Niger Delta Chamber of Commerce set to bridge N25 trillion gap between S/West and oil region

-R: Boma Iyaye (NDDC executive director, finance and admin), Samuel Ogbuku (NDDC CEO), Simbi Wabote (keynote speaker), Idaere Gogo-Ogan (NDCCITMA board chairman), during the Niger Delta Business Roundtable held in Port Harcourt... Read more »

How market-driven toilets are turning sanitation crisis into a business

Audio By Vocalize A SATO toilet bowl in Bar Agulu village, Siaya County. [File, Standard] The world has spent decades donating latrines to Africa and hoping for the best.... Read more »

Beyond Defections, Nigeria’s Deeper Problem Is Absence of Ideology – THISDAYLIVE

By Joy Akut In recent months, opposition figures and political actors have raised the alarm, warning that Nigeria is drifting toward a one-party state under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Yes, the defections... Read more »

Court orders millions for Kisumu police brutality victims

NAIROBI, Kenya Mar 25 – A High Court in Kisumu has ordered the government to pay millions of shillings in compensation to the families of people killed and injured by police officers... Read more »

Period Summit 2026: Inside Safety For Every Girl’s Partnership With MTN Nigeria, A National Blueprint For Women’s Safety

Safety For Every Girl’s Period Summit brings together top female storytellers, filmmakers, and advocates to advance safety for girls and women in Nigeria. What began in 2024 as the world’s first-ever Period... Read more »

You need honest friends! Ruto tells Tuju

Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto has told former Cabinet Secretary Raphael Tuju to drop his political allies, saying those around him are not honest but are misleading him for their... Read more »

End Extrajudicial Killings in Niger

MOST Nigerian security agents are yet to learn the rules of engagement. There are Standard Operating Procedures to which they must adhere. But the manner in which some of them open fire... Read more »

Ford-K dismisses calls to dissolve, asks UDA to respect partners

Audio By Vocalize Ford Kenya party leader Moses Wetangula at a past press conference. [File, Standard] Disquiet is building up in the ruling coalition with the entry of the ODM party,... Read more »

Drug trafficking rising in Kano as Police profile 2,000 dealers, addicts

Drug trafficking and addiction are said to be on the increase in Kano State, North-West, Nigeria, as cases of drug abuse spread like wide fire, cutting across the nooks and crannies of... Read more »

Fuel crisis bites as countries adopt alternative cushioning steps

Audio By Vocalize Motorists fueling at a petrol station along Bunyala Road, Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard] The ongoing war involving Iran and the United States has plunged the world into what analysts... Read more »