September 15, 2025 – Standard Focus News

DNA Evidence Links Suspect to Murder of Conservative Influencer Charlie Kirk — FBI

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

DNA found at the scene of the murder of US conservative influencer Charlie Kirk has been matched to suspect Tyler Robinson, FBI Director Kash Patel said Monday. Robinson, 22, was arrested Thursday after a 33-hour manhunt and is expected to be formally charged in the murder later this week. Kirk, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, was shot... Read more

Zambian Court Jails Two Men for Witchcraft Plot Against President Hichilema

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

The pair were arrested in December with charms, including a live chameleon, which prosecutors said were intended for a ritual to cause the president’s death. A Zambian court has sentenced Leonard Phiri and Mozambican national Jasten Mabulesse Candunde to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. The pair were arrested in December with... Read more

U.S., Israel Dismiss Ceasefire Calls, Vow to Crush Hamas

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

Both leaders dismissed proposals for a temporary truce, insisting only Hamas’s defeat would bring peace. JERUSALEM — Israel and the United States on Monday rejected mounting international pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza, declaring that the war can only end with the destruction of Hamas and the release of all hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. Secretary of... Read more

Speaker Abbas Mourns 19 People Killed in Zamfara Bridge Accident

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of 19 people in an accident at a bridge in Gummi Local Government of Zamfara State over the weekend. The victims, comprising family members of a new couple and wedding guests, were reportedly killed when their bus plunged into a river from a... Read more

New record: Guinness World Record Confirms Hilda Baci’s Largest-Serving of Jollof Rice

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has officially set a new Guinness World Record for the largest serving of Nigerian-style jollof rice, with a staggering total weight of 8,780 kilogrammes (19,356 lb 9 oz). The feat was accomplished in partnership with food brand Gino at Victoria Island, Lagos, and has now been formally recognized by Guinness World Records. Announcing the confirmation... Read more

FG Releases Revised Basic, Senior Secondary School Curricula

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

The Federal Government has launched the revised Basic and Senior Secondary School Curricula under the National Education Sector Renewal Initiative,NESRI. The review, spearheaded by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council ,NERDC,and supervised by the Federal Ministry of Education, was developed through a competency- and outcome-based approach designed to strengthen the country’s education system. According to officials, the reform was... Read more

Natasha: I lack authority to Reverse or Interpret Senate Resolutions- NASS Clark

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

The Office of the Clerk to the National Assembly (NASS) has clarified its role in the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and her recent attempt to resume legislative duties, stressing that the Clerk lacks the authority to reverse or interpret Senate resolutions. In a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Information, Mallam Bulus Audu Bi-Allah, for the Clerk,... Read more

Presidency Slams Atiku Over Hunger Claims, Says Nigeria on Right Path Under Tinubu

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

The Presidency has dismissed comments by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar alleging that hunger is ravaging Nigeria and likening the situation to the unrest in France before the 1789 revolution. In a statement issued last night by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the Presidency accused Atiku and his aides of being “out of touch... Read more

Zulum Commissions Nursing College, Teachers’ Quarters, Market Shops in Gwoza

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

…Approves recruitment of 50 nurses for Gwoza General Hospital By Lami Awal Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday commissioned three major projects in Gwoza Local Government Area, aimed at strengthening healthcare, education, and commerce in the insurgency-hit community. The projects include the new Gwoza College of Nursing and Midwifery, a block of 20 modern teachers’ quarters, and 200... Read more

One Feared Dead, Several Injured as Government Agents, Suspected Vandals Clash in Minna

September 15, 2025 (updated September 15, 2025) Published by Standard Focus

By Abdulahi Adamu Chaos erupted at Kasuwan Gwari, a major market in Minna, Niger State, on Monday when government enforcement agents clashed with suspected vandals, leaving one person feared dead and several others injured. The confrontation broke out after officials attempted to stop scavengers riding motorcycles loaded with scrap materials believed to be from questionable sources. The suspects reportedly resisted... Read more

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