Latest News from Saturday, February 28th, 2026

The United Nations Security Council has begun an emergency meeting following US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran’s retaliatory attacks across multiple countries in the region.

Confusion and sharply conflicting claims are emerging over the fate of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, amid a widening wave of US and Israeli strikes and Iranian retaliation across the region.

A letter from Iran’s foreign minister to the United Nations Security Council lays out what Tehran describes as its legal right to respond under the UN Charter, ahead of an emergency meeting on the escalating situation.

Cameroon women's national football team defeated Nigeria’s Nigeria women's national football team 1–0 in an international friendly match played in Yaoundé on Saturday.

Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara State, has called an emergency security meeting following fresh bandit attacks and reports of explosives planted on highways.

Chief Olabode “Bode” George, a senior figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says widespread hunger and hardship in Nigeria could play a major role in the 2027 general elections, and he warned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the election body Independent National Electoral Commission against unfair conduct.

The Action Democratic Party (ADP) has rejected the newly released 2027 general election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), saying it raises concerns about fairness and equal opportunity.

The Federal Government has warned Nigerian citizens living in or travelling to the Islamic Republic of Iran and neighbouring Gulf countries to be extra careful because of rising military tensions in the Middle East.

Edo State Governor Sen. Monday Okpebholo has said he will step down from office if President Bola Tinubu does not win the 2027 presidential election, during an interview on television Friday.

Leaders of the South-South zone of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have moved to debunk reports that they endorsed former Rotimi Amaechi as the party’s presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Israel and the United States have carried out coordinated military strikes on Iran in what Israeli officials described as a preemptive operation, sharply escalating tensions in the Middle East after weeks of mounting hostility and an increased American military presence across the region.

The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw was completed on Friday, February 27, 2026 in Nyon, Switzerland, setting up a series of high-profile knockout fixtures across Europe.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the recent wave of governors defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC), asserting that the moves are less about ideology and more about personal political survival.

Leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the South-South geopolitical zone have publicly declared support for Rotimi Amaechi in his bid to secure the party’s presidential nomination ahead of the 2027 general elections.