By Dr. Wumi Akintide MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas A situation report on the Trump Arraignment of today! We are not there yet with Trump but the end is now within reach. Nemesis and Karma rolled into one have finally begun today to catch up with Donald Trump and his bunch of delusional apologists who now know the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas All over the world, economic interests have been the driving force behind foreign policies in the last two decades, except ofcourse in Nigeria. Sometime in 2016, in a presentation, I made a simple statement that if Nigeria fails to show leadership, the situation in Ethiopia where Egypt and Sudan may go to war […] Read more
By Bola Bolawole MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas The “honeymoon” enjoyed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is over – two months into the life of his administration, which has a lifespan of four years (48 months) in the first instance. While he is yet to fully form his government, Tinubu is already fighting fires on many fronts; his […] Read more
By Hassan Gimba MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas “Any man whom Allah has given the authority of ruling some people and he does not look after them in an honest manner, will never feel even the smell of Paradise.” – Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Before going to my topic, please allow me a little digression. I want to start by appealing […] Read more
Monday Lines By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas Six contiguous states across Africa, from Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean to Sudan on the Red Sea, have suffered eight military coups since 2020. The United States Institute for Peace (USIP) noted and wrote the above in relation to last week’s coup in Niger Republic. It described the […] Read more
By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas Today’s column historicizes and sociologizes why the practice of Islam is different in Yorubaland and Hausaland using the controversy over Logos Olori’s music video as a case study: Davido: Why Yoruba and Hausa Muslims Reacted Differently to VideoBy Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi Music star Davido’s social media promotion of […] Read more
By Bola Bolawole MaTaZ ArIsInG(Texas USA) “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back at you” – Friedrich Nietzsche. Comrade Yinka Odumakin wrote a book with the above title in which he […] Read more
By Bolanle Bolawole MaTaZ ArIsInG I received the material you are about to read from a beloved first cousin of mine, Architect Akintunde (Tunde) Imolehin way before the inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president. Titled “ASIWAJU: 10 Things before May 29”, I cannot actually say why I did not print it before Tinubu’s […] Read more
By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInG To all you wide-eyed sadists, masochists, and sadomasochists who preached that subsidy is a horrible evil that must be gotten rid of, the results are trickling in. IMF-World Bank’s dream country is materializing in Nigeria. Congratulations! IMF’s Neoliberal Sadomasochistic Paradise is Finally in NigeriaBy Farooq A. KperogiTwitter: @farooqkperogi It […] Read more
By Oluwatoyin Fatukasin MaTaZ ArIsInG On my secondary school class forum, a classmate expressed serious disappointment with the palliative program, expressing the hope that the review will result in a significant improvement. He insisted a couple of us should offer suggestions. Below is my response: I am not sure I know what to say. Nigeria […] Read more
