The New Diplomat https://newdiplomatng.com/ Nigeria's global voice Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:46:04 +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 Pope Leo XIV Urges Faithful to Open Borders, Break Down Barriers, Embrace Love https://newdiplomatng.com/pope-leo-xiv-urges-faithful/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 16:46:04 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274031 By Kolawole Ojebisi Pope Leo XIV has called on faithful across the globe to “open borders” of their minds and reject what he described as “exclusionary mindset” to ensure peaceful coexistence. Leo maintained that the Church “must open the borders between peoples and break down the barriers between class and race”. The Pope made this […]

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]]> 274031 June 12: Tinubu To Address Senate, Reps Joint Session On Democracy Day https://newdiplomatng.com/june-tinubu-address-senate/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:54:03 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274028 By Kolawole Ojebisi As parts of commemoration of democracy day this year, President Bola Tinubu will address a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Thursday, June 12, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the House of Representatives Spokesman, Akin Rotimi. […]

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]]> 274028 NUT Speaks On Why FG’s Planned Computer-based Examinations Won’t Curb Malpractices https://newdiplomatng.com/nut-speaks-why-planned/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:42:53 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274023 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Nigeria Union of Teachers, (NUT), has explained why shifting to computer-based examinations by West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council as declared by the Federal Government will not put an end to malpractices. The union identified the priority placed on paper qualifications as the major challenge to the nation’s […]

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]]> 274023 Tension in Colombia as Presidential Hopeful Miguel Uribe Shot 3 Times at Campaign Rally in Critical State https://newdiplomatng.com/tension-colombia-presidential/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:37:39 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274018 By Abiola Olawale In a shocking act of violence, Colombian presidential candidate and opposition senator Miguel Uribe was shot three times, including twice in the head, during a campaign rally in Bogotá’s Fontibón district on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The attack, captured on video and reported by local reports was said to have sent shockwaves […]

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]]> 274018 Gowon Reflects on Nigerian Civil War, Says It Was a Painful Duty, Not a Choice https://newdiplomatng.com/gowon-reflects-nigerian-civil/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:30:59 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274013 By Abiola Olawale Former Nigerian Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has opened up about the Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970), describing it as the most challenging period of his life. Gowon emphasized that it was never his desire to lead the nation into conflict. Speaking at the 5th Convention of the Christian Men’s Fellowship […]

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]]> 274013 Nigeria Celebrates Democracy as FG Declares June 12 Public Holiday https://newdiplomatng.com/nigeria-celebrates-democracy/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:17:44 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274011 By Abiola Olawale The Federal Government has declared Thursday, June 12, 2025, a public holiday to commemorate Democracy Day. The announcement was made by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The announcement was contained in a press statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani. The minister congratulated […]

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]]> 274011 SERAP Tells Tinubu to Appoint Integrity-Driven Nigerians as INEC Commissioners https://newdiplomatng.com/serap-tells-tinubu-appoint/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:14:21 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274007 By Abiola Olawale The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the appointment of honest and neutral Nigerians as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). SERAP said the call is necessary ahead of the 2027 general elections, emphasizing the need for impartial officials to […]

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]]> 274007 Why I Prosecuted The Civil War — Gowon https://newdiplomatng.com/why-prosecuted-the-civil-war/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:11:01 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274005 By Kolawole Ojebisi Former military Head of State, Gen.(retd) Yakubu Gowon has disclosed the rationale behind his prosecution of the Nigerian civil war. Gowon maintained that he prosecuted the internecine war due to the urgency to preserve national unity, stressing that the move was not out of hatred for any people. The former Head of […]

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]]> 274005 Tinubu Mourns Legendary ‘Gwo Gwo Ngwo’ Crooner Mike Ejeagha https://newdiplomatng.com/tinubu-mourns-legendary-gwo/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:28:27 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=274000 By Abiola Olawale President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Nigerian highlife icon and folklorist, Gentleman Mike Ejeagha, who died on Friday at the age of 95. The President described Ejeagha as a legendary musician who left an indelible mark on Nigerian music and Igbo cultural heritage. In a statement released […]

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]]> 274000 Nigeria Already Sliding into Dictatorship, Ozekhome Warns https://newdiplomatng.com/nigeria-already-sliding/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:24:00 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273994 By Abiola Olawale Renowned constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, has raised the alarm over “Nigeria’s potential descent into dictatorship” if urgent steps are not taken. Speaking with the press on Saturday, Ozekhome cautioned that unchecked governance practices could erode democratic institutions and threaten citizens’ freedoms. He highlighted several red flags, including […]

