Abayomi Ishola MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas For nearly two decades, Nigeria has lived with terror like an unwanted houseguest, eating from the kitchen, sleeping in the living room, rearranging the furniture of normal life. We adjusted our schedules around kidnappings, our prayers around mass burials, our expectations around failure. Insurgency became background noise; atrocity became routine. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the addition of 24 Nigerian words and expressions such as “nyash,” “biko,” ‘Ghana-Must-Go’, and “abeg,” reflecting the growing global influence of Nigerian language and culture. This global recognition recognition of Nigerian and West African words and expressions reflects the growing influence of Nigerian […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Prof Akinyemi stated this on Monday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television. Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, a former Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, has said that oil interests are behind President Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela. Prof Akinyemi stated this on Monday in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, […] Read more
Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas If there’s any one who stirs so much dislike and who Nigerians are sure has no chance in the 2027 presidential election, it is Atiku Abubakar. He is intrusive and is now everywhere flaunting a presidential candidacy he does not yet have and grandstanding with the name of ADC as […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published on Monday, 29 December, 2025). There is a Yoruba proverb for our insecurity and the external help we got last Thursday: Let the man see the snake; let the woman kill it. What matters is that the snake dies (Kí ọkùnrin rí ejò, kí obìnrin pa á; ohun […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas According to the Lucas County Coroner’s Office, the sheriff’s office found the body of Dr. Iwuagwu in Orchard Lake near Stone Oak Country Club on Thursday, December 25, 2025. The body of Dr. Cletus Iwuagwu, a missing Nigerian doctor has been discovered in a lake in the United States. Dr. Iwuagwu, 71, was last […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Addressing Omoyele Sowore’s Statements on Nigeria’s Sovereignty I am afraid I will have to disagree with Mr Omoyele Sowore, and others like him, who are misinforming the Nigerian public that the recent actions against terrorists are proof that Nigeria lacks sovereignty. Such views are indicative of a lack of awareness of international […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The US president called the strikes “powerful and deadly,” while US officials claimed they were conducted in coordination with the Nigerian authorities. The US has launched airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Nigeria, according to US president Donald Trump. The US Africa Command said the strikes were conducted “in coordination with Nigerian authorities” in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has condemned the alleged Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing it as unacceptable. In his Christmas message on Wednesday, Netanyahu emphasised that attacks against Christians or members of any religion cannot be tolerated, urging an end to the alleged militant displacement and violence against Christians in Nigeria. He also highlighted […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Two members of the Kano State House of Assembly, Aminu Saad Ungogo and Sarki Aliyu Daneji, have died within hours of each other, the legislature confirmed on Wednesday. Ungogo, who represented the Ungogo constituency and chaired the assembly’s committee on appropriation, collapsed at the assembly complex after a brief illness. He was […] Read more
