Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber has once again resisted efforts to enshrine mandatory electronic transmission of election results into law, preserving the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) discretion in determining how results are handled from polling units. This decision, reached during deliberations on the Electoral Amendment Bill, revives longstanding tensions over transparency and fraud prevention in the country’s electoral processes, even as public demands for technological safeguards continue to mount.

Fresh grief has enveloped Kwara State’s Kaiama Local Government Area after armed bandits launched a deadly assault on Woro and Nuku villages, claiming the lives of at least 40 residents, including a prominent nursing student and his brother. The attack, which unfolded on the evening of 3 February 2026, underscores the creeping menace of banditry into north-central Nigeria, a region increasingly vulnerable to cross-border raids from neighbouring states.

A fresh ruling from the Ikorodu High Court has mandated three independent DNA tests to establish the paternity of Liam, the son of late Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known as Mohbad. This decision aims to address longstanding family tensions that have lingered since the artist’s death in 2023, with the tests set to be conducted at foreign facilities to ensure transparency and accuracy.

Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has issued an emergency directive ordering the closure of all public and private schools across the state, effective Wednesday, February 4, 2026. The decision comes in response to ongoing and unresolved security threats that have raised concerns about the safety of students and staff.

Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber has once again resisted efforts to enshrine mandatory electronic transmission of election results into law, preserving the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) discretion in determining how results are handled from polling units. This decision, reached during deliberations on the Electoral Amendment Bill, revives longstanding tensions over transparency and fraud prevention in the country’s electoral processes, even as public demands for technological safeguards continue to mount.