MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The White House on Monday defended praying for US troops engaged in the Iran war after Pope Leo XIV warned that God rejects the prayers “of those who wage war.” “I don’t think there is anything wrong with our military leaders or with the president calling on the American people to pray […] Read more
By Henry Umoru MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas THE Chairman, Senate Committee on Electoral Matters, Senator Simon Lalong, APC, Plateau South, has condemned in very strong terms the gruesome and barbaric attack on innocent citizens in Rukuba village of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. In a statement he signed on Monday, the former Plateau […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The United States reduced its purchase of Nigerian crude oil sharply in January 2026, with imports dropping by about 47.16 per cent month-on-month, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Figures from the U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report indicate […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Azuka Onwuka On the evening of March 16, 2026, at about 7:24 p.m., suicide bombers struck in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State in North-East Nigeria. About 23 people were reported dead. Many more were injured. Families were thrown into panic and grief. It was not the first time the city had […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described reports about stepping aside from contesting in the 2027 election and retiring from active politics as false. Atiku, in a statement on Monday, through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, asserted that the reports are efforts by anti-democratic elements to create confusion and dampen the momentum of the African […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has expressed confidence that President Bola Tinubu will secure a decisive victory in the next election, particularly in Northern Nigeria. Sani said efforts are underway in Kaduna State to ensure the president garners significant support across the region. He spoke in an interview on Mic On […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines 2 (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 30 March, 2026). It is either Nasir El-Rufai is a very lucky man, or he is a very strong man. He was arrested by his friends, charged variously for multiple offences, none of the various courts has yet ruled […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines 1 (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 30 March, 2026). I begin with Game of Thrones, a world not far removed from ours, where power, wealth, and revenge are the true currencies of politics. In Season 5, Episode 1, we hear this: Tyrion Lannister: What is […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This column was written before I learned of the death of El-Rufai’s mother yesterday. May her soul rest in peace. In my Saturday column, I argue that El-Rufai and Malami aren’t oppressed underdogs but temporarily caged vicious top dogs who will bite ordinary folks if given power again: No Tears for El-Rufai […] Read more
Femi Orebe MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Do some Northern politicians, even very consequential ones, ever look themselves up in the mirror regardiing what has become of Northern Nigeria under their watch? If they do, what do they see, or think? Were the Sadauna to suddenly wake up today what would they tell him? What would they […] Read more
