By Simon Kolawole MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Dissonance. Is that the right word to describe the contradiction between word and action? Like the man putting up a “No Smoking” sign while a slowly burning stick of cigarette is trapped between his lips? There are too many things I cannot understand about my country. They look so […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Chief Obafemi Awolowo’s 1947 book, ‘Path to Nigerian Freedom’, opens with three quotations. The first tells the reader: “This above all: to thine own self be true…” It is from William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’. It simply says do not deceive yourself – like the one with a sore in the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Tithe Collection is Yahoo- Daddy Freeze Criticizes Pastors Nigerian Media Personality And Social Critic, Daddy Freeze, Known For His Bold Takes On Religious Practices, Has Once Again Stirred Controversy With His Comments On Tithing. In a recent online video, Freeze, whose real name is Ifedayo Olarinde, condemned the practice of tithing, likening […] Read more
By Yusuf Babalola MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigerians have frowned at President Bola Tinubu’s frequent foreign travels amid the current economic challenges occasioned by his administration’s policies. Leadership Sunday reports that the economic policies of the current administration have sent the cost of living skyrocketing, with hikes in the prices of goods and services after the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Commissioner of Budget and Planning, Abdulmalik Abubakar Gajam, said the Minister of State for Defence, Matawalle, received ₦290 billion as allocation, ₦133 billion as local government allocation and obtained a loan of ₦105 billion but could not pay gratuity to retirees. The government of Zamfara state has accused the immediate past […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Emirates flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos on Tuesday. This is coming two years after the suspension of operation by the airline over several issues including unresolved trapped funds belonging to the airline. However the flight EK 783 which touched down […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Tackling Nigeria’s security crisis demands a problem-specific, or region-specific approach beyond the current involvement of military, a new report has revealed. It is based on a research by the Initiative for Economic Development Communication, (INSDEC) Lagos and the International Organisation for Peacebuilding and Social Justice (PSJ-UK). The report was signed by Executive […] Read more
By Bola BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The face-off between the anti-corruption agency – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – and the immediate past civilian governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello, is a sad reminder of how weak and easily manipulated institutions are here. It also showcases the crawling stage of our democratic […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu is facing increasing pressure to appoint former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and human rights activist Shehu Sani to his cabinet. The call for their inclusion comes from the Mandate Protection Vanguard (MPV), a civil society group advocating for strong and competent leadership in Tinubu’s administration. In a statement issued by […] Read more
By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In this week’s Saturday Tribune column, I draw inspiration from how my late father raised me to critique Tinubu’s lavishness amid mass misery in Nigeria. The unfailingly abiding emotional investment I have in the wellbeing of common people springs forth from my experiential and mediated identification with the […] Read more
