By Idowu Ephraim Faleye MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The argument about who developed Lagos has become loud, emotional, and often dishonest. It is repeated everywhere, from casual conversations to serious debates, yet very few people pause to ask the most important question first: what does development truly mean? Until this question is answered honestly, every claim […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published on Monday, 26 January, 2026). The Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘Wizkid’ as “a young person who is very clever and successful.” Collins Dictionary defines it as “a person who is outstandingly successful for his or her age.” Wisdom Library says “’Wiz’ is a shortened form of ‘wizard,’ connoting […] Read more
…To Muhammed Ali, you, and me MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The last nuggets of wisdom from Bob Marley… …To Muhammed Ali, you, and me By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Neither Bob Nesta Marley nor Muhammed Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) needs any introduction – except, perhaps, to the Gen. Z and Alpha generations that know next-to-nothing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines 1 By Lasisi Olagunju (Published on Monday, 19 January, 2026) On Monday, 25 March, 1946, Chief I. B. Akinyele, Chief James Ladejo Ogunsola, Messrs D. T. Akinbiyi and E. A. Sanda, the very cream of the Ibadan educated elite, met behind closed doors with Oyo town delegates at the secretariat […] Read more
Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Nigerian government, its military and security experts keep playing games with the issues of national security while citizens die, abducted for ransom or are maimed by bandits, terrorists and outlaws who have taken over the open spaces and forests across the nation. The Nigerian military are already too deeply […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has revoked over 100,000 visas since U.S. President Donald Trump took office nearly a year ago. The revoked visas include “some 8,000 student visas and 2,500 specialized visas for individuals who had encounters with U.S. law enforcement for criminal activity,” the department said on […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The price war in the petroleum sector has continued to deepen as some retail outlets have dropped the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) below the N739 per litre recommended by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The PUNCH reports that since the Dangote refinery slashed petrol pump prices from about N900 to N739 in […] Read more
By LADIPO ADAMOLEKUN MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas All governments are coalitions. The choice is whether the coalition is within one party or between several.— The Economist, October 28, 1995. Nigeria: Coalition Government for a Decade Each time I reflect on the future political system for Nigeria, I feel that the overwhelming evidence is for a coalition government to […] Read more
Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In a 2006 political conference sponsored by the now defunct British Department for International Development (DFID) on political development in Nigeria, a proposal was made during committee deliberations by this writer to split the job of the management of political parties from the work of conducting elections. Mr. Lai Mohammed, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Today’s Saturday column shows how Nyesom Wike’s alcohol-powered bravado has turned him into a tempestuous political street brawler who is picking fights with virtually everyone, including President Tinubu, who controls the feeding bottle from which he currently draws both political sustenance and symbolic legitimacy. Wike Getting Awfully Close to Fighting Tinubu By […] Read more
