The New Diplomat https://newdiplomatng.com/ Nigeria's global voice Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:15:11 +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 China Launches Phase 2 Deep-Sea Gas Field Adding https://newdiplomatng.com/china-launches-phase-deep-sea/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:14:43 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275345 China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has fully launched the second phase of its Deep-Sea No. 1 natural gas project in the South China Sea, boosting domestic output by 4.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) per year. The project, China’s largest deepwater gas development to date, officially reached full capacity on June 26, according to CNOOC […]

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]]> 275345 Iran’s foray into fire, By Funke Egbemode https://newdiplomatng.com/iran-foray-fire-funke/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:00:04 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275342 Whatsoever a man sows, he shall reap. Whatsoever a nation sows, it will reap. Iran chose to invest in nuclear weapons and nuclear enrichment. It devoted decades of sweat and concentration on it. It sank trillions of dollars deep inside rocks and beneath the earth surface to achieve its dream of becoming a major nuclear […]

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]]> 275342 PDP’s BoT Flays Damagum, Says NEC Meeting Holds, Voids Anyanwu’s Reinstatement https://newdiplomatng.com/pdp-bot-flays-damagum-says/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:55:05 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275337 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted the declarations made by the party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, concerning the reinstatement of Samuel Anyanwu as the opposition party’s National Chairman and the suspension of the planned National Executive Committee (NEC). In a statement issued on Thursday, […]

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]]> 275337 FG To Nigerians: New Tax Laws Won’t Come into Effect Until 2026 https://newdiplomatng.com/nigerians-new-tax-laws-won/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:50:04 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275335 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Federal Government has stated that individuals and organisations still have over six months before the implementation of the newly signed four tax fiscal laws which will commence by 1st January 2026. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zach Adedeji, while addressing State House correspondents shortly […]

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]]> 275335 Tinubu Inks Four Tax Bills Into Law https://newdiplomatng.com/tinubu-inks-four-tax-bills/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:46:12 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275333 By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly into law. Tinubu assented to the four bills during a short ceremony at the Presidential Villa on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by the leadership of the National Assembly, including the President of the Senate, Senator […]

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]]> 275333 Breaking Down Iran’s Oil Exports by Country https://newdiplomatng.com/breaking-down-iran-oil/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:25:04 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275326 Who Buys the Most Iranian Oil? As tensions escalate between Iran, Israel, and the U.S. amid fragile ceasefire negotiations, the Iranian oil market is facing heightened volatility. Certain Asian economies that rely heavily on Iranian crude and stable passage through the Strait of Hormuz now face some of the greatest exposure. This chart visualizes the […]

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]]> 275326 Lagos: Sanwo-Olu Refutes Report, Probes Demolition of Peter Obi’s Brother’s Property https://newdiplomatng.com/lagos-sanwo-olu-refutes-report/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:13:56 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275322 By Abiola Olawale The Lagos State Government has launched a formal investigation into the demolition of a property owned by the younger brother of the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in Ikeja, Lagos State. In a statement issued on Thursday, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, denied the government’s involvement […]

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]]> 275322 Anyanwu: How Damagum’s ‘Unilateral’ Decision Worsens PDP Crisis — Kola Ologbodiyan https://newdiplomatng.com/anyanwu-how-damagum/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:23:23 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275316 By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, has said the acting chairman of the party, Umar Damagum, has opened the floodgates of crisis by what he described as “unilateral” decision to reinstate Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. Ologbodiyan spoke on Thursday during an interview on Arise Television. […]

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]]> 275316 2027: Barau Signals Readiness to Join Tinubu’s Ticket If Called Upon https://newdiplomatng.com/barau-signals-readiness-join/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:18:10 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275311 By Abiola Olawale The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has expressed his willingness to serve as President Bola Tinubu’s running mate in the 2027 presidential election if called upon. This is as Barau emphasized his loyalty to the President and focus on governance over what he described as “premature political campaigns.” Speaking […]

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]]> 275311 Damagum Vs NWC : PDP Meets Monday To Resolve ‘Self-Inflicted’ Crisis, Says Bode George https://newdiplomatng.com/damagum-nwc-pdp-meets-monday/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:12:18 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275309 By Kolawole Ojebisi A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Deputy National Chairman (Southwest) of the party, Chief Olabode George, has insisted that the meeting scheduled for Monday, June 30th will be held regardless of the conflicting positions of key members of the opposition party concerning it. George said the party does […]

