MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas “I find it interesting that everyone defines me as a Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with my specific ethnic group. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the Boko Haram, where Islamism is. Being Yoruba is my true identity and I refuse […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Shortly after British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch shared comments about the Nigerian police on Saturday, netizens began recounting their experiences on Sunday. Badenoch, who has previously sparked controversy with her remarks about Nigeria, was asked whether she trusted the British police. In response, Badenoch said, “I do. My experience with the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas United Kingdom Conservative Party leader and Minister for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch, has reignited controversy with remarks about her Nigerian roots, particularly her views on Northern Nigeria. Speaking in a recent interview with The Spectator, Badenoch declared, “I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nigerian police officers are armed robbers, licensed to extort citizens with guns: Kemi Badenoch The leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, has described the Nigerian police as armed robbers who intimidate ordinary people with guns. The British politician noted that the police are expected to be the first reliable […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Some inquiries into his activities including panels that investigated police brutality in Nigeria also indicted Fakorede, and even recommended his sacking or demotion. The recent appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr Akin Fakorede by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to head the IGP Monitoring Unit has raised concerns due to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ABUJA – Some supporters of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the north, have said the incessant banditry attacks in the north west region could be traced to some “desperate politicians” who are bent on frustrating the administration of the President. Coming under the aegis of Asiwaju Social Network (ASoN), North West Zone, the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Kemi Badenoch has stood by her past comments about Nigeria, after the vice-president of the West African country accused her of denigrating it. The Conservative Party leader, who was born in the UK but mostly raised in Nigeria, has repeatedly described growing up in fear and insecurity in a country plagued by […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Speaking with Arise TV, Afegbua faulted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for failing to adhere to its constitutional provisions on power rotation. Kassim Afegbua, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the North should allow the Southern part of Nigeria to complete its eight years in power. Speaking with […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor through her front door during an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s boisterous children was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction. Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted in August of killing Ajike “A.J.” Owens, 35, by firing a single shot from […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas For truce in the ongoing criminal defamation matter, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) might have given conditions to Dele Farotimi, it was learnt yesterday. The police are prosecuting Farotimi, a Lagos lawyer in Ado-Ekiti, following a petition by Chief Babalola, who alleged criminal defamation of his character in the book: Nigeria and its Criminal Justice […] Read more
