MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The United States House Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs on Monday officially submitted to the White House a report detailing their findings and recommendations on addressing the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria. Recall that President Donald Trump, after redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern, mandated Congressman Riley Moore […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Muyiwa Adekeye, media adviser to Nasir El-Rufai, has raised concerns over the former Kaduna governor’s welfare in detention, alleging that he suffered a nosebleed and that his wife was prevented from delivering his meal directly to him. In a statement issued on Monday, Adekeye said El-Rufai had been in custody for eight […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Managing Director Mrs. Olubunmi Kuku told journalists on Monday that there were no fatalities, but six people sustained injuries during the incident. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that the airspace at Murtala Muhammed International Airport Terminal One has been reopened after a fire incident. Managing Director Mrs. Olubunmi […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The former NHRC chairman specifically stated that, in his view, there is presently no credible opposition in Nigeria. Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has faulted opposition parties and their leaders over their management of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) elections, labeling them ineffective and poorly coordinated. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern state of Kano arrested nine Muslims on Wednesday who were seen eating food during the first day of this year’s Ramadan fast. Kano has a majority Muslim population, where an Islamic legal system – Sharia – operates alongside secular law. The Islamic police, known as the […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Ours is a country where piety and perfidy share a table — where, as William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.” The Christian Lent is on as I write; Muslims are on with the Ramadan fast. Both seasons stand in spiritual symmetry. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Minister of Works, Senator Engr. David Umahi, has disclosed that Section One of the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway will be commissioned by May. Umahi disclosed this in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media Francis Nwaze after the inspection of the project, on Saturday while intensifying work on the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu on Monday night reaffirmed his pledge to set machinery in motion for the establishment of State Police to address security challenges. He restated his determination at an inter-faith breaking of fast with governors and senior officials at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. He said: “To those unemployed, what […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Pilgrimage: El-Rufai’s 2015 ban affected only Christian pilgrims — Sheikh Maraya A member of the Kaduna State Special Hajj Committee, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has alleged that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, selectively applied his 2015 ban on government-sponsored pilgrimages, effectively halting sponsorship for Christian pilgrims while continuing support […] Read more
