Author: Standard Focus

Obi Warns: Democracy in Nigeria Now Tool for Elite State Capture Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised the alarm that democracy in Nigeria is losing its essence, warning that it has become a tool for elite state capture and private gain. Speaking in Accra, Ghana, at the 2025 Goodluck Jonathan... Read more

Ibas Officially Hands Over Reigns Of Power Back To Fubara ….Warns Against Bringing Rivers To The Brinks Of Collapse Again ….Silent On Financial Account The outgone Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd) has formally handed over the reigns of power back to the state Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, in a statewide broadcast after six months of his sojourn... Read more

Hundreds of Rivers People Storm Gov't House, awaiting Fubara's Return Hundreds of women, youths and men of Rivers State have stormed the gate of Government House, Port Harcourt, awaiting the return of Governor Siminialayi Fubara. The people of the state, who started arriving from 6am to show solidarity with the Governor, have taken over the Azikiwe-Old Port Harcourt Township Road... Read more