MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In recent years, Nigeria has been grappling with a surge in insecurity, particularly in the form of terrorist attacks, banditry, and herdsmen-farmer conflicts. A growing narrative suggests that these security challenges are not merely the result of internal factors, but are also fueled by external forces. This narrative posits that certain individuals […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Kaduna Solidarity Vanguard, has expressed strong reservations over the recent resignation of Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed as Special Adviser on Politics to Vice President Kashim Shettima, describing the move as politically opportunistic and self-serving. The group accused Baba-Ahmed of leveraging public trust for personal advancement, describing his political choices as an attempt […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The death toll in attacks by gunmen in some communities in the Bokkos local government council of Plateau State has risen to 52. The Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang, who confirmed the development to journalists in Jos on Friday, said this followed the recovery of 40 more corpses […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E. A. Adeboye, has officially changed the name of the RCCG Apapa Family to The Favoured Family. The renaming took place on Sunday during his second visit to Trinity Towers, the headquarters of the RCCG City of David parish, which oversees the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of.” This was Donald Trump, with his customary offensiveness, three weeks ago. Unusually, it was not a flagrant lie — at least as far as his followers (and most Americans) are concerned. The 35% of Africans living in extreme poverty, 43% without electricity, relying on only the most […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Accordingly, the government said it is automating its immigration lists of White, Grey and Black, warning that any foreigner who poses a threat to national security would be swiftly blacklisted. The Federal Government has expressed strong outrage over an incident in which a Chinese expatriate allegedly ordered his Nigerian security guard to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …political analysts, CSOs knock lawmakers, say lack courage The House of Representatives’ decision to rescind the bill seeking to strip the Vice President and Governors of immunity has drawn sharp criticism from political analysts and civil society organizations (CSOs). Critics of the move to rescind the bill see it as a missed […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A bill seeking to return Nigeria to the parliamentary system of government passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill seeks to establish the office of the Prime Minister as Head of Government and the President as Head of State. The proposed legislation was among the 32 constitutional […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigerians are going without food as high transport costs raise food prices and squeeze households’ incomes. With petrol prices jumping nearly five times in 22 months, transport costs have risen by 20 to 100 percent over the period, raising the cost of logistics for food traders who pass it onto the consumers. […] Read more
Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Bola Tinubu is a president lashing out in panic and deep fear. His broadcast declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State yesterday was a self indicting broadside made by a man in real panic of the possible fallouts from removing a duly elected government. Neither the president nor anybody […] Read more
