By Wole Olaoye (wole.olaoye@gmail.com) Contemporary Africa comprises countries cobbled together by colonialists for their own interest. In the case of Nigeria, British colonialism was, as playwright Ola Rotimi would put it, in the service of their ‘female king’. The two hitherto distinct halves of Nigeria (Northern and Southern Protectorates) have managed to stay together as one […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG I lost a good fried, Dr. Obadiah (Obed) Mailafia on Sunday at the young age of 64 years, apparently, from the Covid19 pandemic. Yes, another casualty in the long list of distinguished Nigerians lost to this dreaded disease. As I always say to all my friends and relations, take your vaccination, follow the […] Read more
By Bolaji O. Akinyemi. Politics like football or soccer as Americans will call it, has seasons when stars are open to transfer from club to club. This is usually a season their handlers must seek to strengthen their team in their areas of weaknesses with the view to have a competitions’ winning team. Political atmosphere […] Read more
By Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi In Saturday s Tribune/Peoples Gazette column, I provided verifiable evidence that Pantami doesn’t have enough publications to be a professor, that most of his few publications are in dubious journals with no peer review, and that his PhD is in management, not cybersecurity. Enjoy: There are basically three legitimate ways […] Read more
By Ade King Ebimomi I am sure some of you will remember this… The year was 2000 and the place, Minna, Niger State. The governor at the time was Engr A. Kure. This present democratic dispensation was not even up to a year old when some Northern governors (especially that of Niger and Zamfara) began […] Read more
By Oduche Azih Has this MONDAY SIT AT HOME now developed a life of its own? Maxi Okwu thinks that it has. Here’s what I have to say about it. THE BUHARI FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, its many apologists, State Government enablers, enemies of Ndigbo and Fake Igbo proconsuls, (apologies to Prof Obi Nwakanma), have chosen to […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 20 September, 2021) The National Assembly last Tuesday received a presidential request for yet fresh foreign loans. This time, it is $4billion and €710million (N2trillion) to finance ‘critical projects’ in the 2021 budget. Our lawmakers will approve the loan request without asking any question. It is […] Read more
By Olusola Ajiboye The Yorubas of South-Western and North Central Nigeria have come full circle in their chequered but tumultus history. Their ancestors have built a most enduring civilization in a long history of humanity. They have founded, nurtured and grew kingdoms of reckoning and have within ancient and contemporary period, established a formidable Empire […] Read more
By Ayo Dada MaTaZ ArIsInG It is understood that Pantami has recently changed his name to Ibrahim Isa. Check out the image above. check back for the full article. Why has President Buhari not spoken about or accepted the United States offer to assist Nigeria in exposing the sponsors of terrorism in Nigeria? In November […] Read more
By Wole Olaoye (wole.olaoye@gmail.com) It is impossible not to be affected by contact with Lindsay Barrett, the poet, journalist, essayist, photographer, playwright, broadcaster and novelist. This rolling stone has gathered moss aplenty, having packed so much into his four score years with indelible footprints in Europe, the United States and Africa. I first met Barrett […] Read more