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]]> 275309 Oluwatimileyin Ajayi Sentenced to Death for Murder of NYSC Member Salome Adaidu https://newdiplomatng.com/oluwatimileyin-ajayi-sentenced/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:03:49 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275301 By Abiola Olawale The Nasarawa State High Court in Lafia has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a former gospel singer, to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salome Adaidu. The presiding judge, Justice Simon Aboki, handed down the judgment on June 26, 2025, after finding Ajayi guilty […]

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]]> 275301 Oma Djebah Mourns ex-Governor Cornelius Adebayo, Urges Govt to Immortalize him https://newdiplomatng.com/oma-djebah-mourns-governor/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:53:39 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275299 By Abiola Olawale Notable journalist-diplomat and former Nigerian Ambassador to Thailand, Ambassador Oma Djebah, has expressed profound grief over the passing of eminent elder-statesman, Second Republic governor of Kwara State, Second Republic Senator, and titan of the pro-democracy struggle (NADECO), Chief Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo. The New Diplomat reports that Adebayo who was also Nigeria’s minister […]

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]]> 275299 What Caused Air India Crash that Killed 270 People— Report Reveals https://newdiplomatng.com/what-caused-air-india-crash/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:17:00 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275297 By Kolawole Ojebisi A preliminary report has attributed the cause of the air disaster involving Air India Boeing 787 which resulted in the deaths of 270 people to a faulty locking mechanism in the pilot’s seat. According to the report, investigation found that while the aeroplane was about taking off, the captain’s seat slid backwards, […]

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]]> 275297 Zamfara Killings: Nigeria Now At War, Prioritize Security Over Infrastructure Projects, Obi Tells Tinubu https://newdiplomatng.com/zamfara-killings-nigeria-now/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:13:58 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275295 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, has called on President Bola Tinubu to get his priorities right by placing a premium on security instead of prioritizing infrastructure projects. Obi maintained that the soul of the country is bleeding, stressing that ‘Nigeria is at war’ He made the call […]

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]]> 275295 I’ll Leave PDP, Suswam Confirms https://newdiplomatng.com/leave-pdp-suswam-confirms/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:08:40 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275290 Cites PDP’s Crisis For Planned Defection Says Damagum Cause Of Problem By Kolawole Ojebisi Former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, has disclosed that he is considering leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Suswam spoke during an interview on Channels Television, ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday (today), citing the lingering leadership crisis rocking the former ruling party. […]

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]]> 275290 2027: Coalition Planners Are IDPs Plotting To Unseat Themselves — Tinubu https://newdiplomatng.com/coalition-planners-are-idps/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:03:40 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275288 By Kolawole Ojebisi President Bola Tinubu has dismissed proponents of the much talked about coalition as a group of internally displaced persons seeking where to inhabit. Tinubu maintained that he’s not their target stressing that the coalition’s planners are plotting to unseat themselves in 2027. The president stated this on Wednesday in Lafia during his […]

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]]> 275288 Senate In Shouting Match Over Confirmation Of Odey, A Non-indegene, As RSIEC Chairman https://newdiplomatng.com/senate-shouting-match-over/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:25 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275286 By Kolawole Ojebisi There was a shouting match on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday following the approval of a non-indegene, Dr. Michael Odey as the Chairman, Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, (RSIEC) Odey and other members of the commission were confirmed following the onsideration of the report of the Ad- Hoc Committee on […]

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]]> 275286 PDP Crisis Escalates: NWC Rejects Damagum’s Move to Reinstate Anyanwu, Challenges NEC Decision https://newdiplomatng.com/pdp-crisis-escalates-nwc-2/ Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:56:18 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=275284 By Abiola Olawale The internal crisis rocking Nigeria’s main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has intensified as the National Working Committee (NWC) publicly denounced Acting National Chairman Ambassador Iliya Umar Damagum’s attempt to reinstate Senator Samuel Anyanwu as National Secretary and cancel the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June 30, […]

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]]> 275284 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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