By Bola BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the emerging coalition of some of the country’s leading politicians, will do differently from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). An amused reader called and engaged me in the argument you are about to read. […] Read more

By Mogaji Wole Arisekola MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Have you noticed what’s not happening lately at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC)? For the first time in living memory, a newly appointed Group Managing Director (GMD) has refused to announce an immediate, bogus $2.5 billion Turnaround Maintenance for the Port Harcourt refinery — the traditional first […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas They knew all along. It took them just six months to realise that Tinubu government will not maintain the status quo. That it wont be business as usual .So begins the evil machinations that only this month culminated into what they mischievously tagged a coalition. ADC is not on a mission to […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Okechukwu disclosed this while addressing journalists during an interdenominational church service in honour of Buhari in Abuja. Osita Okechukwu, a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated on Sunday that none of the prominent politicians currently positioning themselves to inherit the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s 12 million-strong “vote bank” […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …From Aso Rock to foreign wards: The medical exodus of Nigeria’s rulers On a quiet afternoon in London, the former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly breathed his last. The news, though unsurprising, carries with it a somber symbolism: yet another Nigerian leader, who presided over the affairs of more than 200 million […] Read more

By Bola BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “Gradually but assuredly, the foundations of education are being destroyed in this country. Adequate attention – and commensurate resources – are not being committed to education at all levels. A huge percentage of our children have lost interest in education… Garbage in, garbage out, as they say! The quality […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In this week’s Saturday column, I express views about the propriety of celebrating Buhari’s death–and the plea to forgive his sins against Nigeria–that depart from conventional views: Celebrating Buhari’s Death Vs Forgiving Him By Farooq A. Kperogi Two dominant narrative strands have emerged in Nigerian discursive spheres in the aftermath of former […] Read more

Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas There have been outpourings of praises on Muhammadu Buhari since the announcement of his death. The beneficiaries of his selective public gestures have been effusively and overly generous in their plaudits of the taciturn but vengeful man. Two historical occurrences deeply defined Buhari’s public life. The first was the accusation […] Read more

By Idowu Ephraim Faleye MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas There’s a war raging in Nigeria, and at the center of it is a battle over who controls Nigeria’s resources, her people, and ultimately, her future. For decades, a small, powerful clique known as the Fulani oligarchy has held a tight grip on the levers of government and […] Read more