Dr. Doyin Abiola, a legendary figure in Nigerian journalism and the beloved wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola, has passed away. She died peacefully at 9:15pm on Tuesday, August 5, at the age of 82. A trailblazer by every…
Kano State’s Commissioner for Transport, Alhaji Ibrahim Namadi, has resigned from his position amid growing outrage over his alleged role in securing bail for a notorious drug suspect, Sulaiman Danwawu. His resignation came just hours after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf…
The Nigerian government isn’t backing down just yet in the high-profile money laundering case involving former NHIS boss, Olufemi Thomas. Just days after a Federal High Court in Lagos acquitted Thomas of most of the money laundering charges against him,…
A Nigerian man based in France, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, has been extradited to the United States over a major cybercrime case that allegedly left victims across the U.S. reeling from financial loss. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Amachukwu—who…
The Nigerian government isn’t backing down after a Lagos court freed Olufemi Thomas, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), from most of the money laundering charges brought against him. Although Justice Olayinka Faji cleared Thomas…
Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa State and a key figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), didn’t mince words when he described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a “stage 4 cancer” threatening Nigeria’s political and economic wellbeing. Speaking…
Out of Nigeria’s 36 states, only five managed to attract any foreign capital in the first quarter of 2025—a figure that highlights the growing economic divide across the country. According to data reviewed by standarddailypress from the National Bureau of…
for over 10 years, students of Government Science Secondary School in Oguma, Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State, have been forced to receive their education under the shade of mango trees. What used to be a school has become…
Residents of Umuahia were thrown into panic over the weekend after a young man, visibly disturbed and armed with a machete, began chasing unsuspecting passersby in broad daylight. Eyewitnesses said the man roamed freely through major roads in the city,…
Award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has once again voiced her strong support for former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi — a man she describes as humble, genuine, and deeply committed to Nigeria’s progress. Speaking during an interview with…
