MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas U.S. lawmakers have sharply contradicted the Nigerian government’s position on the ongoing massacres in the country, describing the violence as “escalating,” “targeted,” and overwhelmingly directed at Christians during a rare joint congressional briefing on Wednesday. The closed-door session—convened by House Appropriations Vice Chair Mario Díaz-Balart as part of a Trump-ordered investigation—examined recent killings an... Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Fresh pressure is building on President Bola Tinubu to remove the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, after the resignation of Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar on Monday. Top government sources told SaharaReporters that the United States has insisted that both Badaru and Matawalle must be replaced before Washington proceeds with […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Bakare made the call at a State of the Nation news conference titled “The Darkness before Dawn”, held at the Citadel Global Community Church in Lagos on Sunday. Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has called on the Federal Government to halt all non-essential gatherings in […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …Wipe out bandits or we call international community Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has berated what he described as seeming failure of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration to wipe out bandits terrorising the country, questioning the rationale behind the government reportedly negotiating with armed groups. The former President said this on […] Read more
By Enitan Abdultawab MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Fame, unlike art itself: whether music, literature, or film: exists in a vacuum. Celebrities, by virtue of their visibility, wield influence over the narratives that surround them. They are, in effect, the architects of their own fame, and occasionally, their own disrepute. Burna Boy, Nigeria’s Grammy-winning Afrobeats superstar, is […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Abba Moro, Senate Minority Leader, has dismissed allegations that some Nigerian senators are sponsoring banditry in the country. He made the clarification in Jos, the Plateau State capital, on Thursday while speaking with journalists shortly after chairing the North Central public hearing on national insecurity, held as part of the Senate’s ongoing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Friday, struck out an appeal filed by the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. In the appeal, the IPOB leader challenged what he described as the violations of his fundamental rights by the Director-General of the Department of State Services and […] Read more
By Wale Igbintade MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Wale Igbintade feels that former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s recent outburst against Governor Uba Sani exposes the bitterness of a man who is determined to weaponise insecurity in pursuit of political revenge. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai’s recent attempt to drag Kaduna State back into the dark alleyways of fear, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas It was a day of lamentations in the House of Representatives on Tuesday as lawmakers expressed deep sorrows over the rising insecurity across the country. The House dedicated the plenary session to deliberate on the state of national security with a view to identifying the causes, effects and proffering solutions which would […] Read more
Marcus FATUNMOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas SEQUEL to President Bola Tinubu’s directive, the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police escorts from Very Important Personalities (VIPs) in Nigeria. The Nigeria Police Force, through its Protect 16, Lagos State, issued a circular ordering affected officers to return to base on Monday, November 24. The circular, […] Read more
