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“How I stole Over N6billion”, Osun Monarch, Apetu of Ipetumodu, Pastor Plead Guilty to Fraud in US

The New Diplomat - April 26, 2025

By Abiola Olawale A monarch in Osun State, Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Oloyede and a Nigerian Pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, are now facing...

Alleged CBEX N1.3 Trillion Scam: EFCC Escalates Fight Against Fraudsters, Declares Eight Persons Wanted

April 26, 2025

UK Deports 43 Immigration Offenders to Nigeria, Ghana in Latest Crackdown

April 26, 2025

‘I Remain Committed to LP, No Plans to Join APC’ – Otti Quells Defection Rumors

April 26, 2025

[PHOTOS] Trump, Macron, Zelensky, Javier Milei, Keir Starmer, Other World Leaders Attend Pope Francis’s Funeral At the Vatican City

April 26, 2025

Politics

Fubara vs Wike: Rivers State Govt Clarifies Reports On Supreme Court Ruling, Says Fubara Not Backing Down

The New Diplomat - February 10, 2025

By Abiola Olawale The Rivers State Government has clarified reports emerging after a Supreme Court ruling on Monday. The state government clarified that reports...

Rivers Crisis: Fubara in High-Stake U-Turn, Withdraws Suit As Supreme Court Throws Out Case Against 27 pro-Wike Lawmakers

February 10, 2025

2025 Budget: Bala Mohammed Denies Earmarking N400m For Purchase Of Six Computers By SSG Office

January 10, 2025

Revealed: Inside Story of How Court Knocked Down Impeached Edo Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu’s Suit

May 27, 2024

Victory For Diri As Tribunal Stamps His Election As Bayelsa Governor

May 27, 2024

Business

2027: Obi Denies APC Link, Distances Self From Toxic Politics, Blackmail

The New Diplomat - March 30, 2025

By Kolawole Ojebisi The former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has distanced himself from reports making the rounds that he's planning to...

El-Rufai’s Defection ‘ll Signal APC’s Implosion — Ex-PDP Spokesman, Ologbodiyan Predicts

March 11, 2025

Tony Elumelu Speaks On Significance Of Oil Money To Diversify Nigeria’s Economy

February 22, 2025

Accolades As KPMG Survey Puts UBA Among Top 5 Financial Institutions In SME, Retail Banking, Other Segments

January 7, 2025

Multimillionaire Properties Destroyed, 16 Patients Rescued As Fire Guts LAUTECH Teaching Hospital

November 23, 2024

Sports

Amaju Pinnick Loses Re-Election Bid for FIFA Council Seat

davidabiola - March 12, 2025

By Abiola Olawale Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick has lost his bid for re-election to the prestigious FIFA Council, the...

How Arsenal’s Title Hopes Crashed as Manchester United Held Firm in 1-1 Draw

March 10, 2025

How Chelsea Triumphed Over Leicester in Thrilling Premier League Clash

March 10, 2025

Arsenal Cruises Past Nottingham Forest In A 3-0 Win

November 23, 2024

Tottenham Trashes Man City, Dash Guardiola’s 52-Game Unbeaten Home Streak

November 23, 2024

Entertainment

Davido Faces Legal Issues as U.S. Court Summons Him Over Soundtrack Crisis, $45,000 Unpaid Settlement

The New Diplomat - April 10, 2025

By Abiola Olawale Nigerian music sensation David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has been thrust into a legal quagmire as the United States...

PICTORIAL: How Sanwo-Olu Appreciated Wizkid, Burna Boy, Olamide, Others After Star-studded New Year Show In Lagos

January 1, 2025

Visualized: Top Streamed Song on Spotify Every Year, 2014-2023

December 8, 2024

Zack Orji Revealed That Nude S3x Scene With Eucharia Anunobi In The 1994 Movie ‘Glamour Girls’ Affected His Marriage

May 28, 2024

How Nollywood ‘Bad Boy’ Stereotype Affected Me – Segun Arinze

May 26, 2024

Art & Lifestyle

ETA: Canada, Australia, US To Benefit From UK’s Visa-Waiver Entry Scheme

The New Diplomat - January 8, 2025

By Kolawole Ojebisi The United Kingdom has announced dozens of additional countries, including United States, Canada and Australia, as beneficiaries of its Electronic...

The Israeli-Palestinian War: A Failure of Diplomacy

October 26, 2024

The Church Rushed Us: Stella Damasus On Why Third Marriage With Soul Mate Crashed

August 5, 2023

Nigeria’s Super Falcons Qualify For W/Cup, WAFCON Semi-final

July 14, 2022

Anderson Cooper: Why I Won’t Leave My Son An Inheritance

September 26, 2021

Niger-Delta

Just In! Oborevwori, Deputy, Okowa, Manager, Others Dump PDP For APC

The New Diplomat - April 23, 2025

By Abiola Olawale Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, his deputy, Monday Onyeme and the immediate past Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa,...

