MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, wanted over alleged abuse of office and diversion of public funds. Ms Farouq served as minister between 2019 and 2023 under former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a notice published along with a photograph […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai has strongly denied a media report alleging that he criticized President Bola Tinubu and praised opposition coalition figures, describing the publication as “false, fabricated, and malicious.” (Former Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai. photo by guardian news) General Tukur Buratai (retd), a former chief of army […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigeria’s new Minister of Power, Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe, has said he cannot promise Nigerians uninterrupted electricity immediately but pledged to deliver noticeable improvements in the sector within a short period. Tegbe made the remarks on Wednesday during his screening before the Nigerian Senate. Addressing lawmakers, the minister-designate said he would rather focus […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Minister for foreign affairs, Bianca Ojukwu and her South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola. Photo: X|Ojukwu_Bianca By Ayobami Okerinde The minister for foreign affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu,, has said the federal government cannot remain silent over the alleged harassment, humiliation and extrajudicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa amid renewed xenophobic tensions in the […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman on a 12-count charge of money laundering in which he is accused of diverting about N33.8billion public funds. Justice James Omotosho, in a  judgement on Thursday, held that the prosecuting agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has confirmed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved his redeployment from Germany to South Africa as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate.In a press statement issued on Thursday, Fani-Kayode said the redeployment followed a personal request he made to the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, shortly after his […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday at the Nigerian Senate in Abuja threatened to “take out” former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, after the lawmaker repeatedly disrupted plenary during consideration of the Votes and Proceedings, following persistent interruptions linked to a controversial amendment of Senate rules on eligibility for presiding and principal officer […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Senate has confirmed Joseph Tegbe as Minister of Power after his successful screening at the plenary session. After Mr. Joseph Tegbe passed the plenary screening, the Senate confirmed him as Minister of Power on Wednesday. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Senate Committee of the Whole deliberated extensively […] Read more

MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas New worries about the credibility of the 2027 general elections came up on Wednesday, with the Independent National Electoral Commission warning that growing insecurity across Nigeria could make it hard to hold free, fair, and credible polls. But the opposition parties firmly rejected the idea of sending soldiers to polling stations, arguing […] Read more