MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This week’s Saturday column explains why dropping Shettima from Tinubu’s 2027 ticket may look like religious balancing on paper but could detonate the very northern Muslim emotional compact that made Tinubu president. The Shettima Danger for Tinubu By Farooq A. Kperogi Sometime in January this year, a senior Lagos-Ibadan journalist called my […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Paris Saint-Germain claimed back-to-back Champions League triumphs with a 4-3 shoot-out win over Arsenal following a 1-1 draw after extra time on Saturday, with Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missing from the spot. Mikel Arteta’s Premier League champions showed great resilience to take the game beyond 120 minutes in Budapest, but fell to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, collected the Certificate of Return on behalf of former President Goodluck Jonathan at a private residence in Area 10, Abuja. By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA Political thugs, wielding sticks and other dangerous weapons, on Saturday, invaded the A-Class Event Centre, venue of the Peoples Democratic Party, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has officially announced P.O as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections following the conclusion of its party primaries. The announcement was made after a transparent and closely monitored electoral process conducted in line with the party’s constitution and internal guidelines. According to the party, the primary election witnessed strong […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said state governors are considering a new national minimum wage of N100,000 amid rising economic hardship in the country. AbdulRazaq disclosed this in a Facebook post on Saturday, noting that the proposal was driven by inflation, the rising […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …says party must approach poll with unity, strategic focus The National Chairman of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), Senator David Mark, has said that the party must present candidates who are not only committed to the ideals of the ADC but who also possess the capacity, credibility and electoral strength to win […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has said it is not realistic for the Federal Government to secure every educational institution in the country. In a statement shared on X on Saturday, reacting to the abduction of schoolchildren in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, he framed the incident within broader concerns about insecurity in the Sahel […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas •Suspect says ‘I knew my son was a kidnapper, but I thought he had stopped’ ABDULLAI Muhammadu, the 67-year-old Seriki Fulani and leader of the Fulani community in Ijebu Ode, who was arrested alongside his eldest child by the police in Ogun State for recent kidnappings around communities in the Ijebu area, […] Read more
By Bayo Onanuga MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas With politicking intensifying ahead of the January 2027 election, opposition politicians have escalated their campaign of misinformation and calumny to diminish the impact and achievements of this administration over the last three years. Two years ago, when the administration was struggling to deal with the unintended consequences of its […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops of the Joint Task Force North Central (JTF-NC), Operation SAVANNAH SHIELD (OPSS), to intensify ongoing operations aimed at decisively routing kidnappers, bandits and other criminal elements threatening peace and security within the joint operations area. According to a statement […] Read more