Double Awards: Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori Is A Surprise To Everybody, Even To Bookmakers – Majemite

March 4, 2025

Environmental Degradation: N’Delta Protesters Occupy Shell Facility As UK Court Begins Hearing On Pollution Suit

February 14, 2025

N/Delta Crisis: PANDEF Urges Tinubu To Sign S/South Devt. Commission Bill, Appoint N/Deltan Next CEO of NNPCL

February 11, 2025

2027: PDP ‘ll Still Win Delta North Despite Regina Daniel’s Husband Defection –Delta Gov

February 4, 2025

Opinion

Nigeria’s Banking and Financial Services Sector in 2030

The New Diplomat - April 26, 2025

Impact of AI and Emerging Technologies By Sonny Iroche Introduction Nigeria’s banking and financial services sector is undergoing a rapid digital transformation, setting the...

5 countries where $2,000 a month lets you retire in style

April 23, 2025

Death of the Poor Pontiff Pope Francis

April 23, 2025

Why was everything about Jesus made so controversial?

April 23, 2025

Good Governance and Development in Nigeria Compared to Some African and Global Countries

April 22, 2025

WorldNews

Trump to meet Biden in the White House on November 13

davidabiola - November 9, 2024

US President Joe Biden Invited President-elect Donald Trump to the White House on November 13 (Wednesday). This meeting implies the peaceful transition...

Google Fined $20 Decillion — More Than World’s Total Wealth

November 3, 2024

India Placed At Fourth Spot Among Top World Economies in 2025 by IMF: Here’s the complete list

November 3, 2024

Kamala Harris Lashes Trump, Says She ‘ll Be a President for All Americans

August 23, 2024

Canada: History As Liberal MP Greg Fergus, Emerges As First Black House of Commons Speaker(VIDEO)

August 19, 2024

Editorial

Nigeria Not Affected As PwC Exits Senegal, Gabon, Madagascar, Six Other African Countries

The New Diplomat - April 17, 2025

By Kolawole Ojebisi A multinational professional services network, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has announced exits of member firms in nine Sub-Saharan Francophone countries from its...

Women Phasing Out Men At Echelon Of Nigeria’s Banking Sector, Stir Revolution!

July 20, 2021

Gambari: Support The Consensus Builder And Diplomat – Scholar As He Makes An Inspiring Start…

July 31, 2020

Editorial! NSA’s Memo, Wrong Concept of National Security: Adopt The US Model!

February 18, 2020

Foreign Policy Crisis: Where Are Joe Garba, Gambari, Nwachukwu, Akinyemi, Anyaoku…?

February 3, 2020

Special Report

Trans Fat Regulations: Clock Ticks Away As Bad Oils Rock Nigerians’ Well-being

'Dotun Akintomide - October 27, 2022

"Trans fat is the least thing that shoppers are bothered about. Like some people here I only check for NAFDAC stamp and...

How Africa Loses Over $10bn To Chinese, EU Fish Pirates Looting Its Seas

August 3, 2022

2023: Intrigues Escalate As Osinbajo, Lawan, Tinubu, Yahaya Bello, Fayemi, 18 Others Engage In High-Stake Jostle For APC Ticket!

May 19, 2022

2021: Nigeria’s Diplomacy And Biggest Moments — A Review

December 31, 2021

#COP26: ‘Net-Zero Is Devilish’, But Nigeria’s Targets Shock Climate Activists More

November 26, 2021

Features

How India Conducted World’s Largest General Election In 2024

The New Diplomat - June 7, 2024

Involves 642m voters, six weeks' seven-phase polling, 1.05m polling stations, 1,500 voters per station Process involves 15m people, 400,000 vehicles, 1,700...

Why Gbajabiamila May Issue Fresh Arrest Warrant On Emefiele, Banks’ MDs

January 26, 2023

2023 Polls: What INEC Chair, Yakubu Told Chatham House As He Doubles Down On Strategy

January 17, 2023

2023: What Tinubu Said At Chatham House [Full Speech]

December 5, 2022

Suspects Nabbed As Sen. Sani Musa Escapes Assassination Attempt [Video]

December 4, 2022

Environment

Business

Revealed! How Fossil Fuel Enablers Dominated List of COP27 Sponsors

Environment

Revealed! Concerns As COP27 Sees Over 25% More Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Than In Glasgow

Business

COP27: Activists Reject New Africa Carbon Markets Initiative

Environment

We’re On Highway To Climate Hell, UN Chief Guterres Warns As COP27 Takes Off

Environment

Chima Williams Adds Another Feather To His Cap, Bags IEHESE 2022 Awards

Eminent Scholar- Diplomat, Ibrahim Gambari Showers Accolades On Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on His 85th Birthday

By Abiola Olawale Eminent Scholar-Diplomat, former Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister and erstwhile United Nations Under Secretary-General, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari has joined prominent Nigerians in...

News

Relief As NiMet Workers Call Off Strike After FG’s Brokered Truce

By Abiola Olawale Workers of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) have announced their decision to call off their strike after the Federal Government’s intervention. This comes...

News

‘No Comment’…Reps Decline Response As Ibas Shuns Panel On Rivers Emergency Rule Again

By Kolawole Ojebisi The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight, has postponed its scheduled meeting with the Sole Administrator of Rivers State,...

News

Poverty Will Increase In Nigeria By 3.6% Over Next Five Years — World Bank

By Kolawole Ojebisi The World Bank has projected a bleak outlook for Nigeria's poverty eradiction project stating that more citizens will be plunged into the...

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