MaTaZ ArIsInG Barely 48 hours after disassociating himself from moves by some groups to draft him into the 2023 presidential race, former President Goodluck Jonathan has finally made up his mind to vie for the top post. Nigeria is set to go to the polls next year in a crowded contest parading many contestants in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to replace the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami with Festus Keyamo, and Rotimi Amaechi with Gbemisola Saraki as the Minister of Transportation. Some Nigerians made the call following Buhari’s directive to his Ministers with political ambition to resign. Buhari, at the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Deji Adeyanju, a former Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may “embarrass” former President Goodluck Jonathan at Eagle Square when the presidential primaries hold later this month. There were reports on Wednesday, that Jonathan had joined the APC. The former president, Jonathan contested […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG 2023: Presidency cabal behind mass declaration from South, says Yakasai A northern elder statesman, Tanko Yakasai, has claimed that some cabals in the presidency with negative missions have been sponsoring some aspirants from the southern part of the country to declare for the 2023 presidency. He added that some of the aspirants who […] Read more
The Senate, on Tuesday, amended the Electoral Act, 2022, to allow ‘statutory delegates’ – all those elected – to participate and vote in the conventions, congresses or meetings of political parties. This followed the expeditious consideration of a bill during plenary which scaled first, second and third readings, respectively, and was passed during plenary by […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in MaTaZ ArIsInG on Monday, 9 May, 2022) Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.” A sage is also he that is “venerated for the possession of wisdom, possession of judgment and […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG •••SAYS IT IS AN INSULT FOR A GROUP TO PROCURE HIS NOMINATION FORM WITHOUT HIS CONSENT Former President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the All Progressives Congress expression of interest and Nomination form procured for him by a Fulani group on Tuesday. Jonathan said in a late night statement by his Media Adviser, Ikechukwu […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG All the men and women who paid tens or hundreds of millions of naira for expression of interest and nomination forms in various political parties in order to run for President, have they paused for a minute and thought about what they are bargaining for? I thought by now the Nigerian Presidency will […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG A Dutch Nigerian, Wiebe Boer AKA Yohanna Maigona has declared interest in the governorship race in Plateau State. It was not clear if Maigona was being sarcastic as his preferred party is not registered in Nigeria. In the posters that have flooded the internet, Maigona gave his party as “All for All Peoples […] Read more
By Basil Okoh “Making Sense”“THE ILLUSIONS OF A SOUTHERN PRESIDENT”BY: Femi Fani-Kayode Femi Fani Kayode is forever grandstanding and playing cosy with those he thinks hold political power in Nigeria. He is an infinitely famished man and would do and say anything to those who can offer him a drink and a meal. Consensus building […] Read more
