MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. According to the results collated from all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Tinubu secured 10.99 million votes to defeat his only challenger, Stanley Osifo, who polled 16,504 votes, The […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria entered the third week of May 2026 under pressure from multiple directions. Schools were raided. Teachers were killed. Soldiers died at a military training base. Political parties held chaotic primaries. And through it all, our national news cycle moved from one crisis to the next without pausing long enough to connect […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The military high command on Sunday said troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), rescued 92 kidnapped civilians and successfully foiled an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) ambush mounted by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists during a swift rescue operation along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Biu Local Government Area of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ABUJA — President of the United States, Donald Trump, has welcomed Nigeria’s Ambassador to the US, Kayode Are. This comes as the national leadership of Accredited Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Community-Based Organisations (CBOs), coordinated by the Civil Society Organisations on Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI), has commended President Bola Tinubu […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ABUJA — The African Democratic Congress (ADC) faction led by its 2023 presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu, has picked him as its sole presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 general elections. The Electoral Committee Chairman and Benue State party chairman, Elias Adikwu, announced Kachikwu’s adoption, which was ratified by delegates at the ADC National […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A 49-year-old Nigerian man, Etinosa Osahon, has been taken into custody by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles over alleged involvement in fraud-related crimes. ICE confirmed the arrest in a statement shared on X, noting that Osahon is currently being held while deportation procedures continue. According to the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Several principal officers of the Lagos State House of Assembly lost their return tickets in the All Progressives Congress primaries, signalling one of the most significant internal shake-ups in the legislature since the beginning of the current political cycle, The PUNCH reports. A review of the APC’s list of candidates for the 2027 Assembly […] Read more
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune edition of Sunday, 24 May, 2026). Since the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Said Ahmad, announced at the last stakeholders meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), that the tenure of its Registrar, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has informed the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that its leaders cannot be granted access to visit former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who is currently in its custody. This follows an earlier report that three ADC leaders, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the party’s national […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has recounted how fear, betrayal and growing distrust consumed the final days of his government before the July 29, 1975 coup, warning that leaders who surrender to panic and suspicion often end up trapped by manipulative advisers, opportunists and their own fears. But beyond the military intrigue and […] Read more
