By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 4 August, 2025). Who killed Dele Giwa? Who was Gloria Okon and where is she today? How did David Mark accurately predict in 1994 that Sani Abacha would spend five years in power and would attempt to contest a multi-party presidential election […] Read more
Written by Mbuso Khanyile, for Media One Africa MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas AFRICA’S INVISIBLE NATION: HOW THE DIASPORA CAN JOIN BRICS AND REWRITE GLOBAL POWERNo land.No flag.No seat at the table.Yet it sends $90 billion back home every single year. (Without who travel with cash)You can’t find it on any map, but it exists.It breathes. It […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In today’s Saturday column, I give four reasons why habitually renaming well-established universities after dead or living politicians (a tradition that seems uniquely Nigerian), represents unacceptable symbolic violence: Why We Should Stop Renaming Well-Established Universities By Farooq A. Kperogi In Nigeria, there’s a disturbingly haunting temporariness in the appellative identity of every […] Read more
Barr. John Apollos Maton MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas While Dr. Umar Ardo’s article pleads eloquently for national unity and the protection of the Fulani against ethnic profiling, it conveniently avoids the real, consistent and well-documented crisis of Fulani-led terrorism, aggression, and occupation that indigenous communities across Nigeria have endured. This is not about ethnic scapegoating—it is […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas * Charges them to verify before amplifying reports President Bola Tinubu has charged young Nigerians active in the digital media space to harness their platforms as instruments of national progress. He urged them to build businesses that create employment, produce content that reflects unifying values, and serve as positive catalysts for societal […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari and members of her family have relocated from Daura in Katsina State to her late husband’s residence in Kaduna State. The residence, where the former president stayed before leaving Nigeria for medical treatment in London, is located at Ungwan Rimi GRA in Kaduna. Aisha […] Read more
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ‘Buhari’s presidency was a colossal disaster. He left behind a country poorer, more fractured, and more despairing than he found it. Let those who govern today and tomorrow draw the right lesson: Power is transient, graves are inevitable, and history is unkind to leaders who squander their people’s hopes. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Open Letter to the International Criminal Court (ICC): The Plight of the Hausa Ethnic Group To the Esteemed Members of the International Criminal Court, We, the undersigned members and representatives of the Hausa ethnic group, write to you with heavy hearts and an unwavering hope that justice will prevail. Our communities are […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Veteran entertainer and rights activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has reacted to the renaming of the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Lagos, describing the move as an attempt to erase history and silence activism. The bus stop, located along the Gbagada–Bariga axis, has been renamed “Baddo Bus Stop” […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Bariga Council Chairman Renames ‘Charly Boy’ bus Stop After Olamide ‘Badoo’ The Bariga Local Council Development Area in Lagos State has officially renamed the popular ‘Charly Boy’ bus stop after rapper Olamide Adedeji popularly known as Baddo. Olamide, a celebrated music star with a career spanning over a decade, is regarded as […] Read more
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