Author: Standard Focus

By John Kefas The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of properties, bank funds and stocks linked to former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, following his conviction over an N868.4 million fraud case. Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Wednesday, granting an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission seeking... Read more

By Clement John President Bola Tinubu has disclosed that Nigeria is considering a reciprocal 30-day visa-free arrangement for Rwandan citizens, following Rwanda’s existing visa-free policy for Nigerians, as part of efforts to advance Pan-African integration. The development emerged on Wednesday after President Tinubu met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the Urugwiro Presidential Villa in Kigali ahead of the 2026... Read more

By Rosemary Nwanpka The Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation has dismissed reports claiming it approved a 40 per cent peculiar allowance for federal civil servants, clarifying that it neither sanctioned nor officially communicated such approval to labour unions. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations,... Read more

By Johnson Abel A young boy was hit by a stray bullet on Wednesday after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency came under attack from a mob during a raid in Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State. The anti-drug agency had reportedly stormed the area to apprehend suspected drug dealers when the operation turned violent,... Read more

By Nyam Peter The All Progressives Congress in Benue State has disqualified 59 aspirants from contesting its forthcoming House of Assembly primaries over alleged violations of party guidelines and constitutional provisions. The decision followed the screening of 146 aspirants by the party’s screening committee, out of which 86 were cleared to proceed to the primaries or emerge through consensus arrangements.... Read more

By Clement John The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has expressed confidence that Akwa Ibom State will deliver the highest number of votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South-South geopolitical zone during the 2027 general elections. Akpabio made the remark on Tuesday during a meeting of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders held at the Government House in... Read more

By James Akinlade The actor was said to have passed away in a hospital in Lagos after quietly managing the illness away from the public eye. His death was confirmed on Tuesday, May 12, in an emotional post shared by Nigerian talent manager and filmmaker Sam Olatunji, who described the news as devastating and urged prayers for the Ekubo family.... Read more

By James Adams The appeal committee set up by the All Progressives Congress for the screening of aspirants into the Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed the non-clearance of 65 out of 98 aspirants screened ahead of the party’s 2027 primaries in Rivers State. Chairman of the appeal panel, Abdul Mahmud, disclosed this during a media briefing on Tuesday... Read more

By Adeyemi Micheal The Ogun Area 1 Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted contraband goods, including 10,126 parcels of Cannabis Indica popularly known as “Ghana Loud,” with an estimated street value of over N5 billion, in intensified anti-smuggling operations across Ogun State. The seizures were announced on Tuesday at the Sentry Idiroko Border Post by the Acting... Read more

By Clement John The African Democratic Congress has called for an independent investigation into allegations that governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress diverted more than N800 billion from Federation Account Allocation Committee allocations to support the 2027 re-election bid of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ADC described the allegations as disturbing... Read more