MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In a remote northwestern Nigerian community, families are pleading for the release of over 150 worshippers abducted from churches last Sunday, even as the government announces a breakthrough in securing delayed U.S. military aid to combat the nation’s spiraling violence. The dual developments highlight a nation caught between relentless terrorist attacks and […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has ended his tour of duty in the country following President Donald Trump’s recall of about 30 U.S. envoys from countries globally. Amb. Mills was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Nigeria nearly two years ago in May, 2024. “Ambassador Mills led the U.S. Mission in strengthening […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Countdown to the 2027 general elections, former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo sneaked into Minna, and met with his counterpart, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB). Photographs of Monday’s visit to the ex-military Head of State at his Minna hilltop residence have given credence to speculations about the behind-the-scenes moves by Obasanjo to ensure […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas European leaders drew a clear line over Greenland yesterday, vowing an unflinching and proportional response to Washington’s threats, even as US President, Donald Trump, said he was ready to hold a meeting in Davos about his plans to take the autonomous Danish territory. Leaders at the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Posting on X, Fani-Kayode argued that it was implausible for the US government to rely on information from a private individual using online mapping tools to conduct a military operation. Ambassador-designate Femi Fani-Kayode has refuted as false a New York Times report claiming that U.S. airstrikes on parts of Sokoto State were […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) that the Federal Government sited a gold refinery in Lagos in violation of the federal character principle. It said the allegations contained in a statement signed by the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) spokesperson, Prof. Abubakar Jiddere, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Federal Government has filed a criminal charge against Mike Ozekhome, SAN, over alleged forgery and use of false documents in a disputed property case in the United Kingdom. The three-count charge, marked FCT/HC/CR/010/2026, was filed before a federal high court in Abuja on Friday by Osuobeni Akponimisingha, head of the high-profile […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ABUJA–Human rights lawyer and activist, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, has slammed the federal government over what he termed continued appeasement of bandits, saying it amounts to indirect financing of terrorism. Adeyanju, in a statement he issued on Monday, argued that forgiving terrorists not only sets a dangerous precedent but also undermines the tenets […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In its sustained efforts regarding the ongoing dry season operations, especially in the Timbuktu Triangle, Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), cleared several camps of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. Sources revealed that “scores of the terrorists were neutralised, while others fled with gunshot wounds”. The same Troops […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after attending the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, where he witnessed the signing of a trade agreement between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the President’s return in a statement released on Saturday. The statement […] Read more
