By Oyinlola Awonuga (The New Diplomat's Entertainment, Fashion and Sports Desk) England international and Manchester United striker, Marcus Rashford has spoken on his desires to wrap up his playing career at the Old Trafford The 23-year-old, who joined United at the age of six, said he feels it is inappropriate for him to star in…
Brent Crude hit $50 a barrel on Thursday morning for the first time since oil prices crashed in early March, as hopes of swifter-than-thought vaccine rollout fueled bullish expectations of strengthening oil demand early next year. As of 10:35 a.m. ET, Brent Crude was rallying by 3.56 percent at $50.60. The price of Brent reached the…
*It’s constitutionally, democratically wrong– Omo-Agege *It’s House of Reps matter, not Senate – Senate Spokesperson, Bashiru From Ameachi Prosper ( The New Diplomat's Delta state correspondent) The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has dissociated itself from the summon by the House of Representatives asking President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it over the…
The newly named 72 legal practitioners who moved up the legal ladder to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria(SAN) will on Monday December 14 be officially conferred with rank at a ceremony to be performed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. Among those to be conferred with the rank of…
Concerns are said to be escalating among top brass of the Nigerian military about threats of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic following alleged reports to the effect that the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army, with operational base in Port- Harcourt, Major- General Johnson Olubunmi Irefin, may have died from complications arising from Coronavirus…
*Set to look into other similar cases for effective representation From Prosper Amaechie ( The New Diplomat's Delta State Correspondent) It was a wild jubilation across Delta State, particularly in Ethiope East as the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege successfully moved a motion for the restoration of Abraka State Constituency at the…
The All Progressives Congress(APC) has rescheduled its nationwide membership registration, and re-validation of its voters register earlier billed to commence on Saturday, December 12, 2020. The National Secretary of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpan UdoUdehe, who announced this development on Thursday in Abuja said the rationale for postponing the voters registration…
The Federal government has disclosed that Nigeria received about 8,051 applications for the country's citizenship through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP), initiative even as 45,751 business applications were also received within the last 12 months under review. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore who made the revelation on Wednesday said this development has culminated…
Nigeria's Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) , Mr Abubakar Malami has advanced reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari would not honour the invitation of the House of Representatives to the National Assembly on his administration's efforts in tackling security challenges facing the country. It would be recall that the House of…