MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Idowu Ephraim Faleye As Nigeria moves towards the 2027 election, a political pattern is beginning to emerge around President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Different voices are criticising the administration from different directions, but some of the narratives appear capable of leading to the same political destination: weakening Tinubu’s support and making his […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, deserves a prominent place in the chronicles of our time. He has been at the forefront of shaping public thought and action, not just in the Southwest zone, but in Nigeria as a whole. He was one of the first to sincerely and commendably put a deepening security […] Read more
By Idowu Ephraim Faleye MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent statement that “all is fair in politics” has generated strong reactions across Nigeria. Some people have interpreted the statement as proof that he intends to undermine democracy and hold on to power at all costs. Others have described it as a dangerous confession […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines By Lasisi Olagunju (Published on Monday, 3 August, 2026). A grandson of Uganda’s former military ruler, Idi Amin Dada, is Aziz Abdul, better known as “Ringo.” Like his grandfather, the young Ugandan is a super-heavyweight boxer who competed at the Commonwealth Games, which ended yesterday, August 2. He left the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas •Asks: What did the bombing achieve? •Optimistic that a viable Nigeria is possible By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Professor Tukur Muhammad Baba, National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, speaks on the achievements, challenges and future of the organisation, Nigeria’s insecurity and relations with other socio-cultural groups. Excerpts: About two decades after […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Idowu Ephraim Faleye Every election season, Nigerians passionately debate who deserves to lead the country. We argue over certificates, age, wealth, popularity, ethnicity, political party, and campaign promises, yet we often overlook the one quality that may matter most: No president can personally run the economy, defend the nation, build roads, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Monday Lines 2 Afrophobia: Should Nigeria ask South African companies to leave? By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 6 July, 2026). Jacob Zuma was President of South Africa when he declared on October 21, 2013 that South Africa should not “think like Africans in Africa, generally.” The remark, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Published in the TREASURES column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 5 July, 2026.) “When a house suffers from problems in its foundation, you can do one of two things: Continue to paper over the cracks until the house finally collapses on everyone’s head. The other option […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In today’s Saturday column, I examine how Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi’s phantom presidential council scandal exposes a Nigerian state so porous and so rotten that a counterfeit agency could walk through its corridors wearing the face of power: The Phantom Presidential Council Scandal By Farooq A. Kperogi I first received a WhatsApp forward […] Read more
Authored by Wale Bakare MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Dear President Tinubu, Kindly accept my greetings delivered with due respect. I write to you over the the trending matter of the ‘Fake Agency’ that is presently capturing the attention of Nigerians, and indeed, the world. I believe it must have given you too some concern because of […] Read more
