MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The National Economic Council on Thursday said it would begin a crackdown on illegal gold miners as part of a broader strategy to safeguard Nigeria’s natural resources and boost government revenue. The move follows the Council’s decision to expand the mandate of its Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft Prevention and Control, chaired […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Most Rev. Matthew Kukah, has come under criticism over what has been described as a change in his position on the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Activist, Dr Thompson Udenwa, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, faulted Bishop Kukah’s recent remarks, noting that they appeared to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly under intense pressure to drop his speculated 2027 presidential ambition and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, Mataz Arising has gathered. According to reliable sources, the pressure is being spearheaded by influential Niger Delta figures, including ex-militant leader Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo. Some […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Agabi made the remark on Thursday shortly after formally withdrawing from the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where Kanu appeared for the continuation of his trial on terrorism-related charges. Former lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Recounting how he stopped the police from constructing some buildings under high tension cable in Abuja, Wike said “heaven has been at rest” since he took the decision. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday declared that he has the “political will” to take bold decisions as a leader. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The free Nnamdi Kanu Protest led by Sowore The Police have explained why its Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command arrested 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore in court, alleging that it had to do with the suspect leading protesters into a restricted area in Abuja in defiance […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal High Court in Abuja has approved and signed the witness summons requested by Nnamdi Kanu in his ongoing terrorism case. The signed documents are now ready for delivery to the individuals listed by the detained IPOB leader. Among those summoned are the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu has nominated Dr Bernard Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, forwarding his name to the Senate for confirmation. Doro’s nomination comes after the elevation of Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, who was elected National […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Lasisi Olagunju (Published on Monday, 20 October, 2025). In mid-19th-century Ibadan, military expeditions under Balogun Ibikunle were so successful in slave-catching that by 1859, the city was gripped in the apprehension that it had harvested more slaves than it could control. Professor Bolanle Awe, citing missionary Hinderer’s Half-Yearly Report of Ibadan […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Nigeria Labour Congress has resolved to issue a four-week ultimatum to the Federal Government should it fail to conclude negotiations with all tertiary institutions-based unions. The NLC also condemned the no-work-no-pay policy introduced by the government as a form of sanction to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for […] Read more
