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…
What was meant to be the beginning of a beautiful new chapter has turned into unimaginable tragedy. Jonathan Uko Ogah, a newlywed, and his close friend, Gabriel Ogoda, were reportedly ambushed and killed by armed men in the early hours…
As backlash grows over the controversial and nepotistic promotions within the Nigeria Police Force, the embattled and illegal Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has resorted to a crude media tactic, pretending that a selective public decoration of just two officers,…
David Obiorah will never forget the five days he spent in the heart of a forest along the Benue-Taraba border — a stretch of road that turned from a travel route into a nightmare. Obiorah, one of the six Nigerian…
Under the broad shadow of a neem tree in a quiet Katsina village, a woman sits with her scarf clutched tight and eyes soaked in grief. Her name, for her safety, is Aisha Mohammed — not her real name. She’s…
The Conference of Professionals in the Peoples Democratic Party (CP-PDP) has come out swinging at Nyesom Wike, saying the former Rivers State governor has no place left in the PDP. In a strong-worded statement signed by Obinna Nwachukeu, chairman of…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is not holding back as it calls out two major political heavyweights — former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar — branding them as “clear and present threats” to Nigeria’s…
