MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A fresh petition has been submitted to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, calling for an investigation into Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi over allegations that he repeatedly travelled with a passenger who allegedly used fake identities to board flights. The petition, dated July 12, 2026, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines 2 Afrophobia: Should Nigeria ask South African companies to leave? By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 6 July, 2026). Jacob Zuma was President of South Africa when he declared on October 21, 2013 that South Africa should not “think like Africans in Africa, generally.” The remark, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Brazil’s hopes of ending their long wait for World Cup glory came to a painful end after a 2-1 defeat to Norway in the Round of 16, with Erling Haaland scoring twice to eliminate the five-time champions. The aftermath of the defeat was dominated by questions over why Vinicius Júnior did not […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Disgraced former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Monday he questioned the football governing body’s decision to suspend US striker Folarin Balogun’s red card ban. Sources told AFP US President Donald Trump had called FIFA’s current chief Gianni Infantino to ask FIFA to review Balogun’s automatic one-game suspension. The 25-year-old is now […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas DETAILS have emerged about how the controversial Director General of the alleged ghost agency, Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Mathew Adeyemi, once lived in the Palace of the Alaafin of Oyo during the reign of the late monarch, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III. Investigations conducted by one of the federal […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has demanded a public retraction, apology and N50 billion in damages from Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), over an alleged defamatory statement made during an interview on a podcast. The demand was conveyed in a letter issued […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigerian-British grandma nabbed with 13kg cocaine at Lagos airport The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mrs. Mary Yetunde Barek, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed in fake plantain peels through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The agency said the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Xenophobia: FG kicks over killing of 2 Nigerians in S’Africa The Government of Nigeria has strongly condemned the recent killing of two Nigerian nationals in South Africa, threatening to retaliate. Earlier, on 20th April, 2026, these same officers were allegedly responsible for the extra-judicial killing of another Nigerian, Mr Nnaemeka Mathew Andrew […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 5 July, 2026.) “When a house suffers from problems in its foundation, you can do one of two things: Continue to paper over the cracks until the house finally collapses on everyone’s head. The other option […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed Sen. David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Musa Liman, in a judgment, also dimissed the suit filed by Rep Leke Abejide challenging Mark and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as national chairman and national secretary of the party for lacking in […] Read more
