Troops destroy terrorists’ structures, arrest logistics suppliers in Borno
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have destroyed terrorist life-support structures and arrested two suspected Boko Haram logistics suppliers during a clearance operation in Sabon Gari Fishingo area of Borno State. Security sources said the operation was carried out at about 8:30 p.m. on February 28 by troops of Sector 2 in collaboration with quasi-security forces. During the operation, the troops reportedly...
Israeli strike kills 40 in Iran school
40 people, including students, were killed and 48 others injured after Israeli strikes targeted a girls’ primary school in the city of Minab in southern Iran’s Hormozgan province on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Quoting a provincial official, Iranian broadcaster IRIB said the school was hit during the attacks earlier in the day. Further details were not immediately available. The United States and...
Benue confirms 45 Lassa fever cases, 10 dead
The death toll from Lassa fever in Benue State has climbed to 10, as health authorities confirm 45 positive cases out of 250 suspected infections across the state. The State Epidemiologist, Dr. Msuega Asema, disclosed the latest figures on Friday during a visit by the Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Paul Ejeh-Ogwuche, to isolation centres at the Benue...
Why Nigeria, Cameroon seal air safety pact — Keyamo
Nigeria and Cameroon have signed a bilateral agreement aimed at strengthening aviation safety and improving emergency response coordination across their shared airspace. The pact, titled the Bilateral Agreement on Technical Aeronautical Search and Rescue Operations, was formalised on Friday in Yaoundé after high-level talks between Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and Cameroon’s Minister of Transport, Jean...
Iran fires retaliatory missiles at Israel, US bases in Middle East
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has declared that all Israeli and United States military targets in the Middle East have been struck “by the powerful blows of Iranian missiles”. The missiles struck bases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, and Kuwait. “This operation will continue relentlessly until the enemy is decisively defeated,” it said. The IRGC added that...
Messi, other Inter Miami players to visit Trump at White House
Inter Miami will visit the White House in March to mark the club's 2025 MLS Cup triumph, with Argentine superstar Lionel Messi expected to attend. Inter Miami source disclosed that “everyone" on the team will attend the ceremony with United States President Donald Trump, two days before Inter plays DC United in the US capital on March 7. Messi, 38, was...
TCN announces 10-hour daily outages in Benin
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin Region, has announced a month-long scheduled power outage to facilitate ongoing restringing works on the Benin–Ajaokuta 330kV Transmission Line. In a statement issued on Saturday and signed by its General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, TCN said the exercise commenced on Friday, February 27, 2026, and will run daily from 8:00 a.m. to...
Otti confirms kidnap attempts in Abia
Governor Alex Otti has confirmed two separate kidnap attempts in Olokoro and Ubakala, both in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, assuring residents that the situation is under control. Speaking during the February media chat with journalists in Umuahia on Friday, Otti said he had received a briefing from the Commissioner of Police on the incidents, which he...
Iran vows to retaliate after Israel, US launch joint attack
Israel launched a "pre-emptive" attack against Iran on Saturday, February 28, 2026, plunging the Middle East into a renewed military confrontation and further dimming hopes for a diplomatic solution to Tehran's nuclear dispute with the West. The United States military initiated a series of strikes against targets in Iran, two U.S. officials speaking on condition of anonymity. told Reuters. The scope...
US military support doesn’t threaten Nigeria’s sovereignty — DHQ
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday dismissed concerns over the presence of United States military personnel in Nigeria, insisting that the support being provided is normal and does not undermine the country’s sovereignty. The military high command stated that the assistance from the United States government is focused on training Nigerian troops and strengthening counter-terrorism operations, adding that it comes...
