Author: Standard Focus

The convoy of the Cross River State Deputy Governor, Peter Odey, was on Sunday involved in an accident along the Ikom-Calabar highway near Ugep, headquarters of Yakurr Local Government Area. The incident occurred as Odey and members of his entourage were returning to Calabar from Obanliku Local Government Area, where they had attended an official engagement.The Press Secretary to the... Read more

ABUJA — Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has dismissed concerns over the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket, describing the debate as unnecessary and urging Nigerians to judge the government based on its performance rather than religion. Umahi spoke in Abuja on Monday while receiving members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), who paid him a... Read more

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has taken over the prosecution of an Abuja-based fertility doctor, John Abebe, who is facing charges of fraud and alleged unlawful disclosure of a patient's confidential medical records. Also charged as the second and third defendants are Joje Abebe Facility Centre Limited and Balikis Bakare.The three defendants... Read more

Former Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom has dismissed reports linking him to an alleged political arrangement to support former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election. Ortom, through his Media Assistant, Paul Zege, described the report as false and said his position on the rotation of the presidency to the southern part of the country remained unchanged. According... Read more

President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the selection of a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited to implement a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project. The project will be executed by AfriTrade CMP Limited, a subsidiary of Bergmans, and will involve the installation of digital and physical infrastructure to streamline customs operations, improve cargo tracking, strengthen border management... Read more

The Kogi State Police Command has rescued 15 people abducted along the Itobe-Anyigba highway in Ofu Local Government Area following a gun battle with their captors. The victims, comprising 12 adults and three children, including two personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, were rescued during a coordinated security operation on Sunday. The incident occurred at about 4pm on August... Read more

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission, known as KPK, has arrested and convicted hundreds of high-profile officials, including ministers, governors, lawmakers and judges, the Indonesian Ambassador's representative, Mrs Tuty Dityawanty, has said. Dityawanty made the disclosure in Abuja during the Second International Diplomatic Dialogue organised by the Anti-Corruption Academy of Nigeria (ACAN) at the headquarters of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other... Read more

Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad of the Force Intelligence Department (STS-FID) of the Nigeria Police Force have killed a suspected bandit kingpin, Ojiogu Elumah Martin, also known as “Acid”, during a gun battle in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The police said an AK-47 rifle, three magazines and 56 rounds of 7.62mm live ammunition were recovered from... Read more

Crude oil and condensate supply to Nigeria's local refineries increased by 88.4 per cent to 53.7 million barrels in the second quarter of 2026, up from 28.5 million barrels recorded in the first quarter. The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission disclosed this in its Q2 2026 statistics on the enforcement of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation. According to the Commission,... Read more

SOKOTO — The National Onion Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NOPPMAN) has appealed to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intervene in the continued restriction of Nigerian and Nigerien onion trucks from offloading their consignments at the Kotoku Market in Ghana. The association warned that the prolonged restrictions were causing significant financial losses to onion... Read more