MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to withdraw the list of Nigerians he sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation as ambassadors. Ndume stated this in Abuja on Thursday. He explained that his appeal was based on his observation that the list, as presently composed, breaches […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A strong rebuttal has been issued in response to an online publication alleging links between former Chief of Army Staff and immediate past Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai (rtd) CFR, and individuals purported to be terrorism financiers. In a statement signed by Brigadier General Sani […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Today’s Saturday column wonders why Minister of State for Defense Bello Matawalle, implicated in many credible allegations of complicity in featherbedding banditry, still has a job when his boss Mohammed Badaru has been let go: Why is Matawalle Still a Defense Minister? By Farooq A. Kperogi Even the severest critics of the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Musa •Says, our children must return to school, farmers must return to farms; we will not fail Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa Rtd, has said that though the road ahead to combating banditry, terrorism and other security challenges will be tough, the shedding of innocent blood by bandits, terrorists and other […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Gunmen stormed a hostel in South Africa’s capital Pretoria on Saturday, killing 11 people including a three‑year‑old child at a site police said was illegally selling alcohol. The attack is the latest in a string of mass shootings that have shocked the crime‑weary country of 63 million people, which suffers one of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This is coming barely a week after Tinubu transmitted the names of Reno Omokri, former INEC Chairman, Mahmoud Yakubu and others to the Senate for consideration as ambassadors. President Bola Tinubu has nominated Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, the immediate past Sole Administrator of Rivers State, for appointment as a non-career ambassador. The President […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Youth and socio-political groups from the North East and North West have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to retain Vice President Kashim Shettima, cautioning that any move to elevate former Speaker Yakubu Dogara to a more prominent political role could unsettle party loyalists and create uncertainty ahead of the 2027 elections. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence on the lingering allegations surrounding the sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. The Kaduna-based scholar, in a strongly worded public prayer on Thursday, called for divine punishment on anyone benefiting from the bloodshed ravaging the country. His remarks have once again placed him […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “No nation secures itself through security forces alone. Everyone must play a role, especially at the community level.” The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, says lasting peace and stability in Nigeria cannot be achieved by security agencies alone without the active involvement of communities and critical stakeholders. Mr Ribadu stated this […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Dumebi Kachikwu, on Thursday challenged President Bola Tinubu to “tell Nigerians the truth” about the forces behind the country’s prolonged security crisis, insisting that the era of secrecy around terrorism sponsors must end. Kachikwu made the appeal at a media parley in Abuja, where […] Read more