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]]> 273994 Name National Assembly Members Behind Benue Killings, PDP Challenges Alia https://newdiplomatng.com/name-national-assembly-members/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:13:52 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273986 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has challenged the Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, to name the politicians perpetrating the killings in the state. The Benue chapter of the PDP accused the governor of looking for a scapegoat instead of rising to the occasion by tackling the insecurity besetting the state head-on. The […]

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]]> 273986 Benue Attacks: Big Names, Politicians Indicted By Judicial Panel Reports —Alia https://newdiplomatng.com/benue-attacks-big-names/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:07:54 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273984 By Kolawole Ojebisi Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has alleged that prominent politicans in the National Assembly and other eminent people are responsible for instigating the killings and other crises besetting the state. The governor further alleged that these people who he described as “architects and arrowheads” of Benue crisis also harbour and feed perpetrators […]

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]]> 273984 Ozekhome Decries Judges’ Poor Remunerations, Bad State Of Nigerian Courts https://newdiplomatng.com/ozekhome-decries-judges-poor/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:54:07 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273977 By Kolawole Ojebisi A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights advocate, Professor Mike Ozekhome, has lamented the deplorable states of many Nigerian courts and the unattractive remuneration of judges, stressing that both conditions are capable of compromising justice delivery. Ozekhome, who is also a constitutional lawye, urged the government to improve funding and […]

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]]> 273977 Leadership Lessons From AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina https://newdiplomatng.com/leadership-lessons-from-afdb/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 13:44:19 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273974 By Femi Adesina It is not the end. Not yet. But it was the beginning of the end. President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Nigeria’s Dr Akinwumi Adesina, was hosting the last Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, as his 10 years at the helm of affairs of the Bank […]

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]]> 273974 Trump asks aides if they think Musk’s behavior could be related to alleged drug use, source says https://newdiplomatng.com/trump-asks-aides-musk/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:42:40 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273970 President Donald Trump has asked aides and advisers if they believe Elon Musk’s behavior over the past 48 hours could be related to his alleged drug use, privately seeking to understand the tech billionaire’s broadsides against him while signaling publicly he doesn’t care, a source familiar with the conversations told CNN. In his own telling, […]

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]]> 273970 Visualizing Trump’s 2026 Budget Proposal https://newdiplomatng.com/visualizing-trump-budget/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:28:06 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273964 Key Takeaways The 2026 budget request includes a $114 billion increase in Pentagon spending, along with a $42 billion increase for the Department of Homeland Security. Trump earmarked $25 billion for the Pentagon to build a “Golden Dome” missile shield using space interceptors and satellites. Trump wants to eliminate a Health and Human Services program […]

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]]> 273964 Umo Eno: Professing Love For Tinubu Without Joining APC, ‘Anti-party’ https://newdiplomatng.com/umo-eno-professing-love-for/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:19:36 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273958 By Kolawole Ojebisi The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has broken his silence on the reason for dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on his switch of political affiliation, on Friday, Eno described as an aberration and anti party, the act of professing love and loyalty to […]

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]]> 273958 King Charles Recognizes Beckham’s Impact, Knights Ex-England’s Captain https://newdiplomatng.com/king-charles-recognizes/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 08:01:47 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273952 By Kolawole Ojebisi After a sterling football career spanning two decades and a remarkable charity project, David Beckham will be garlanded with a knighthood by King Charles III next week. According to BBC reports on Friday, the award is in recognition of Beckham’s football career and his charity work. The football icon will join other […]

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]]> 273952 Tinubu Mourns Uwais, Says Ex-CJN ‘A Phenomenal Jurist’ https://newdiplomatng.com/tinubu-mourns-uwais-says-cjn/ Sat, 07 Jun 2025 07:56:01 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273950 By Kolawole Ojebisi President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and proteges of the late Justice Lawal Uwais who passed away on Friday at the age of 88. Tinubu, who expressed deep sorrow over the death of Uwais, described the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, as “a phenomenal jurist and […]

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]]> 273950 U.S. Remittance Tax Casts Shadow Over African Economies https://newdiplomatng.com/remittance-tax-casts-shadow/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:10:03 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273948 By Sonny Iroche A new bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives is sending shockwaves across Africa. The legislation, part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big, Beautiful Bill” fiscal package, includes a 3.5% federal excise tax on money transfers sent abroad by non-U.S. citizens . If approved by the Senate, this unprecedented levy […]

