By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In today’s Saturday’s column, I bring to public attention what a close supporter of Tinubu, who is Yoruba, confided in me about Tinubu’s Yorubacentric provincialism at the NNPC, reminiscent of Buhari’s unabashed Arewacentricity. I hope Nigeria can transcend the ethnocratic insularity of its leaders someday. Tinubu’s Buharization of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas El-Rufai Reacts as Kperogi Accuses Tinubu of Appointing Yoruba People to Major Positions in NNPCL Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has weighed in on Professor Farooq Kperogi’s recent criticism of alleged ethnic favouritism in President Bola Tinubu’s appointments. In an article titled “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC,” Kperogi accused […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas On Thursday, the opposition Labour Party (LP), People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and others made a mockery of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Nigeria’s growing poverty. The opposition parties’ denunciation came after a widely shared video of long lines of Nigerians waiting for meals on Christmas Eve at President Bola Tinubu’s Bourdillon […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …says no foreign troops’ presence in Nigeria …Niger citizens mock Tchiani Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has refuted claims made by Niger’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, accusing Nigeria of collaborating with France to shelter militants and planning attacks on Niger from northern Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with BBC […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The recent food stampedes in Ibadan, Anambra, and Abuja, which claimed at least 50 lives in three days, starkly illustrate the depth of Nigeria’s economic and social crisis. These tragedies, where citizens died in desperate attempts to secure food and cash donations, are not isolated events but symbols of a systemic failure. […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The drone attack occurred moments after the army repelled the terrorists’ initial attempt to take over the base. BOKO HARAM The Nigerian Army has raised a security alert after Boko Haram swarmed a military Forward Operating Base in Wajiroko in the Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State with drones on Tuesday, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, has said that the recent deaths at food distribution centres show how desperate many Nigerians have become. Last week, more than 67 people died in stampedes while trying to get food aid in Oyo, Anambra and Abuja. Speaking in his Christmas message on Wednesday, Kukah […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas By Damilola Aina President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has clarified that the recent reduction in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, to N899.50 per litre at its loading gantry was primarily driven by the complex dynamics of market forces. He also said it is his responsibility to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The presidency has dismissed reports claiming that fighter jets mistakenly bombed two communities in Sokoto State while targeting terrorists. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, refuted the allegations late Wednesday via his X account describing the news as false and urged the public to disregard it. “Kindly disregard […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The mother of a former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, Funmilayo Ogunseyi, has called on President Bola Tinubu and well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in her daughter’s legal troubles following the stampede in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mataz Arising reports that Naomi is among three individuals taken before the Iyaganku Magistrate Court in Ibadan in […] Read more
