Author: Vincent Osuwo

Turkey’s defense ministry said on Friday that NATO forces shot down an Iranian ballistic missile in Turkish airspace, the third such occurrence in the Middle East war. “A ballistic munition launched from Iran and entering Turkish airspace was neutralized by NATO air and missile defense assets deployed in the eastern Mediterranean,” claimed a statement from the ministry. Hours earlier, sirens blasted at Turkey’s southern Incirlik airbase, a crucial NATO facility where US forces are stationed, according to the state news agency Anadolu. Local media reported sirens in Batman, 600 kilometers (370 miles) to the east. NATO air defenses intercepted Iran’s…

Former Manchester United winger Michael Owen stated he cannot understand why there are doubts about Michael Carrick becoming the permanent manager of Manchester United. Carrick, 44, was named interim head coach in January following Ruben Amorim’s dismissal. Since taking over, the former United midfielder has led an excellent run of results, winning six of his eight games. The impressive run has enabled United to move up from sixth to third place in the Premier League table. Speaking during the BBC podcast The Wayne Rooney Show on Friday, Owen said he believes Carrick has restored calm at Old Trafford and deserves…

China announced on Friday that it will donate $200,000 to the parents of pupils killed in an “indiscriminate” missile strike on a school in Iran early in the Middle East conflict. Tehran has accused the US and Israel of carrying out the deadly missile attack on the school in Iran’s south on the first day of the conflict. According to Iranian media accounts, funeral services were held for at least 165 persons killed in the strike, including children. The toll was not independently verified. A US military inquiry into the strike is currently ongoing. Beijing’s foreign ministry said the Chinese…

President Donald Trump believes current Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, whose father was slain on the first day of the US-Israel assault on Iran, is still alive but “damaged.” Iranians haven’t seen Khamenei since his selection by a clerical assembly on Sunday. His first comments were read out by a television presenter on Thursday. “I think he’s still alive.” In an interview with Fox News’ “The Brian Kilmeade Show,” Trump stated that while he believes he is injured, he is likely still alive in some manner. In his initial remarks, Khamenei promised to maintain the Strait of Hormuz closed and…

Troops from the Nigerian Army’s 13th Brigade prevented an ambush by criminals while reacting to a communal conflict in Odonget Community, Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State. Lt. Yemi Sokoya, major assistant director, Army Public Relations, Headquarters 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, made the announcement in a statement issued on Thursday. According to the statement, the event occurred on March 12, 2026, when forces stationed in Ochon and Alesi received credible intelligence about escalating tensions caused by a community quarrel in the Odonget community. Sokoya stated that the troops mobilized quickly to maintain law and order in the community, conducting…

Popular comedian, skit maker, and social media influencer Samuel Perry, popularly known as Broda Shaggy, has been hospitalized after he was allegedly shot in the Sango-Ota area of Ogun State. According to reports, the incident occurred under the Sango-Ota bridge on Sunday afternoon. Although the circumstances surrounding the shooting remain unclear, a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the content creator sustained the gunshot injury while filming a comedy skit at the location. According to the police source, Broda Shaggy was immediately rushed to Blooming Care Hospital in the Alakuko area of Lagos State, where he received…

Nine senators from different political parties formally announced their defection to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Thursday. The senators who defected to the party include the lawmaker representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal; his Abia South counterpart, Enyinnaya Abaribe; Binos Yaroe (Adamawa South); Victor Umeh (Anambra Central); Tony Nwoye (Anambra North); Lawal Usman (Kaduna Central); Ogoshi Onawo (Nasarawa South); Austin Akobundu (Abia Central); and Ireti Kingibe (Federal Capital Territory). Their defection letters were read on the floor of the Senate during Thursday’s plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. In his letter, Nwoye blamed internal crises within the Labour Party…

The new supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has ordered the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping path to remain closed on Thursday, while US President Donald Trump stated that ending the Islamic Republic’s “evil empire” was more important than crude prices. Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who was reportedly injured in an air attack, has not been in public since his selection as supreme leader last Sunday, and his defiant statement was read by a newscaster on state TV. Khamenei, whose father Ali Khamenei was killed in the first wave of US-Israeli attacks that began the Middle East war, urged for…

Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was, on Thursday, declared ineligible to contest for another term in office in 2028 by the Federal High Court sitting in Akure. Akin Egbuwalo, a state All Progressives Congress chieftain, filed the complaint, requesting that the court interpret Section 137(3) of the Constitution regarding Aiyedatiwa’s and his deputy, Olayide Adelami’s, ability to run for another term. The defendants in the lawsuit were the Independent National Electoral Commission, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Aiyedatiwa, Adelami, and the APC. In a decision delivered by Justice Toyin Adegoke, the court ruled that Aiyedatiwa…

Troops from the Joint Task Force, North-East, deployed under Operation HADIN KAI, successfully repelled coordinated attacks by alleged Islamic State West Africa Province fighters, killing more than 20 rebels in Yobe State. The strikes targeted troops stationed in Goniri, Sector 2 of the operation, throughout the night of Monday, March 9, until the early hours of Tuesday, March 10, 2026. The military announced this in a statement issued Wednesday by the Joint Task Force’s Media Information Officer, Lt. Col. Sani Uba. According to the statement, the terrorists sought to encircle the troops’ positions by launching coordinated assaults from various directions.…