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Lagos: Sanwo-Olu Refutes Report, Probes Demolition of Peter Obi’s Brother’s Property

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:13:56 +0000

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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Anyanwu: How Damagum’s ‘Unilateral’ Decision Worsens PDP Crisis — Kola Ologbodiyan

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:23:23 +0000

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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2027: Barau Signals Readiness to Join Tinubu’s Ticket If Called Upon

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:18:10 +0000

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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Damagum Vs NWC : PDP Meets Monday To Resolve ‘Self-Inflicted’ Crisis, Says Bode George

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:12:18 +0000

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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Oluwatimileyin Ajayi Sentenced to Death for Murder of NYSC Member Salome Adaidu

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 12:03:49 +0000

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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Oma Djebah Mourns ex-Governor Cornelius Adebayo, Urges Govt to Immortalize him

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:53:39 +0000

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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What Caused Air India Crash that Killed 270 People— Report Reveals

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:17:00 +0000

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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Zamfara Killings: Nigeria Now At War, Prioritize Security Over Infrastructure Projects, Obi Tells Tinubu

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:13:58 +0000

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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I’ll Leave PDP, Suswam Confirms

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:08:40 +0000

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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2027: Coalition Planners Are IDPs Plotting To Unseat Themselves — Tinubu

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:03:40 +0000

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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Senate In Shouting Match Over Confirmation Of Odey, A Non-indegene, As RSIEC Chairman

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:00:25 +0000

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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PDP Crisis Escalates: NWC Rejects Damagum’s Move to Reinstate Anyanwu, Challenges NEC Decision

The New Diplomat — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:56:18 +0000

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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Zambia: Drama As Court Halts Ex-president, Lungu’s Burial as War Between Hichilema and Lungu’s Family Rages

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 15:03:26 +0000

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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PDP Reinstates Wike’s Ally, Anyanwu, Rejects Ude-Okoye As Nat’l Secretary

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:56:18 +0000

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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Tears As Former Kwara Gov, ex-minister, former Senator, NADECO Titan, Cornelius Adebayo Dies at 84

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:20:53 +0000

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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Peter Obi Blasts Sanwo-Olu Over Alleged Illegal Demolition of Brother’s Lagos Property

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:05:37 +0000

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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Worsening Insecurity: Ndume Threatens to Abandon APC

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:58:50 +0000

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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Tinubu Congratulates Sanwo-Olu on his 60th Birthday

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:54:14 +0000

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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Ranked: The 50 Poorest Countries by GDP Per Capita in 2025

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:32:48 +0000

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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Barde Visits Atiku, Restates Resolve to Rescue Gombe

Abiola Olawale — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:28:46 +0000

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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The Oil Price Shock No One Saw Coming

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:49:14 +0000

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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Trump Signals Strategic Shift: China Can Buy Iranian Oil

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:43:18 +0000

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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Court Fixes October 7 For Arraignment Of MultiChoice CEO, Others Over Alleged Investigation Obstruction

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:38:53 +0000

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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INEC Speaks On Why Atiku, El-Rufai, Others’ Proposed Party, ADA, Hasn’t Been Registered

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:34:29 +0000

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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PDP National Secretary: NEC Boss, Yakubu, Asks PDP to Clear Air on Anyanwu, Ude-Okoye’s Status

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:27:10 +0000

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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Alex Zingman: Atiku Faults Tinubu Again, Demands Clarity On ‘Chicago Classmate’

The New Diplomat — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:22:09 +0000

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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Abuja: US Warns Citizens To Avoid Military, Govt. Facilities Amid Iran-Israel Conflict

The New Diplomat — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:43:58 +0000

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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No Cause For Alarm, Abuja Safe Says FG Despite US Travel Advisory

Hamilton Nwosa — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:30:51 +0000

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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2027: Why Atiku, Amaechi, El-Rufai, Others Coalition May Fail —Baba-Ahmed

The New Diplomat — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:28:02 +0000

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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FAAN Bans Cash Transactions, Mulls Tarrif Hike

The New Diplomat — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:21:10 +0000

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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