MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Here’s my Saturday Column August 15th on the likely effect of Goodluck Jonathan’s entry into the 2027 presidential race: Jonathan’s Entry Would Radically Shake the 2027 Election By Farooq A. Kperogi If the whispers from the smoke-filled inner rooms of northern political conclaves are to be believed, former President Goodluck Jonathan is […] Read more
By Bola BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “Morning, they say, shows the day! For your information, two other buy-and-sell elections are coming up very soon, one in Ekiti and the other in Osun. That’s where the vultures are heading right now!” “Do you still remember Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida?” “Which one?” “How dare you! Do we have […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published on Monday, 25 August, 2025). Yesterday, someone asked me to give my current impression of that coalition party called the ADC. I asked if the person knew the meaning of the idiom: a loud fart in a windstorm, or simply, a fart in the wind. That is my […] Read more
By Bola BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 24 August, 2025). “Chieftaincy titles, the crux of the current face-off between the Ooni and Alaafin, have these days become so debased they are bestowed on all sorts; it profiteth Yorubaland nothing” These […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A self -anointed select pack of northern political hounds has found a favourite seasonal mascot for each election cycle. Former president Goodluck Jonathan has managed to find repetitive mention in each election cycle. Hardly any presidential election cycle passes without a loud speculation of Jonathan as a possible candidate. In each election […] Read more
By Bayo Wahab MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, political calculations are already beginning to take shape. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose victory in 2023 was achieved despite a turbulent campaign, appears ready for re-election. But beyond his strategies and performance in office, his strongest advantage in the coming […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Correspondent Yinka Adeniran traces the root cause of the confrontation between the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on the conferment of a chieftaincy title on Ibadan business mogul, Chief Dotun Sanusi. The hitherto peaceful relationship between two foremost traditional rulers in the Southwest- Alaafin of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A new report by Smart DNA Nigeria says 25 percent of paternity tests conducted in the country between July 2024 and June 2025 came back negative. The Lagos-based genetic testing company said this figure, though slightly lower than last year’s 27 percent, highlights a “worrying and consistent trend” in paternity disputes. In […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines (Published on Monday, 18 August, 2025). The Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘carcass’ as “the body of a dead animal, especially a large one.” The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was recently described as “a carcass” by one of its former governors, Mr Ayodele Fayose. Yet, that carcass defeated […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The former SGF accused the present administration of nepotism and also of creating hardship for Nigerians through its policies. A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has accused the government of President Bola Tinubu of nepotism. According to him, he has no regrets about not working with the […] Read more
