Frank Gehry, the celebrated architect whose bold, fluid and unconventional designs reshaped skylines and elevated contemporary architecture to global prominence, has died at the age of 96. His family confirmed that he passed away on Friday at his home in Santa Monica after a brief illness. Born Frank Owen Goldberg in Toronto in […]
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has paid a private visit to ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at his Abuja residence, a meeting that has stirred fresh political conversations across the country. The visit, which became public through photographs and eyewitness accounts, was described as a cordial engagement between two influential figures within Nigeria’s political landscape. […]
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reinstated its welfare airlift scheme aimed at easing the burden on personnel serving in high-pressure operational zones. The initiative, approved by the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, is designed to help deployed officers and airmen maintain stronger connections with their families while […]
The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a sophisticated Land Warfare Wargaming Centre at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, marking a significant upgrade in the military’s approach to operational training and simulation-based learning. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu, who presided over the Inauguration ceremony on Saturday, said the […]
The Ogun State Government has announced a new policy mandating community service for residents caught illegally dumping waste, in a bid to improve environmental sanitation across the state. Under the policy, violators of waste management laws will be required to perform community service duties, such as sweeping streets and collecting refuse, instead of paying […]
Senator Iyiola Omisore has denied reports circulating in sections of the media claiming he has been disqualified from participating in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Osun State slated for December 13, 2025. In a formal notice of appeal addressed to the party’s screening appeal committee, Omisore expressed “grave consternation” over the […]
Nigeria is once again under pressure to confront its longstanding gender imbalance in political leadership as the House of Representatives, working with key civil society groups, intensifies efforts to establish 182 constitutionally guaranteed seats for women across national and state legislatures. The proposal gained momentum during a strategic media parley in Abuja, where the House […]
New data on Nigeria’s subnational external debt profile has revealed the 12 states with the lowest foreign debt burdens as of June 30, 2025. The figures, sourced from official debt reports, show significant disparities in external borrowing among states, with some maintaining notably low exposure to foreign creditors. According to the latest breakdown, Yobe […]
Former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has firmly denied allegations linking him to terrorism financing, describing the claims as baseless, misleading, and politically motivated. In a statement released on Friday, Malami addressed a publication that suggested he and other individuals had connections to persons described as terror suspects or […]
A new demographic breakdown has highlighted the Nigerian states with the highest number of residents who have never changed their place of residence, offering fresh insights into internal migration patterns across the country. According to the figures, Zamfara tops the list with 994,000 males and 898,000 females who have lived in the same location […]
