MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria may soon have state police alongside the federal police. (The National Assembly. Photo by Daily Trust) Nigeria’s National Assembly transmitted the State Police Bill to the 36 state assemblies on Wednesday for consideration and approval. The bill, which marks a major shift in Nigeria’s security structure, needs backing from at least […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The growing arrest of Nigerians aged 60 and above for drug-related offences is raising concerns over the changing face of illicit drug trafficking in the country. In this report, MOYOSORE SALAMI examines why elderly Nigerians are attracted to drug trade and what could be done to curb the trend. Nigeria is facing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Dele Sobowale “As I talk to you, after I left office, vehicles that were given to me legitimately by government, this government went and seized them in a manner that was not befitting” – Former Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State Last week, former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River declared that […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria Integrity Watch (NIW) has revealed how the 10th Senate, under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio, recorded what it described as a significant legislative legacy through interventions in electoral reform, fiscal governance, economic transformation, security, education and institutional oversight. The organisation, in a statement signed by Dr John Samuel Nangi on […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …Recommends support group’s leader for disciplinary action The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday distanced itself from a 59-member Presidential Campaign Council announced by the Obi-Kwankwaso (OK) Movement. The party described the structure as unauthorised and instructed the public and media to disregard it. The OK Movement, had on Thursday, constituted a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Ayodele Odularu, a Nigerian lecturer and researcher at the University of Fort Hare in South Africa, has been found dead at her residence in the Eastern Cape Province. A family member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the circumstances surrounding her death remained unclear and that the family did not believe […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu on Saturday foreclosed the possibility of returning to fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria. Giving an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme, the President declared that the stage at which the nation is, the country cannot return to the fuel subsidy regime. His words: “At a time like […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The three media outlets pushed back against the president’s restrictions. By Mary Bruce, Michelle Stoddart, Steven Portnoy, Nicholas Kerr, Benjamin Siu, and Ivan Pereira Trump announces plans to ban three major news outletsPresident Donald Trump says he plans to ban three major news outlets from the White House. Plus, amid a possible security deal […] Read more