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]]> 273948 Akwa-Ibom Commissioner Defies Gov Umo Eno, Resigns, Says I Can’t Join Gov In APC https://newdiplomatng.com/akwa-ibom-commissioner-defies/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:23:30 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273924 By Kolawole Ojebisi The commissioner for special duties and Ibom deep sea in Akwa Ibom State, Ini Ememobong, has resigned from office as commissioner, defying the state governor’s directive to all Commissioners to join him in APC. Ememobong’s resignation comes in the wake of the defection of the state governor, Umo Eno, from the People’s […]

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]]> 273924 Trump Vs Musk: JD Vance Declares Support For US President Amid Online Row https://newdiplomatng.com/trump-musk-vance-declares/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:18:33 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273911 By Kolawole Ojebisi US Vice President J.D. Vance has weighed in on the feud between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, an estranged ally and key campaign financier, declaring his support for the American helmsman. Vance maintained that he’s proud to “stand beside Trump” who according to him has contributed to the country’s progress more […]

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]]> 273911 Exclusive: Inside Details Of Sanwo-Olu’s Alleged Strained Ties With Tinubu https://newdiplomatng.com/exclusive-inside-details-sanwo/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:14:39 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273898 How Lagos Gov’s Attendance of Achimugu’s 50th Birthday Raised Red flag. By Abiola Olawale In a dramatic turn of events, the once presumed unshakable political ties between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State have, in recent days, been showing visible cracks. The New Diplomat reports that before now, the relationship […]

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]]> 273898 Revealed! The most beautiful city in Africa https://newdiplomatng.com/these-are-the-most-beautiful/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:07:31 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273858 Europe is home to several famous mega-cities, from London to Paris and Milan. And while all of them can get hot in summer, none come close to the scorching heat of one city slightly further south. That city is Athens, the capital of Greece, which is home to nearly 3.2 million people in 2025. It […]

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]]> 273858 Elon Musk’s Fortune Plummets By $34 Billion As Feud with Trump Escalates https://newdiplomatng.com/elon-musk-fortune-plummets/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:04:23 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273856 By Abiola Olawale Tech billionaire and founder of Tesla, Elon Musk has reportedly seen his net worth drop by $33.9 billion in a single day on June 6, 2025, following a heated public feud between him and United States President Donald Trump. The New Diplomat reports that the clash erupted over Trump’s controversial “Big Beautiful […]

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]]> 273856 Gov. Umo Eno: Why I Dumped PDP For APC https://newdiplomatng.com/gov-umo-eno-why-dumped-pdp-for/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:00:17 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273854 By Kolawole Ojebisi After weeks of dilly-dallying which fuelled widespread speculations on the political space, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State, has officially dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress, (APC). Eno defected in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State Capital on Friday. This comes a few days after the governor […]

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]]> 273854 [Video] Akwa Ibom: Gov Umo Eno Officially Defects to APC in Major Political Shift https://newdiplomatng.com/akwa-ibom-gov-umo-eno/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:52:38 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273852 By Abiola Olawale Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that has governed the state for over two decades. Speaking on Friday in Uyo, the state capital, Eno said the decision followed three months of extensive consultations with key political stakeholders […]

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]]> 273852 Otedola Hails Dangote’s Refinery As “Eighth Wonder Of The Modern Era” https://newdiplomatng.com/otedola-hails-dangote/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:46:33 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273845 Applauds Tinubu’s Vision By Kolawole Ojebisi Nigerian businessman, Femi Otedola, has described the Dangote Refinery as the “eighth wonder of the modern era”, while praising the vision of his compatriot and brain behind the project. Otedola made the remarks in a post on his official X account on Friday made in the wake of President […]

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]]> 273845 Tears as Mohammed Uwais, ex- Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dies at 89 https://newdiplomatng.com/tears-mohammed-uwais-chief/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:29:01 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273840 By Abiola Olawale The Nigerian legal community and Nigerians at large have been thrown into a state of mourning following the demise of Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, a revered former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). It was gathered that Uwais passed away on Friday in Abuja at the age of 89. His passing was confirmed […]

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]]> 273840 Trump Slams Musk in Explosive Fallout Over Policy Clash https://newdiplomatng.com/trump-slams-musk-explosive/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:18:42 +0000 https://newdiplomatng.com/?p=273836 By Abiola Olawale United States President Donald Trump has publicly expressed his frustration with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, signaling a potential rift between the two influential figures. Speaking to reporters on June 5, 2025, Trump voiced his disappointment, stating: “I’m very disappointed in Elon, I helped him a lot. “Look, Elon and I had a […]

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