By Ayò Òjó MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria’s greatest economic challenge is not a lack of natural resources but the persistent poverty affecting millions of its citizens. Despite being one of Africa’s largest economy by GDP and one of the continent’s leading oil producers, a significant proportion of Nigerians continue to struggle with unemployment, underemployment, high […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has opened up on the political challenges he faced after questioning foreign loan requests during the administration of late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Saraki said he faced strong resistance for insisting on proper scrutiny of loan approvals while serving as Senate President between 2015 and 2019. Speaking […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The National Assembly is set to move the proposed State Police Bill to the 36 state Houses of Assembly this week, as Nigeria inches closer to one of its biggest security reforms in recent years. The transmission marks a major step in the constitutional amendment process aimed at creating state police across […] Read more
Kunle Oderemi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The frenetic bid in the last 48 hours to constitutionalise the creation of state police by the Presidency and the National Assembly, has thrown up a number of issues. Most political discussions have centered on expected form of synergy between the federal and state police, security votes being enjoyed by […] Read more
By Idowu Ephraim Faleye MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas June 12 of every year is Democracy Day in Nigeria. Around this same period last year, I wrote the article titled “Unsung Heroes of June 12: They Fought, We Forgot.” Unknown to me, it would be the last article I could write for many months. I was struck […] Read more
By Tayo Lawal MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Coup That Wasn’t – Argentina, Ambition, Ashes The Same Playbook – Different Target, Same Desperation Let me tell you a story that makes no sense. His name Timipre Sylva. Fifty-nine years old. Has held more big titles than a village chief has titles. Governor. Minister. Chairman. Pro-chancellor. A […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Long before Atiku Abubakar became a household name across Nigeria, he had been nurturing presidential ambitions that have not lasted for three decades. When the military administration of Ibrahim Babangida initiated the 1993 transition programme, Atiku threw his hat into the ring within the Social Democratic Party (SDP), contesting the presidential primaries against the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The recent Supreme Court ruling restoring the leadership of David Mark as National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) may appear like a decisive victory for the opposition party, but a closer look shows the crisis is far from resolved. While the apex court set aside the order of the Court […] Read more
By Ayo Dada MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas PRESIDENT TINUBU: ON HIS MANDATE… On May 29, 2023, day one of his administration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu removed Nigeria’s long-standing fuel subsidy and saved the government billions of dollars annually. This reduced corruption tied to subsidy payments. He freed up funds for infrastructure and social programs and the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Media personality Robert Ekpo has been served a cease-and-desist notice on behalf of his estranged wife, On-Air Personality Mayowa Lambe, demanding N100 million in damages over alleged defamatory statements made during a podcast appearance. On behalf of his estranged wife, On-Air Personality Mayowa Lambe, media personality Robert Ekpo has received a cease-and-desist […] Read more
