Author: Standard Focus

The Sokoto State Government has approved ₦1.759 billion for the procurement of 1,000 Bajaj motorcycles to strengthen the mobility and operational capacity of security agencies in the state. The approval was one of the major decisions reached at the sixth regular meeting of the Sokoto State Executive Council for 2026, chaired by Deputy Governor Idris Muhammad Gobir at the Government... Read more

The Because Of Our Tomorrow, BOOT, Party, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to introduce real-time tracking of vehicles transporting election materials and personnel ahead of Saturday's Osun State governorship election. The National Chairman of the party, Sonny Adenuga, said electronic tracking would strengthen accountability and help ensure a credible electoral process. Adenuga said INEC should take... Read more

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has directed Federal Controllers of Works across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory to put Nigerians first and take responsibility for the quality of federal road projects. Umahi gave the charge on Wednesday during the August edition of the ministry's monthly meeting with Controllers of Works at its headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja.... Read more

At least one person was feared killed and several others injured following an attack on communities in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack reportedly occurred around 2:30pm on Wednesday along the Sabon Gari–Mangu Halle–Mai Rana–Arangai–Mararaban Kantoma axis.Residents, particularly women and children, were said to have fled their homes as tension gripped the affected communities. A source who... Read more

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has expressed concern over the rising threat of electoral violence, political intimidation and vote buying ahead of Saturday's governorship election in Osun State. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Auwal Rafsanjani, the organisation said its concerns were based on independent monitoring, media reports and ongoing assessments of the state's electoral environment.... Read more

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has called for the immediate suspension and arrest of Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, over alleged incitement to violence ahead of Saturday's governorship election in Osun State. The commission's demand followed a viral video in which a man identified as the senator was alleged to have made statements capable of inciting... Read more

Tension has enveloped Gboko, Benue State, following the alleged disappearance of a newborn baby boy from a Primary Healthcare Centre in the town. The baby was reportedly delivered in the early hours of Tuesday, August 11, 2026, and allegedly taken away by a woman who posed as a nurse at the facility. An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity,... Read more

Nigeria's crude oil production, excluding condensates, declined by 37,000 barrels per day, bpd, to 1.546 million bpd in July 2026 from 1.583 million bpd in June, according to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC. The latest figures, contained in OPEC's Monthly Oil Market Report, represent a 2.3 per cent month-on-month decline in Nigeria's crude output. OPEC data showed... Read more

The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has held a strategic security stakeholders' meeting with residents and key stakeholders from Anambra South Senatorial District in Nnewi. The meeting, held at Anaedo Hall, Nnewi, formed part of the command's renewed strategy of strengthening community-based and intelligence-led policing across the state. The engagement brought together traditional... Read more

The Plateau State Executive Council has approved the procurement and installation of 4,029 solar-powered streetlight units and 199 Closed-Circuit Television, CCTV, cameras across the Jos-Bukuru metropolis to strengthen security and public safety. The council also approved the establishment of a Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction to coordinate interventions for vulnerable residents and people affected by humanitarian emergencies. The... Read more