By Ayo DADA Adamawa State has announced its preparedness to consider the stance of Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the state, making it the first northern state to show interest in the move. The Rivers Division of the Federal High Court in August held that the […] Read more
By Ayo DADA Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association has warned that a cow could cost N2 million if the anti-grazing bill is passed into law in Lagos State. In another twist by Miyetti Allah in their ongoing campaign to overturn the decision of the southern states to stop open grazing in their states which have […] Read more
By Prof. Abdussamad Umar Jibia MaTaZ ArIsInG Isa Ali Pantami, currently a minister in Buhari’s administration is one person that has attracted a lot of attention recently. First, there was a controversy between him and Abike Dabiri over an office accommodation for her agency which she claimed was refused by the minister. Whether or not […] Read more
By Kassim Afegbua MaTaZ ArIsInG I am gradually becoming exposed to the real problems of President Buhari and those who are masterminds of his colourless and tactless presidency that has continued to destroy the very fabric that knit us together. His real problems are his coterie of aides who have become sycophants from the pit […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 6 September, 2021) Somehow, we’ve all, individually, managed to get by and get better but the country gets progressively worse every new day. I thought of how much I paid to get university education – my first degree. The first year, I paid N20 caution fee; […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG THE ANTECEDENTS OF AN ARMY GENERAL AS PRESIDENT WHO CANNOT DEFEAT TERRORISM/SO-CALLED BANDITRY IN HIS COUNTRY History. Just look back at these 10 intriguing headlines in the past and make an overview where we are now security-wise as a nation.Can we make a conclusion one way or the other out of them? Boko […] Read more
By Tunji Light Ariyomo MaTaZ ArIsInG The comprehensively remodeled Adamasingba stadium Ibadan is a thing of beauty. Then it got flooded on its maiden outing. Flooded pitches are actually not so uncommon especially with the volume of rainfall amidst our 3rd world infrastructure. The rain caused flooding in other places as well. With dozens dead, […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In this week’s Saturday Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I argue that the attack on NDA mirrors the dysfunction in Aso Rock, which was also breached in May this year. I also point to the increasing Sharia-defying “southernization” of the weddings of the children of elite northerners and its implication for Nigerian […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published on MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 30 August, 2021) Scary! One spring night, the pilot of a small plane experienced a complete engine failure. On top of that, he lost his electrical system, and with it, the use of his radio and navigation instruments. Mist filled the sky. The moon had not […] Read more
By Tope Akinnola While we await the DSS to invite Professor Kunle Olawunmi, a former Navy Commodore, for interrogation, or maybe investigation, for his audacious claims that current governors, senators and certain Aso Rock officials currently in government are Boko Haram and terrorism sponsors, we already know that his claims are in tangent with what […] Read more
