OLUSOLA AJIBOYE Nigeria is a limitless pit of gold, which gets replenished each time it is mined. A plethora of riches that times, nature and men cannot exhaust. Nigeria bears a larger than life opulence with resources other than gold, tucked in the belly of her soil. Crude oil, Liquefied Natural Gas, Tin, Coal, Bauxite, […] Read more

By Davidson Rotshak Lar, JP We have been innundated with the word North. Northern Elders, Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Governors Forum etc. But really we are asking, “who are these Northerners?” Let us borrow a bit from History. When Obasanjo as President gave Non-Fulanis sensitive positions in his regime, the sultan of Sokoto went with […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInG While watching Information Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed responding to the documentary by the BBC Africa and Daily Trust TV on terrorism in the country, I could feel his worries and pain, though he tried hard to put up a bold face with the threat to sanction the two media organisation. I’m not sure what he meant that […] Read more

By Wole Olaoye How does one shake off the depressing feeling of déjà vu as one tragedy rolls over another? At times, one feels like an idiot. Wrapping one’s head around the way things have turned out in Nigeria — diminishing security, fuel queues, unprecedented inflation, intractable closure of universities, Naira depreciation etc — is physically exhausting. […] Read more

By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 11 June, 2022) The July 5, 2022 attack on Kuje prison, Abuja was more than a story of shame. You cannot be safe in the hands of a people that lack basic skills in attending to little details. Check the figures released the morning after […] Read more

By Wole Olaoye “They are bombing my backyard. They are firing big guns too! Pray for us o!” The desperation in the caller’s voice was palpable and eerie. Had Armageddon managed to come unannounced? It turned out that the bombing was some distance away although it sounded as if it was within the caller’s premises. […] Read more

By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi I’ve been away from social media because I’m on vacation and unplugged–for the most part. In this week’s Saturday Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I argue that Nigeria is in for a rough ride because the Kuje attack shows that Boko Haram and bandits have merged. Eid al-Adha Mubarak! This week’s notes […] Read more

By Farooq Kperogi This unidentified IPOB activist stepping on the Nigerian flag while robed in the colors of the Biafran flag is being falsely called Peter Obi’s son by people who resent Obi’s rising national visibility and potential disruption of the certainties of next year’s presidential election. But even if he were Obi’s son (he […] Read more