MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “A nation is great not by its size alone, but by the justice it upholds and the ideals it serves”— Jean Juares There is a tendency in contemporary African discourse to reduce France to a set of political quarrels, historical grievances, and present-day misalignments. In the heated rhetoric of the Sahel, France is […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …bags traditional title in Ile-Ife The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has expressed optimism in the ongoing reforms and economic rebound, declaring that by 2026, other countries would be borrowing from Nigeria. Tinubu made a disclosure at Ile-Ife, Osun State, shortly after she was installed as Yeye Asiwaju Gbogbo Ile Oodu’a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Today’s Saturday column wonders why Minister of State for Defense Bello Matawalle, implicated in many credible allegations of complicity in featherbedding banditry, still has a job when his boss Mohammed Badaru has been let go: Why is Matawalle Still a Defense Minister? By Farooq A. Kperogi Even the severest critics of the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has broken his silence on the lingering allegations surrounding the sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria. The Kaduna-based scholar, in a strongly worded public prayer on Thursday, called for divine punishment on anyone benefiting from the bloodshed ravaging the country. His remarks have once again placed him […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Buhari – a masked religious fundamentalist I do not believe in blind patriotism; neither will I bury my head in the sand like the ostrich, pretending that all is well when all is not well. I do not wish to court some undue approbation. I neither condemn nor endorse Donald Trump’s statements […] Read more
Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The meeting of the 19 governors of Northern states in Nigeria jointly held with the traditional rulers of the north appear to have southern politicians and international watchers scratching their heads for answers to the deepening security challenges in the north. The security of the north is really the excuse, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …says ‘It is time to declare a war situation …terrorists attack immigration checkpoint, kill 3 officers in Kebbi Banditry, terrorism in Northern Nigeria are self-inflicted — ACF chair The Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, on Friday asked the Federal Government to declare a war situation in Nigeria […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …Wipe out bandits or we call international community Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has berated what he described as seeming failure of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration to wipe out bandits terrorising the country, questioning the rationale behind the government reportedly negotiating with armed groups. The former President said this on […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas His stance has also gotten him into trouble with the Nigerian authorities after he revealed that certain individuals loyal to President Bola Tinubu have been warning and threatening him to desist from posting such videos. The highly outspoken Plateau State cleric, Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo, has issued a fresh warning about threats to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Last week, I shared an Amnesty International Nigeria post calling on the authorities in Katsina State to ensure that the rights of Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim Masussuka were protected. I made no comment of my own; I only shared the statement to amplify a principle of justice. Yet the response was vicious. In […] Read more
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