MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas During the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 in Morocco, amid the roar of crowds, flags, and drums, one man stood completely still. Michel Kuka Mboladinga, a 53-year-old supporter from the Democratic Republic of Congo, became the tournament’s quietest yet most powerful presence. For every minute of every Leopards match, he remained motionless, […] Read more
By Amos Ajewole MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Our pundits are the worst we have ever known. Their analysis drips not with objectivity, but with thinly veiled disdain. When Arsenal is mentioned, reason departs and resentment speaks. The so-called football greats gathered, nodding in agreement, declaring that Arsenal cannot win the league — “because they don’t win […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The price war in the petroleum sector has continued to deepen as some retail outlets have dropped the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) below the N739 per litre recommended by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The PUNCH reports that since the Dangote refinery slashed petrol pump prices from about N900 to N739 in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Mohammed, who served as information minister for almost eight years during Buhari’s administration, disclosed this in his book, Headlines and Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration. Lai Mohammed, a former Minister of Information and Culture, has said his appointment by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 was not a sudden decision […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Obasanjo said their position at the time was guided by party interest and the desire to sustain gender inclusion in the leadership of the National Assembly. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed the political reasons behind his and then-President Goodluck Jonathan’s opposition to Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s rise as Speaker of the House […] Read more
By LADIPO ADAMOLEKUN MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas All governments are coalitions. The choice is whether the coalition is within one party or between several.— The Economist, October 28, 1995. Nigeria: Coalition Government for a Decade Each time I reflect on the future political system for Nigeria, I feel that the overwhelming evidence is for a coalition government to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Katsina State Government has explained its decision to initiate the release of 70 persons suspected to be involved in banditry, saying the move was part of efforts to sustain an ongoing peace deal with armed groups operating in the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Nasir Muazu, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Popular Fuji musician and Olori Omooba of Ijebuland, Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde, has written to the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, alleging moves to exclude him from the ongoing process to select the next Awujale of Ijebuland by the Fusengbuwa ruling house. Ayinde alleged that the ruling house has been issuing directives that […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has replied to the people calling for his sack, saying, “it is within the right of President Bola Tinubu to do so if he so wishes. Wike stated this on Sunday, during a “thank you” visit to his Local Government Area, Obio-Akpor, in Rivers, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The photograph was taken on a Sunday, the first Sunday of the year. Ganiyat Ayanwale smiled into the camera, unaware that it would become a haunting keepsake, a quiet reminder of a life that should never have ended. Few days later, she was dead. Ganiyat, a young mother of three, was brutally […] Read more
