Author: Standard Focus

A fire outbreak has destroyed several shops and goods worth millions of naira at Eda Plaza, a building materials market opposite Chida Hotel in Jabi, Abuja. The fire reportedly started in the early hours of Sunday, with an eyewitness saying the alarm was raised around 3am after his brother-in-law, who owns two shops and a packing store at the plaza,... Read more

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted consignments of captagon, popularly known as the “Jihadi drug”, and millions of opioid pills worth more than N6.2 billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The agency said the captagon shipment was intercepted on August 22, 2026, following the arrest of a 49-year-old cross-border drug kingpin, Akinbile Kazeem Aikins,... Read more

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, has said peace, justice and fairness to all citizens are essential to restoring Kaduna to its former status as the capital of Northern Nigeria. Sani also pledged that his administration would continue to protect the rights of all citizens regardless of their religious, social or economic status. The governor spoke on Sunday at the... Read more

The Centre for the Promotion of Public Enterprise (CPPE) has called for a decisive shift away from Nigeria’s dependence on imported Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, towards a competitive domestic refining system. The organisation said the move was necessary to address rising pump prices, conserve foreign exchange and strengthen Nigeria’s energy security.In a statement, CPPE Chief Executive... Read more

The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the alleged exclusion of about 2,000 members of the Egberepapa Camp/Niger Delta Liberation Force from the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The organisation said the affected ex-agitators and their families had been pursuing the matter for about 17... Read more

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally raised concerns over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa before the African Union (AU). Tinubu called for urgent collective action by African leaders, saying the incidents threatened continental solidarity, unity and peaceful coexistence. The President made the position known in a message delivered by Vice President Kashim... Read more

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), working with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has foiled an attempt to vandalise railway infrastructure at a siding serving the Dangote Steel Rolling Mills in Osogbo, Osun State. The NRC said the affected siding formerly served the Osogbo Steel Rolling Mills, which is currently inactive. According to a statement issued by the... Read more

The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of removing candidates nominated by the party for the 2027 general elections and replacing them with names allegedly unknown to the party. The party made the allegation following INEC’s publication of candidates for the State Houses of Assembly elections, particularly in Anambra State. In a statement issued... Read more

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on United States authorities to release the findings of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report concerning alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The party argued that continued efforts to keep the report from public scrutiny could deepen suspicions and fuel perceptions of an attempted cover-up. In a statement issued... Read more

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has called on United States authorities to release the findings of a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report concerning alleged drug-trafficking records linked to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The party argued that withholding the report could heighten public suspicion and fuel allegations of a cover-up. In a statement, APM National Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Abubakar, said... Read more