Sahara Reporters

A South African political party, ActionSA, has confirmed that a Nigerian suspect was shot during an anti-drug operation carried out in Ekurhuleni amid what the party described as violent resistance from drug syndicates. The confirmation was contained in a press statement issued on Monday by ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni Mayoral Candidate, Councillor Xolani Khumalo.

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday said that the men accused of shooting Lieutenant General Vladimir Alexeyev, a senior Russian military intelligence official, were promised $30,000 to carry out the killing.

SpaceX founder, Elon Musk, has announced a significant shift in the company’s interplanetary roadmap, stating that the aerospace firm will now prioritise the establishment of a “self-growing city” on the Moon over its long-standing Mars ambitions.

The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) has raised the alarm over “disturbing” medical findings from MRI and chest X-ray examinations conducted on human rights activist Comrade Taiwo Hassan Soweto, following his arrest and assault by officers of the Lagos State Police Command during the anti-demolition protest in Lagos.

Days after deadly terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of numerous villagers across Kwara State, Senator Lola Ashiru, Deputy Majority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, announced his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in the state.

A group under the umbrella of the National Opposition Movement on Monday, February 9, 2026, commenced an Occupy National Assembly (#OccupyNASS) protest against the Senate’s rejection of the transmission of election results in real time from polling units.

It is no longer news that Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State budgeted the sum of ₦1 billion for the construction of cemeteries across the 14 Local Government Areas of the state. What is news, however, is the brazen display of insensitivity to the plight of the people and a glaring knowledge gap in purposeful

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has issued a stern warning to holders of the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), declaring that the title is a privilege, not an inalienable right. According to him, it can be withdrawn if abused or brought into disrepute.

Terrorists have killed an officer of the Community Watch Corps and made away with his service rifle following a violent attack on Dangani town in Musawa Local Government Area of Katsina State. Meanwhile, the slain officer was identified as Anas Ayuba, a member of the state-backed community security outfit.