The New Diplomat https://newdiplomatng.com/ Nigeria's global voice Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:03:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://newdiplomatng.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-new-diplomat-favicon-1-32x32.jpg The New Diplomat https://newdiplomatng.com/ 32 32 127640339 Zambia: Drama As Court Halts Ex-president, Lungu’s Burial as War Between Hichilema and Lungu’s Family Rages https://newdiplomatng.com/zambia-drama-court-halts/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:03:26 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275278 By Kolawole Ojebisi In what appears to be a scene from a well-scripted movie, the hearse, knot of mourners and rehearsed dirge intended as accompaniment to the funeral service of former Zambian president, Edgar Lungu, will not proceed as planned. This is following a ruling by a South-African judge on Wednesday, ordering the burial service […]

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]]> 275278 PDP Reinstates Wike’s Ally, Anyanwu, Rejects Ude-Okoye As Nat’l Secretary https://newdiplomatng.com/pdp-reinstates-wike-ally/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:56:18 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275273 Cancels NEC Meeting By Kolawole Ojebisi In a dramatic twist to the protracted crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the major opposition party has reinstated Senator Samuel Anyanwu as its National Secretary. This is as the party also cancelled its National Executive Committee meeting earlier scheduled for June 30. These couple of decisions were […]

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]]> 275273 Tears As Former Kwara Gov, ex-minister, former Senator, NADECO Titan, Cornelius Adebayo Dies at 84 https://newdiplomatng.com/tears-former-kwara-gov/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:20:53 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275257 By Abiola Olawale The people of Kwara State, the pro-democracy community in Nigeria and Nigeria as a whole have been thrown into a state of mourning as eminent elderstatesman, second Republic governor of Kwara State, Second Republic Senator as well as former Minister of Transportation and later Communications Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo, passes on. It […]

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]]> 275257 Peter Obi Blasts Sanwo-Olu Over Alleged Illegal Demolition of Brother’s Lagos Property https://newdiplomatng.com/peter-obi-blasts-sanwo-olu/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:05:37 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275250 By Abiola Olawale The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has criticized the administration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State over an alleged demolition of his younger brother’s property in Ikeja. Obi, a two-term governor of Anambra State alleged the destruction was carried out without a court order or legal […]

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]]> 275250 Worsening Insecurity: Ndume Threatens to Abandon APC https://newdiplomatng.com/worsening-insecurity-ndume/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:58:50 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275248 By Abiola Olawale Senator Ali Ndume, the lawmaker representing Borno South senatorial district of Borno State at the Senate, has dropped a political bombshell, revealing that he has attended coalition meetings and is on the verge of ditching the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu doesn’t turn things around. This is as Ndume […]

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]]> 275248 Tinubu Congratulates Sanwo-Olu on his 60th Birthday https://newdiplomatng.com/tinubu-congratulates-sanwo-olu/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:54:14 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275241 By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu with heartfelt accolades as the governor marks his 60th birthday. Tinubu lauded Sanwo-Olu for what he called his commitment to transforming Lagos into a global economic powerhouse, describing him as a “visionary trailblazer” whose leadership inspires millions. In a statement signed […]

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]]> 275241 Ranked: The 50 Poorest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025 https://newdiplomatng.com/ranked-the-poorest-countries/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:32:48 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275234 Key Takeaways India, the 4th largest country by GDP, ranks 50th in the world’s poorest countries by GDP per capita in 2025 ($2,878). South Sudan is the poorest country in the world by GDP per capita at, $251. GDP per capita offers a quick litmus test of how wealth is generated per person within a country. […]

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]]> 275234 Barde Visits Atiku, Restates Resolve to Rescue Gombe https://newdiplomatng.com/barde-visits-atiku-restates/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:28:46 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275233 By Nduka Nwosu A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate for Gombe State in the 2023 general election, Muhammad Jibrin Barde said his resolve to rescue his state from what he described as “the grip of a failed self-centred All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership administration of Governor Inuwa Yayaha remains unshaken.” Barde made this […]

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]]> 275233 The Oil Price Shock No One Saw Coming https://newdiplomatng.com/the-oil-price-shock-one-saw/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:49:14 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275230 The U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities has triggered Iran’s move to close the vital Strait of  Hormuz, risking major oil and LNG supply disruptions. Analysts like Goldman Sachs now predict Brent could surge to $110 per barrel, reversing earlier forecasts of market oversupply. The crisis exposes the oil market’s extreme sensitivity to geopolitical shocks, […]

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]]> 275230 Trump Signals Strategic Shift: China Can Buy Iranian Oil https://newdiplomatng.com/trump-signals-strategic-shift/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:43:18 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275228 President Trump dropped a geopolitical bombshell: in a post on Truth?Social, he announced that “China can now continue to purchase Oil from Iran. Hopefully, they will be purchasing plenty from the US, also.” This declaration signals a notable pivot from the so-called “maximum pressure” campaign Trump reinstated in February?2025, which aimed to slash Iranian oil […]

