Senate Declines Fresh Probe into N1.3bn “Ghost Agency” Scandal, Awaits ICPC Report
DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 8, 2026 The Senate on Wednesday declined to launch a fresh investigation into the controversial N1.3 billion budgetary allocation to the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion…
Rowdy Session in House of Representatives as Lawmakers Disagree Over Motion to Summon President Tinubu
DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 8, 2026 Proceedings in the House of Representatives turned rowdy on Wednesday as legislators disagreed over a motion seeking to summon President Bola Tinubu. During plenary,…
From Informality to Industrialization: Building the Formal Economy Nigeria Needs
Why Nigeria’s next economic transformation depends on making the formal economy more attractive than the informal one Nigeria is a country of remarkable contrasts. We are Africa’s largest economy by…
Pakistan Searches for Missing Boeing Cargo Plane with 5 Crew Members on Board
DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 8, 2026 Pakistan is searching for a Boeing cargo aircraft missing over the Arabian Sea with five crew members on board. The Karachi-bound 737-400 plane operated…
Peter Obi Alleges Government Targeting Opposition, Says He May Not Be Alive to Contest 2027 Election
DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 8, 2026 The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has claimed that the government is frustrating his activities…
Adeniyi Adeyemi Denies Meeting Gbajabiamila Face-to-Face, Admits Phone Conversations Through Late Friend
DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 8, 2026 Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, the self-acclaimed Director General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), has denied ever sitting down face-to-face with…
Experts, Stakeholders Critique Proposed Merger of Junior and Senior Secondary Schools
DDNewsOnline – Lagos, July 8, 2026 Reactions have continued to trail the announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, that the Federal Government is considering scrapping the Junior…
Trump Declares Ceasefire with Iran “Over” After Fresh Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
DDNewsOnline – Lagos, July 8, 2026 US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was “over” on Wednesday, after fighting flared between the countries sparked by Iranian attacks on…
Court Reserves Judgment in Suit by Turaki-Led PDP Faction Seeking Recognition by INEC
DDNewsOnline – Lagos, July 8, 2026 The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction seeking…
Police Service Commission Dismisses Four Senior Officers, Disciplines 31 Others
DDNewsOnline – Lagos July 8, 2026 The Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed four senior police officers and imposed disciplinary measures on 31 others. In a statement on Tuesday, Torty…