FUBARA’S APC SWITCH: “PDP FAILED TO PROTECT ME” – AS WIKE DIGS IN WITH FACTION, TURAKI CLAIMS PDP REINS, YILWATDA LEADS APC
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara bowed to mounting pressure on Tuesday, officially defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress…
2027: OGUN NNPP RE-ELECTS FEMI AINA AS CHAIRMAN, VOWS MASSIVE MOBILIZATION TO UNSEAT APC
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com Barrister Femi Aina has been re-elected as the Ogun State Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), promising an aggressive grassroots mobilization drive to…
NIGERIAN SENATE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES TINUBU’S REQUEST FOR TROOPS DEPLOYMENT TO BENIN REPUBLIC AMID COUP AFTERMATH
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com The Nigerian Senate has granted swift approval for President Bola Tinubu’s request to deploy troops to the Republic of Benin, endorsing a regional peace mission…
TINUBU SEEKS SENATE APPROVAL FOR TROOPS DEPLOYMENT TO BENIN REPUBLIC AMID FAILED COUP CRISIS
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com President Bola Tinubu has formally requested Senate consent to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a peace mission to stabilize…
NAF DENIES AIRSPACE BREACH: C-130 LANDING IN BURKINA FASO WAS PRECAUTIONARY DUE TO TECHNICAL FAULT
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has firmly dismissed claims of an airspace violation, clarifying that its C-130 transport aircraft made a precautionary emergency landing in…
FIFA SHAKES UP 2026 WORLD CUP: MANDATORY 3-MINUTE HYDRATION BREAKS IN EVERY HALF MATCHES SPLIT INTO ‘QUARTERS’ FOR PLAYER WELFARE
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com In a groundbreaking tweak to football’s sacred format, FIFA has mandated three-minute “hydration breaks” midway through each half of every 2026 World Cup match, effectively…
ABUJA COURT REJECTS NNAMDI KANU’S EMERGENCY BID TO LEAVE SOKOTO PRISON – IPOB LEADER TO REMAIN 1,200 KM FROM HOME
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com The Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out an urgent ex-parte application filed by detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu seeking immediate transfer from Sokoto…
NAIJA DOMINATES: SHALLIPOPI CROWNED TIKTOK’S 2025 ARTIST OF THE YEAR AS NIGERIA SWEEPS 6/10 AWARDS IN JOHANNESBURG
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com Nigerian Afrobeats sensation Crown Uzama, better known as Shallipopi, has been crowned TikTok’s Artist of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa at the glittering 2025 TikTok…
OYO WORKERS REJOICE: GOV MAKINDE PAYS 13TH MONTH SALARY – SIXTH YEAR OF FESTIVE BONUS AMID ₦80,000 MINIMUM WAGE ROLLOUT
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com Jubilation swept through Oyo State’s civil service on Monday evening as Governor Seyi Makinde fulfilled his annual pledge, crediting workers’ accounts with the 13th-month salary…
CROSS RIVER WORKERS CHEER 20-DAY CHRISTMAS-NEW YEAR BONANZA: GOVT GRANTS LEAVE FROM DEC 15 TO JAN 5
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com Civil and public servants in Cross River State are set for an unprecedented festive break as Governor Bassey Otu’s administration declares a 20-day public holiday…