By Erasmus Ikhide THE monstrous bastards; heartless beasts, and the unwashed dogs who slaughtered and roasted tens of hundreds innocent men, women and children in the sanctuary of sleep in Benue State and their sponsors have now be emboldened…
In a highly symbolic event that drew a crowd of onlookers, the Yobe State Hisbah Commission on Thursday publicly destroyed 243 cartons of alcohol in Damaturu, the state capital—marking a bold step in its continued crackdown on the sale and…
THE Nigerian Embassy in Iran has been deserted, leaving Nigerian nationals stranded in the country to fend for themselves amidst the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel. Eyewitness accounts told Standarddailypress.com in a telephone chat that the embassy management…
In a moment brimming with emotion, history, and healing, Nigeria has welcomed home 119 stolen Benin Bronzes—marking the single largest return of its looted treasures to date. The artefacts, taken during Britain’s 1897 invasion of the Benin Kingdom, have been…
West African countries are eager to build stronger economic and trade ties with the United States—especially in energy and mineral resources—but those hopes may be slipping away due to growing visa restrictions under the Trump administration, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yussuf…
Marriage in the twenty-first century increasingly resembles a volatile investment—one that promises lasting dividends but too often crashes under the weight of hidden liabilities. Love may headline the story, but the financial and emotional fine print now reads like a…
The Nigerian Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada, has raised serious concerns over major financial discrepancies involving trillions of naira in the audited reports of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The revelations have been…
By Erasmus Ikhide THE attack in Benue State’s Yelewata community, which claimed over 200 lives, has triggered outrage globally, including the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, denouncing the massive gruesome killings in the midst of governments abdication of its…
EVENT organized by the Edo State government last week Thursday, June 12, 2025 has attracted criticism due to a banner with a glaring spelling error anchor by the State Governor and Commissioner for Information and Orientationr, Mr. Paul Ohonbamu.…
By Hamza Nuhu Dantani, Esq.Constitutional Lawyer and Rights ActivistJune 17, 2025 INTRODUCTION Every day across Nigeria, brave police officers put their lives on the line to arrest criminals — kidnappers, robbers, rapists, and murderers. But for many of these cases,…
