Latest News from Saturday, March 14th, 2026

A group of British lawmakers has urged UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to confront Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the killings of Christians during his planned visit to the United Kingdom.

Nigeria’s disaster management agency has warned that the ongoing heatwave across the country could increase the risk of fire outbreaks and serious health problems.

Iranian leaders say the country remains stable despite the ongoing war with the United States and Israel, while also warning that American military bases in the Middle East are putting the region at risk.

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, defeated the Philippines women's national basketball team 101–84 in a hard-fought game at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournament in Villeurbanne, France.

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran has been “totally defeated” in the ongoing war in the Middle East, with Israeli leaders also claiming that the conflict is entering a critical phase.

A member of the 1980 Africa Cup of Nations winning squad of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Henry Nwosu, has lost his life at 62 years old.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the state after about 10 years.

Former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, has attributed the recent increase in petrol and diesel prices in Nigeria to poor national planning and the absence of strategic buffers to cushion the impact of global shocks.

President Bola Tinubu has called on the media to extend the same level of scrutiny directed at the Federal Government to state and local governments across the country.

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of ₦1.894 trillion as revenue generated in February 2026 among the Federal Government, state governments and the 774 local government councils.