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]]> 275228 Court Fixes October 7 For Arraignment Of MultiChoice CEO, Others Over Alleged Investigation Obstruction https://newdiplomatng.com/court-fixes-october-for/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:38:53 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275223 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has instituted a lawsuit against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe and other executives of the firm for allegedly impeding its investigation and failing to comply with lawful summons. The suit, which is marked FHC/ABJ/CR/197/2025, was filed by the FCCPC legal team […]

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]]> 275223 INEC Speaks On Why Atiku, El-Rufai, Others’ Proposed Party, ADA, Hasn’t Been Registered https://newdiplomatng.com/inec-speaks-why-atiku-rufai/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:34:29 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275218 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), has stated why the proposed political party, All Democratic Alliance, ADA, has not been registered. The electoral commission declared that ADA can’t be registered at the moment because it is yet to meet requirement. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Informawtion and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, […]

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]]> 275218 PDP National Secretary: NEC Boss, Yakubu, Asks PDP to Clear Air on Anyanwu, Ude-Okoye’s Status https://newdiplomatng.com/pdp-national-secretary-nec/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:27:10 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275212 By Kolawole Ojebisi The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to clear the controversy surrounding the position of the national secretary of the party. Yakubu maintained that the party has sent conflicting names to INEC for the same secretary position over a certain […]

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]]> 275212 Alex Zingman: Atiku Faults Tinubu Again, Demands Clarity On ‘Chicago Classmate’ https://newdiplomatng.com/alex-zingman-atiku-faults/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:22:09 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275208 By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on President Bola Tinubu to supply what he called the missing pieces in the jigsaw puzzle of an academic background” for Nigerians to have the full picture of where and what qualifications their leader earned in his scholastic pursuit. Atiku says that there are inconsistencies, […]

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]]> 275208 Abuja: US Warns Citizens To Avoid Military, Govt. Facilities Amid Iran-Israel Conflict https://newdiplomatng.com/abuja-warns-citizens-avoid/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:43:58 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275202 By Kolawole Ojebisi The United States Mission in Nigeria has advised American citizens residing in Nigeria, including all embassy personnel and their families, to avoid non-essential travel to military and government facilities in Abuja. This is contained in a security advisory issued by the mission on Monday, citing a reevaluation of movement around sensitive locations […]

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]]> 275202 No Cause For Alarm, Abuja Safe Says FG Despite US Travel Advisory https://newdiplomatng.com/cause-for-alarm-abuja-safe/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:30:51 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275200 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Federal Government has allayed the fear of Abuja residents, including nationals of other countries, that the Nigeria’s capital is safe, stressing that there’s no cause for panic or trepidation. The Minister of Information and National Orientation Agency, Idris Mohammed, gave the assurance in a statement issued on Monday. According to the […]

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]]> 275200 2027: Why Atiku, Amaechi, El-Rufai, Others Coalition May Fail —Baba-Ahmed https://newdiplomatng.com/why-atiku-amaechi-rufai/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:28:02 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275193 By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Political Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Baba Ahmed, has stated that there is turmoil in the anti-Tinubu’s opposition camp over who will be the face of the coalition ahead of the 2027 election. According to Baba-Ahmed, this has created a serious division among those planning to join forces together in […]

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]]> 275193 FAAN Bans Cash Transactions, Mulls Tarrif Hike https://newdiplomatng.com/faan-bans-cash-transactions/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:21:10 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275190 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has declared a ban on cash transactions, stressing that plans are underway to hike tariffs nationwide. According to the agency, the decision was prompted by a need to review its current revenue generation structure, stressing that 92 percent of its current revenue comes from aeronautical sources […]

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]]> 275190 Birabi Drops A Bombshell, Says Saro-Wiwa, Others Not Martyrs But Murderers https://newdiplomatng.com/birabi-drops-bombshell-says/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:06:08 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275187 By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Nigerian Senator, Ben Birabi, has accused the Tinubu administration of what he described as “historical revisionism” by its gesture of awarding posthumous National Awards to the late Ken Saro-Wiwa and his eight other Ogoni brethen. Birabi alleged that Saro-Wiwa and his co-travellers are not martyrs but murderers justly convicted for their […]

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]]> 275187 Foreigners married to Vietnamese can gain citizenship without living in Vietnam https://newdiplomatng.com/foreigners-married-vietnamese/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:57:10 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275181 Foreigners with Vietnamese spouses or family ties can now apply for Vietnamese citizenship without needing to meet residency, language or financial requirements, under new amendments to the Law on Vietnamese Nationality passed on Tuesday. The revised law, approved by the National Assembly, opens the door for foreign nationals and stateless persons who have a Vietnamese […]

