By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 2 May, 2022) So, who is the favourite? First, they said Goodluck Jonathan was the chosen one. Indeed, his boys and girls were already sharing the 2023-2027 posts and spoils. Now, I ask, is he still the one that is coming? No one appears sure again […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG DUMB TALK? STUPID TALK? READ THE ADDENDUM Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister has suggested who may likely win the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential primary. Fani-Kayode suggested that ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar may pick the PDP Presidential ticket. To this end, he urged the All Progressives Congress, APC, to field a Northern […] Read more
By Chris O. O. Biose The Corruption Perception Index Report for 2021 compiled by the global anti-corruption body, Transparency International ranks Nigeria as 154 out of 180 countries. It is also the second most notorious country in the world for romance or dating scams, according to Techshielder.com, a London-based organization that studies, analyses and offers advice […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 11 April, 2022) Are we being ruled by coincidences or by conspiracies? There was a British passenger liner, the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic. It was a ship of luxury boasts that was built to sail forever; but it sank in the night of 14-15 April, […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju August 14, 2021; 11:00pm Leader of the ‘unseen’ persons ruling us, Alhaji Mamman Daura, spoke last week. He said enough of turn-by-turn presidency for Nigeria. He decreed that North-South rotation of the presidency of Nigeria should be dead; from 2023, the most competent among contenders would be put in the Presidential Villa. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Governor Zulum demolishes 6 decades old church in Borno State It is no longer news that Governor Babagana Umara Zulum continues to show his disdain and total hatred for the Christian Community in Borno State. Under his directives, a church was demolished and an innocent person (Ezekiel) killed in cold blood on the […] Read more
By Farooq Kperogi Someone sent me this memo that the Apo Legislators’ Quarters Central Mosque Committee sent to the intrepid Sheikh Nuru Khalid informing him of the termination of his appointment as Imam of the Apo Juma’at Mosque for telling truth to power. The person who shared it with me was at once bemused and […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 4 April, 2022) A nation goes irretrievably bad when bad things happen and the powerful decree against mentioning or discussing them, or, even, accepting that they are happening at all. Every worthy news manager in Nigeria today is very familiar with the strains and stresses […] Read more
By Wole Olaoye Her name is Chinelo Megafu. She graduated in Dentistry from the University of Port-Harcourt in 2015. Ah, you already know her? She had never been one to seek cheap popularity. Her becoming a household name was entirely beyond her control. As a medic, she was trained to save lives. Nothing prepared her […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 28 March, 2022) I saw two bearded, bitter members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Channels TV late last week lamenting. They said ex-PDP leaders were taking over the house they built. They fretted and lamented what was about to happen to their tendency […] Read more
