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By Obinna Uballa Barring any last-minute change, Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the sudden resignation of Uche Nnaji, the embattled Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, the New Diplomat has gathered. Sources close to the governor confided…
October 8, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The lingering crisis in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a fresh turn, with former governor Godwin Obaseki and the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dan Orbih, locked in a bitter war of words over the party’s leadership and future. Orbih, speaking on Sunday at a…
October 6, 2025
By Abiola Olawale Prominent cleric and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has disclosed that he is facing "immense pressure" from influential figures to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). However, Bakare, the founder of Citadel Global Community Church, firmly reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the APC, likening the…
October 5, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in last week’s election, acknowledging that his rival and predecessor Peter Mutharika had built what he described as an “insurmountable lead.” Chakwera, 70, a former pastor who rose to power in 2020 after unseating Mutharika, said in a televised address that he had already…
September 24, 2025
By Abiola Olawale Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been welcomed by a massive crowd as he touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday. The governor, who arrived in the state for the first time after the end of the emergency rule, was greeted by waves of ecstatic supporters waving placards…
September 19, 2025
By Abiola Olawale In a moment marking the end of emergency rule in Rivers State, Sole Administrator Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) bid his final farewell, officially handing over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Ibas said his goodbye during a statewide broadcast on Thursday. The development comes after President Bola Tinubu lifted…
September 18, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has sounded a warning to Nigeria's political parties, declaring that early political campaigns by aspirants and parties pose a severe threat to the nation's fragile democratic framework. Speaking at a high-level stakeholders' roundtable on the challenges of early political campaigns,…
September 10, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced that he will step down following a string of election losses that have shaken his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and plunged the country into political uncertainty. The 68-year-old leader, who took office less than a year ago, while speaking on Sunday, said the party…
September 7, 2025
A former Sokoto State Governor and current Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial district of Sokoto State at the Senate, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of undermining opposition political parties. In a fiery interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tambuwal accused the APC of allegedly orchestrating…
September 5, 2025
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By Obinna Uballa Barring any last-minute change, Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah, is set to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following the sudden resignation of Uche Nnaji, the embattled Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, the New Diplomat has gathered. Sources close to the governor confided…
October 8, 2025
By Obinna Uballa The lingering crisis in the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a fresh turn, with former governor Godwin Obaseki and the party’s National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dan Orbih, locked in a bitter war of words over the party’s leadership and future. Orbih, speaking on Sunday at a…
October 6, 2025
By Abiola Olawale Prominent cleric and founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has disclosed that he is facing "immense pressure" from influential figures to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). However, Bakare, the founder of Citadel Global Community Church, firmly reaffirmed his unwavering loyalty to the APC, likening the…
October 5, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday conceded defeat in last week’s election, acknowledging that his rival and predecessor Peter Mutharika had built what he described as an “insurmountable lead.” Chakwera, 70, a former pastor who rose to power in 2020 after unseating Mutharika, said in a televised address that he had already…
September 24, 2025
By Abiola Olawale Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has been welcomed by a massive crowd as he touched down at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Friday. The governor, who arrived in the state for the first time after the end of the emergency rule, was greeted by waves of ecstatic supporters waving placards…
September 19, 2025
By Abiola Olawale In a moment marking the end of emergency rule in Rivers State, Sole Administrator Rear Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) bid his final farewell, officially handing over power to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Ibas said his goodbye during a statewide broadcast on Thursday. The development comes after President Bola Tinubu lifted…
September 18, 2025
By Abiola Olawale The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has sounded a warning to Nigeria's political parties, declaring that early political campaigns by aspirants and parties pose a severe threat to the nation's fragile democratic framework. Speaking at a high-level stakeholders' roundtable on the challenges of early political campaigns,…
September 10, 2025
By Obinna Uballa Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announced that he will step down following a string of election losses that have shaken his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and plunged the country into political uncertainty. The 68-year-old leader, who took office less than a year ago, while speaking on Sunday, said the party…
September 7, 2025
A former Sokoto State Governor and current Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial district of Sokoto State at the Senate, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has accused President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of undermining opposition political parties. In a fiery interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Tambuwal accused the APC of allegedly orchestrating…
September 5, 2025