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]]> 275181 Drama As SDP Suspends Nat’l Chairman, 2 Others Over Financial Misconduct  https://newdiplomatng.com/drama-sdp-suspends-nat/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:52:00 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275178 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Social Democratic Party National Working Committee has suspended its national chairman and two others over allegations financial misconduct The spokesperson of the party, Arabia Rufus Aiyenigba, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, also suspended are the National Auditor of the party, Nze Nnadi Clarkson and Uchechukwu […]

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]]> 275178 $7.2 Billion Refinery Deal: Insiders Want Mele Kyari Nabbed As EFCC Arrest ex-NNPCL Chiefs  https://newdiplomatng.com/billion-refinery-deal-insiders/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:47:59 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275176 • CFO is mere Treasurer….Arrest Mele Kyari, Not CFO, Says NNPCL Insiders By Abiola Olawale  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested some former top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Reports indicate that the arrest of these key figures is linked to an alleged $7.2 billion refinery rehabilitation […]

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]]> 275176 Nigeria’s Democracy Risks Collapse If Tinubu Fails To Halt Worsening Insecurity — Senator Ojudu Warns https://newdiplomatng.com/nigeria-democracy-risks/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:43:05 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275172 By Kolawole Ojebisi A former frontline Senator, eminent journalist and later presidential adviser, Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has called on President Bola Tinubu to take decisive actions towards finding a lasting solution to the myriads of security challenges besetting the country. Ojudu maintained that failure to check the growing insecurity could threaten the country’s decades-old democracy […]

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]]> 275172 UN Condemns Israel’s Action Over Food Supplies In Gaza https://newdiplomatng.com/condemns-israel-action-over/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:40:05 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275169 • Says People risk being killed while trying to get food By Kolawole Ojebisi The United Nations has expressed concerns over the developments in Gaza, saying residents are now torn between starving to death or risk being killed while trying to get food. The international organization attributed the developments to what it described as “Israel’s […]

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]]> 275169 Oil Price Crashes to $65.01 Per barrel as Israel and Iran Seal Ceasefire Deal https://newdiplomatng.com/oil-price-crashes-per/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:33:21 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275167 By Abiola Olawale Oil prices plummeted by nearly 5% on Tuesday, hitting a two-week low, after Israel and Iran agreed to a United States-brokered ceasefire. According to official global prices, Brent was down 5.0 percent at $67.93 per barrel, while the main US crude contract, WTI, was 5.1 percent lower at $65.01 per barrel. The […]

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]]> 275167 Trump’s Ceasefire Risks Collapse As Israel Orders New Strikes On Tehran https://newdiplomatng.com/trump-ceasefire-risks/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:29:09 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275165 • Says Iran Breach Truce Terms By Kolawole Ojebisi  It appears the warring nations of Israel and Iran have refused to embrace the truce declared by President Donald Trump of the United States. This is as Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, reportedly ordered renewed military strikes on Tehran, hours after Trump’s declaration. Katz condemned what […]

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]]> 275165 EXCLUSIVE! 2027: Over 80 New Parties Battle INEC as APC, ADA, PDP, LP, Bigwigs, Proxies Pull Strings https://newdiplomatng.com/exclusive-over-new-parties/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:44:37 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275134 INEC Weighs Ceiling By Abiola Olawale As Nigeria itches towards the 2027 general elections, a political tension is brewing triggered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s inexactness with regards to the ceiling it could register as political parties. The New Diplomat’s checks reveal that this latest development arose following applications submitted by over 80 […]

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]]> 275134 Djebah Applauds Oborevwori at 62, Says Governor’s Transformative Leadership Great https://newdiplomatng.com/djebah-applauds-oborevwori/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:52:04 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275131 By Abiola Olawale  Eminent diplomat-journalist and former Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Oma Djebah, has extended warm congratulations to the Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori on his 62nd birthday. Ambassador Djebah, a top stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State and two-time former Honourable commissioner for Information showered praises on […]

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]]> 275131 Tony Anenih’s Son Replies President Tinubu’s Media Adviser, Bayo Onanuga  https://newdiplomatng.com/tony-anenih-son-replies/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:41:33 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275128 𝐈𝐍 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 Dear Bayo, Your account of my father’s involvement in June 12 is, to put it politely, untrue. It is disappointing that you chose to use uncouth language to describe Chief Tony Anenih, and in an official communication from “the Presidency,” no less. I will rise above the emotional […]

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]]> 275128 Oil Tankers on Edge in the Strait of Hormuz https://newdiplomatng.com/oil-tankers-edge-strait/ Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:26:15 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275126 After U.S. airstrikes on Iran, some oil tankers did U-turns, paused, or avoided spending even a minute longer than necessary when crossing the Strait of Hormuz—the world’s most vital oil flow chokepoint. Iran has hinted that it may block the Strait in retaliation. At least two supertankers made U-turns at the Strait of Hormuz since […]

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