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
Dr. Richard Ikiebe MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas For more than two decades, Nigerians have periodically placed their hopes in technocrats (bankers, economists, lawyers, engineers, and academics) as agents of reform. Their credentials inspired confidence, and their entry into public life was often read as proof that governance might finally be taken seriously. Now in retrospect, most […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has resolved to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the Southern region. The decision, he said, is part of a broader arrangement to balance power within the party ahead of the next general elections. Wike […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has alleged that the Federal Government is making moves to stop him from contesting in the 2027 presidential election. He made this known during a live interview on Magic FM in Aba. The session lasted about an hour. Obi spoke on politics, governance, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, addressing his supporters The National Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is set to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday. Credible sources within both the ADC and the NNPP disclosed that the […] Read more
