CAF confirms Morocco will host the decisive African play-off in November 2025 to determine the continent’s final World Cup slot.

Hamas has freed the remaining 13 Israeli hostages, completing the release of all 20 captives under the US-brokered truce

Atiku condemns Tinubu’s mass pardon of convicts, calling it an assault on justice as ADC brands it a national disgrace.

Burkina Faso accuses Washington of “blackmail” after refusing US request to accept deportees and faces visa suspension.

Akpabio’s media aide Kenny Okolugbo faults Adetokunbo Pierce’s remarks as false, stressing all female senators head committees in the Senate.

IPAC Chairman Yusuf Dantalle urges Professor Amupitan to uphold the constitution and ensure credible, transparent polls.

Public policy analyst and development expert Abba Kaka says Amupitan’s main task is restoring public trust after INEC’s self-inflicted reputation crisis.

Development expert and economic analyst, Taufiq Raimi urges Professor Amupitan to resist political pressure and rebuild public trust in Nigeria’s electoral process.

Oluremi Tinubu and other female leaders marked Girl Child Day by demanding sustained efforts to empower Nigerian girls and women.

Omoyele Sowore says Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to meet Tinubu to seek a just resolution to Nnamdi Kanu’s case.

Finance Ministry dismisses claims it scrapped revenue agencies’ cost-of-collection deductions, says policy remains unchanged pending review.

INEC has denied disobeying court order, clarifying it complied with the Osogbo High Court’s judgment in the Action Alliance case

Governor Peter Mbah to defect to APC with Enugu PDP structure Tuesday, ending PDP’s dominance and reshaping Southeast political landscape.

Falana says Saro-Wiwa and eight others were innocent, urges Nigerian government to exonerate them and apologise for wrongful execution.

Presidency condemns Sowore’s planned protest for Nnamdi Kanu’s release, warns it undermines rule of law; also slams Atiku’s support.

Nigerian Army embraces AI to counter terrorist disinformation, empowering PR officers and journalists with advanced fact-checking skills.

Davidson Ogbu accuses Nigerian agencies of neglect as community demands justice for slain teenager trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire.

Yunus Yau urges open, transparent confirmation process for new INEC chairman, stressing competence, neutrality and urgent electoral reforms.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her fearless defence of democracy

At least two people have been killed after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines, officials confirmed.