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.

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 Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed a SaharaReporters report revealing the large-scale destruction and removal of railway fixed assets worth several millions of naira in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of Oyo State, allegedly orchestrated by the council chairman, Hon. Kehinde Adeyemi Amanda.

A group operating under the auspices of Edo Peoples Advocacy has accused the Special Tactical Squad (STS) of the Force Intelligence Department (FID) of the Nigeria Police Force of obstructing justice in an ongoing criminal investigation involving two suspects, including an alleged prison escapee, Osazuwa Igbinedion, and Macaulay Osagbakhoe.

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in the western Libyan city of Zintan, where he had lived for several years.

The Ogu General Assembly (OGA), a socio-cultural organisation representing the interests of the people of Ogu (Egun) descent in Lagos State, has strongly condemned the “violent demolition and forced displacement” of the Makoko waterfront community in the state.

   

U.S. Congressman Riley Moore has met with the Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang, in the United States to discuss insecurity in Nigeria’s Northern Central region and the alleged persecution of Christian communities.

The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, arrested Kannywood actress Samha Inuwa over alleged naira mutilation.