President Muhammadu Buhari's return back to Nigeria today (Saturday) after spending 103 days in London treating a secretive ailment, a development that is already leading the country to the path of political turmoil, akin to scenarios during the health crisis of late…
Anambra people will go to the polls on 18 November 2017 to elect the next governor. It will be a crowded field, of political notables and recurring candidates, including the incumbent, Gov. Willie Obiano. But it is clear that the fight won't be so much about the choice parties, APC, PDP, APGA and the rest,…
Tambuwal, El-Rufai Jostle for VP Slots…. Niger Delta Leaders To Meet on Way Forward By The New Diplomat Intelligence Desk President Muhammadu Buhari is in critical health condition  and he is not likely to return to Nigeria anytime soon, The New Diplomat has gathered authoritatively from a serving top Nigerian Diplomat in London. And this…
Globally over 1.5 billion people live in countries that are affected by conflict, violence and fragility. At the same time, around 200 million people are affected by disasters every year. A third of them are children. A significant proportion of the 168 million children engaged in child labour live in areas affected by conflict and…
Contacts Interpol to Arrest 251 Bigwigs Hiding Abroad… By The New Diplomat Diplomatic Desk In a determined bid to steer the economy back to life through aggressive recovery of looted funds apparently stashed away by wanted political bigwigs who played strategic roles in the Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, the Federal government has commenced underground diplomatic moves…
 By Oseloka H. Obaze May 29th, 2017 marks a threshold for assessing Nigeria's democracy and President Muhammadu Buhari's mid-term. Positive as things seem, all is not well with Nigeria. Beyond Western normative idea of good governance, Nigeria missed the age of convergence, which Jeffrey Sachs once described as "the tendency of developing countries like Nigeria…
By The New Diplomat intelligence Desk The Presidency is set to implement the recommendations of the Report of Acting President Yemi Osinbajo’s led Committee which investigated the role of suspended Director General of the National Intelligence Agency(NIA), Amb Ayo Oke in a mysterious hidden $43.4m at Apartment 7B Osborne Towers, Ikoyi as well as the…
..... How Buhari Sealed Deal With G-7 By The New Diplomat Political Intelligence Desk As the political calculations toward 2019 Presidential race draw nearer, amidst apprehension and fears of possible political logjam, investigations have revealed that in a rare deft political and diplomatic moves to consolidate democracy in Nigeria, Â former President Olusegun Obasanjo may have…