By Enitan Abdultawab MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Fame, unlike art itself: whether music, literature, or film: exists in a vacuum. Celebrities, by virtue of their visibility, wield influence over the narratives that surround them. They are, in effect, the architects of their own fame, and occasionally, their own disrepute. Burna Boy, Nigeria’s Grammy-winning Afrobeats superstar, is […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has confirmed that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has summoned him. The minister, who served in the administration of late President Muhammadu Buhari, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. According to Malami: “This is to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Abba Moro, Senate Minority Leader, has dismissed allegations that some Nigerian senators are sponsoring banditry in the country. He made the clarification in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday while speaking with journalists shortly after chairing the North Central public hearing on national insecurity, held as part of the Senate’s ongoing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, struck out an appeal filed by the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. In the appeal, the IPOB leader challenged what he described as the violations of his fundamental rights by the Director-General of the Department of State Services and […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has criticised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s declaration of a nationwide security emergency, arguing that the administration has “missed the point” in its approach to tackling insecurity. In an interview with Arise News on Thursday, Baba-Ahmed said the plan to recruit […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu has approved the constitution of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group as part of steps to deepen collaboration in tackling security challenges in the country.The composition of the Joint Working Group was part of the agreement reached during the recent trip to Washington, DC, by a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas His stance has also gotten him into trouble with the Nigerian authorities after he revealed that certain individuals loyal to President Bola Tinubu have been warning and threatening him to desist from posting such videos. The highly outspoken Plateau State cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has issued a fresh warning about threats to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas El-Rufai, a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, left the party earlier this year for the Social Democratic Party, SDP. Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). It was gathered that the former governor registered with the ADC and collected his […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Last week, I shared an Amnesty International Nigeria post calling on the authorities in Katsina State to ensure that the rights of Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim Masussuka were protected. I made no comment of my own; I only shared the statement to amplify a principle of justice. Yet the response was vicious. In […] Read more
