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The National Conscience Platform (NCP) has warned that Nigeria is sliding dangerously toward a democratic collapse, as official figures from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reveal a dramatic decline in voter participation over the past decade.

The Abia State Police Command has debunked reports of an alleged bomb or explosive discovery in Aba. Tension had erupted in Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia State, after church members of the United Evangelical Church, Ehere/Umuola, discovered a large metal object suspected to be a bomb while digging for a new perimeter fence.

A deepening political scandal has swept through Britain’s political establishment as veteran Labour powerbroker and former UK ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, announced his resignation from the House of Lords amid mounting revelations about his long-standing relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the alleged sharing of sensitive government information.

Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has accused Eritrean forces of carrying out mass killings and widespread destruction during the two-year war in the northern Tigray region, which ended in 2022.

Fresh concerns have been raised over the continued detention of Professor Arthur Ekpekpo of Delta State University by the Nigerian Army. Concerned community sources who spoke to SaharaReporters alleged that the academic had remained in military custody without being charged to court, despite multiple panels of inquiry reportedly failing to indict him.

A 34-year-old Somali woman, Hodan Mohamud Diiriye, has been executed by firing squad in Galkayo after a court found her guilty of killing a teenage domestic worker.

Spain is moving to ban access to social media platforms for children under the age of 16 and introduce legislation that would make social media executives personally accountable for hate speech on their platforms, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Tuesday. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, Sanchez said the Spanish government was

The timely breaking of the news on the October 2025 Coup is one of numerous instances where the Sahara Reporters ought to have gotten its due as the conscience of the Nigerian nation.

A national survey conducted in collaboration with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has revealed widespread access to alcohol among minors and underage children in Nigeria, highlighting what authorities describe as a growing public health concern linked to early exposure and abuse of alcoholic beverages.

Former presidential aide Laolu Akande has revisited the helicopter crash that involved then Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and his delegation seven years ago, describing it as a moment of divine protection and extraordinary courage.