MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The PSC had directed officers who have served 35 years or reached 60 years of age to retire immediately. The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has given a new order to top senior officers. Recall that the Police Service Commission (PSC) had directed officers who have served 35 years or […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In a sweeping leadership overhaul, President Bola Tinubu has dissolved the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly the University of Abuja) and dismissed its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Maikudi, with immediate effect. The move, announced on Thursday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, signals a broader shake-up in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued new guidelines permitting Bureau de Change (BDC) operators to purchase up to $25,000 weekly from Authorised Dealer Banks (ADBs) to meet retail market demand for eligible invisible transactions. The directive, contained in a circular from the Trade and Exchange Department, also outlines compliance requirements […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Shehu Sani, a former senator, has once again lashed out at the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, accusing him of political deceit and hypocrisy. In a fiery response to El-Rufai’s recent allegations about Governor Uba Sani collecting N150 billion from President Bola Tinubu, Sani reminded the public of El-Rufai’s controversial […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Chibuogu claimed that she and her children have faced threats since the incident and warned that she has evidence to take legal action if the harassment persists. Suzzette Chibuogu, the ex-wife of Ikenna Erinne, the late US-based Nigerian cardiologist who killed himself some days ago has shared her own story. She claimed […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas While delivering judgment in the case this morning, Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe held that the EFCC lacked the constitutional power to try the former Minister of the offence. Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been discharged and acquitted of the 12-count charge bordering on procurement of a “fabricated” medical report and use […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Usman Yusuf has been an outspoken critic of the government in various interviews and public forums. The Katsina State Elders Forum has asked the security operatives to immediately release Professor Usman Yusuf, the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Since his retirement as head of NHIS, he has […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Each time we hear or read outsiders say they are fighting for Yoruba Muslims, some of us (Yoruba Muslims) laugh. Who told them that we cannot fight our war ourselves – if there is a war? A statement signed by an Imam Haroun Muhammad Eze on behalf of the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly intensified pressure on members of the Lagos State House of Assembly to reinstate Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker, just three weeks after his impeachment. According to insiders, Tinubu urged lawmakers over the weekend to consider allowing Obasa’s return, citing potential political repercussions. Of the 40-member Lagos Assembly, all but […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A US-based Nigerian cardiologist, Dr Ikenna Erinne, reportedly held his estranged partner and their children hostage at gunpoint for three hours before taking his own life when police arrived, his father-in-law, Francis Van-Lare, has alleged. The tragic death of the 36-year-old cardiologist has sparked intense debate and widespread reactions from Nigerians both at home […] Read more
