By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This week’s Saturday column is an introspective reflection on our tendency to be outraged by murderous violence and to seek the amplification of our outrage only when the violence is perpetrated by people who don’t share our religious or ethnic identity: Selective Outrage Over Mass Murders in Nigeria […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has raised concerns over the perceived marginalisation of the South-East zone in national affairs, warning that continued neglect of the region could have serious consequences for Nigeria. Igbokwe made the remarks in a statement posted on his official Facebook account […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “We urgently call on individuals and groups funding this 2027 political campaign through the ongoing deployment of materials on billboards nationwide to cease immediately.” President Bola Tinubu has told his supporters to stop their 2027 campaigns for him until the electoral commission, INEC, announces the commencement of campaigns. Mr Tinubu, in a statement […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Northern Conscience Movement (NCM) has condemned former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s recent visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of political manoeuvring and abandoning his principles in pursuit of power. El-Rufai, along with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and other prominent figures like Senator Aminu Tambuwal, visited Buhari’s Kaduna […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the federal government over a ban on a song by Eedris Abdulkareem against the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Abdulkareem, a veteran rapper, who is famous for his critical song against the administration of then President Olusegun Obasanjo, titled ‘Jaga jaga’, came on the radar again […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal Government of Nigeria on Sunday reacted to reports stating that the United States District Court had ordered top anti-drug agencies to release confidential information on President Bola Tinubu regarding a “purported federal investigation in the 1990s.” The reaction was contained in a statement on Sunday by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s spokesperson, following widespread […] Read more
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Undoubtedly, the United States’ President Donald Trump does not appear to be a man of peace. He does not even care to be seen as such. Trump is cast in the mould of someone who loves a fight and is always in the mood to engage in one. Where […] Read more
