Troops neutralise IED during fighting patrol in Borno
Troops of the Nigerian Army have discovered and safely neutralised an improvised explosive device (IED) during a fighting patrol in Biu Local Government Area of Borno State. Security sources disclosed that the operation took place at about 6:35 a.m. on March 14, following intelligence indicating the movement of suspected fighters linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and...
‘Not our war’: US allies reject Trump’s request for support in Hormuz
Several United States allies have rejected a request by President Donald Trump for military support to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, saying they had no immediate plans to send ships to unblock the vital waterway. Trump called on nations to help police the strait after Iran responded to U.S.-Israeli attacks by using drones, missiles, and mines to effectively close...
Troops intercept four trucks carrying illegal mining products in Akwa Ibom
Troops of the Joint Task Force in the South-South have intercepted four trucks conveying suspected illegal mining products in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Security sources said the trucks, believed to be carrying glass sand, were intercepted at about 5:00 p.m. on March 14 during a snap checkpoint operation conducted by troops of Section 4, 2 Brigade...
Burna Boy becomes first African singer with highest concert revenue
Grammy-Award winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, widely known as Burna Boy, has set a new record as the first African musician to gross the highest revenue from a single concert. Touring Data, a global tour monitoring platform, announced this via a recent post on X. The platform said Burna Boy reached the milestone during the tour of his album, ‘No Sign...
Nigeria’s inflation dropped to 15.06% in February 2026 – NBS
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate declined marginally to 15.06 percent in February 2026 on a year-on-year basis, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The figure represents a 0.04 percentage point decrease from the 15.10 percent recorded in January 2026, and a sharp drop from 26.27 percent recorded in February 2025. The...
Tinubu swears in Oyedele as minister of state for finance
President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Taiwo Oyedele as Minister of State for Finance. Oyedele was sworn in as a minister at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday, March 16, 2026. The swearing-in comes five days after the Senate confirmed Oyedele’s nomination. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the confirmation on March 11, after lawmakers approved the nomination through a voice vote...
Chelsea bags one-year transfer ban
Chelsea have been fined £10.75 million ($14.27 million) and handed a suspended one-year transfer ban for historical breaches of Premier League rules, the league announced on Monday. In addition to the financial penalty, the club has been given an immediate nine-month ban on registering academy players. According to the Premier League, the sanctions stem from information disclosed by the consortium led...
Troops repel coordinated ISWAP attacks in Borno
Nigerian troops have successfully repelled a series of coordinated attacks by fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) on multiple military positions across Borno State, including Maiduguri, Damboa, Baga and Buratai, in the early hours of Saturday. Security sources said the attacks were launched almost simultaneously but were thwarted by troops of Operation Hadin Kai with support from...
Wives of abducted Ebonyi engineers protest in Abuja after four years
Wives and relatives of five engineers abducted in Ebonyi State in 2021 staged a protest on Monday at the Federal Ministry of Works in Abuja, demanding information about the whereabouts of their husbands nearly four years after the incident. The engineers, employees of NELAN Construction Limited, were kidnapped by armed men in November 2021 while supervising construction work on the...
Lassa fever: 6 health workers infected as NCDC confirms 65 cases in one week
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says six healthcare workers were infected with Lassa fever in one week, raising fresh concerns about occupational exposure among frontline health personnel. The NCDC disclosed this on Monday in its Lassa Fever Situation Report for Epidemiological Week 9, covering February 23 to March 1, 2026. The infections occurred as Nigeria continues to...
