MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In this week’s Saturday column, I go beyond Tinubu’s unconstitutional usurpation of power in Rivers State and explore why he seems to be doing the exact things he spent his political career condemning before he became president. I use insights from psychology and philosophy to make sense of him and others who […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Jalingo revealed that Rita’s father, an immigration officer, died after participating in a protest against the demolition of his palm plantation to make way for the Obudu International Airport. Journalist and human rights activist Agba Jalingo has narrated how the father of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, who was recently […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), led by its President and Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, had paid a courtesy visit to President Tinubu to discuss pressing national issues. Following a meeting between Catholic Bishops in Nigeria and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Catholic Bishops have […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Afenifere Youth Leader Ojajuni Recounts 12-Day Ordeal In Kidnappers’ Den, Exposes 55 Bandit Camps In Southwest Nigeria Speaking at a press conference, Ojajuni recounted his recent abduction, describing it as a wake-up call for the government and security agencies. The National Youth President of Afenifere, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, has called for urgent […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Letters from the Home Office, seen by the publication, instruct some nurses to leave as early as next week after their visas were revoked due to allegations made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Some Nigerian nurses under investigation for fraud at a UK test center have been ordered to leave […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Her salary and allowances have also been withheld for the duration of the suspension, and she has been barred from identifying herself as a senator. The Senate President, Mr Godswill Akpabio, has been sued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over “the failure to reverse the patently unlawful suspension of Senator […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The young lady, who shared her grievances on TikTok via the handle @talktoraye, was seen in tears as she lamented the rising cost of goods in Nigeria. A serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member in Lagos State has raised concerns over alleged threats from the NYSC board after she criticized President […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused his successor, Muhammadu Buhari, of fostering corruption, mainly through the 2022 state pardons granted to two convicted former governors. In his newly released book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo claimed that Buhari’s administration presided over “the most atrocious waste” and that “corruption was at its peak” […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The federal government has reacted to last Wednesday’s United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa which gave President Donald Trump the green light to designate Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ and impose stringent sanctions on it over widespread killing of Christians in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This week’s Saturday column examines Nasir El-Rufai’s transformation from an internally displaced “accidental public servant” to a troubled, accidental, one-band opposition squad who is railing against exactly the same things he did when he was in power. Enjoy: Nasir El-Rufai’s Scorched-Earth One-Man Opposition By Farooq A. Kperogi Like a stranded mariner gasping […] Read more
