MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The number of pupils and students abducted from the St Mary Private Primary and Secondary schools has risen to 303, according to the Niger State CAN. The abduction occurred in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area, where gunmen stormed the St Mary’s Catholic School in the early hours of Friday, initially kidnapping 215 […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government has not prosecuted individuals suspected of financing terrorism because the process requires extensive and delicate investigations that cannot be rushed. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, Idris explained that contrary to public perception, the matter was not […] Read more
By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Today’s Saturday column, one of the most difficult I’ve written in a long time because of the enormous emotional energy dissipated in writing it, finds eerie parallels between the pervasive sense of siege in 2014 Nigeria and now: Nigeria’s Return to the 2014 Nightmare By Farooq A. Kperogi […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been transferred from the Department of State Services detention facility in Abuja to a correctional facility in Sokoto, his former lawyer and consultant, Aloy Ejimakor, has disclosed. In a tweet on Friday, Ejimakor expressed concern over the move, noting that the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Lawmakers split along two broad narratives, with some framing the crisis as “Christian genocide” and others warning against a dangerous oversimplification of Nigeria’s complex violence. The United States House Subcommittee on Africa, on Thursday, held a sharply divided hearing on President Donald Trump’s redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The state government said that despite an earlier security directive, St. Mary’s School reopened without notifying or obtaining clearance. The Niger State Government has condemned the abduction of pupils from St. Mary’s School in the Papiri area of Agwara Local Government Area, describing the incident as “deeply saddening and avoidable”. In a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Jonathan made the remark in Abuja while speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) on Thursday, themed “Legacy of Impact, Celebrating Our Journey.” Former President Goodluck Jonathan has stated that his involvement with the West African Elders Forum is a key reason for his ongoing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Chiefpriest said this while reacting to the conviction and sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu by an Abuja High Court on Thursday, November 21. Singer Hakeem Fashola, popularly known as Portable, has fired back at socialite Okechukwu Pascal, also known as Cubana ChiefPriest, after the latter claimed on social media that President Tinubu would […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Cubana Chiefpriest stated this on social media while reacting to yesterday’s conviction and sentencing of Kanu over terrorism offences. Socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has has sent out a message to President Bola Tinubu. The socialite declared that as long as convicted IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu remains in jail, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas He made the remarks while testifying before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Africa during a hearing on Nigeria’s deteriorating security situation. Most Rev. Wilfred Anagbe, the Catholic Bishop of Makurdi Diocese, has accused the Federal Government of downplaying the severity of killings in Benue State and neglecting survivors of the Yelwata attacks. […] Read more
