PTAD says payments covered December 2025 pensions, arrears, increments, gratuities and death benefits under the Defined Benefits Scheme.

Revenue chief Zacch Adedeji says NRS is enforcing only gazetted laws, dismissing National Assembly harmonised version as irrelevant to implementation. 2025, followed due process, dismissing controversy over National Assembly harmonisation.

CPPE warns aggressive enforcement without trust and political sensitivity could undermine tax reform and trigger citizen pushback.

APC National Secretary says party officials must respect Rivers governor, condemning Giadom remarks perceived as backing Wike politically.

President Tinubu says talks with Rwanda’s Paul Kagame focused on world affairs and positioning Africa amid shifting global dynamics.

Brahim Díaz’s decisive 64th-minute strike sends Morocco past Tanzania 1-0 into the AFCON quarter-finals with tense home triumph.

Economist Kelvin Emmanuel says US focus in Venezuela is oil, advising Nigeria to stay pragmatic and avoid confrontation.

NNPP spokesman Johnson Ladipo says dissolution of Kano structures was necessary to restore order and constitutional stability.

Venezuela’s top court has named Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as acting president following Maduro’s detention by US forces.

Trump says the United States will oversee Venezuela after capturing President Maduro in a surprise military operation.

Delcy Rodríguez says she does not know Maduro’s whereabouts after Donald Trump claims the President and his wife were captured.

Chris Nwokobia warns altered tax law undermines civil liberties, empowers unchecked enforcement, and risks authoritarian rule in Nigeria.

Political thugs invaded a Rivers hotel, disrupted an ARISE News live interview and seized broadcast equipment Friday night.

Donald Trump claims Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces after strikes.

ADC has accused the APC of hypocrisy, citing its Muslim–Muslim ticket while criticising opposition zoning arrangements.

Wike has accused Governor Fubara of disrespect, alleging he referred to him as a “barking dog,” reigniting their political clash.

NNPP chieftain and former Kano governor Kwankwaso considering ADC alliance with Atiku, Obi as opposition forces realign ahead of 2027 elections.

Governor Caleb Mutfwang has defected to the APC, citing unity, reconciliation and stronger national relevance for Plateau State.

Economic analyst Paul Alaje warns pre-election spending boosts figures but fails to deliver sustainable, manufacturing-led growth.

Rivers Liberation Movement convener Nwibubasa accuses FCT minister of destabilising the state ahead of 2027 elections.