MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas Photo Credit: Screenshots from x ANigerian customs officer has been caught on camera demanding N5,000 from a passenger at the airport before his luggage would be released. In the video, the customs officer is heard telling the passenger to pay the sum of N5,000 before she would allow him to pass with his […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas The minister also said President Tinubu has authorised an Executive Order to ensure foreign exchange held in cash by Nigerians is paid into the banking system. The Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, has proposed a unified revenue collection, with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) collecting revenues on behalf of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas Mr Alake said the most disturbing aspect was that most foreigners engaged in illegal mining in the country had no proper immigration. Dele Alake The Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, has alleged that powerful Nigerians involved in illegal mining were the ones sponsoring banditry and terrorism in the country. Mr Alake said […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas OHANAEZE Ndigbo has tackled Chief Bode George over his comments on Igbo in Lagos. Ohanaeze Ndigbo described Bode’s comment as “malicious” not expected from a person of his status. In a statement by its spokesman Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, the Igbo apex social cultural body expressed dismay on how Chief George who it said […] Read more
By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas “Had Buhari—or, for that matter, any northern Muslim—been president when the Tudun Biri Maulud merrymakers were involuntarily killed by the military, there would have been no expression of indignation from most of the people who are hyperventilating now.” It should be made clear from the outset that I am […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas The Ondo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Razak Obe, has alleged that the signature of the state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, was forged. Obe stated this in a letter he wrote to the state deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, calling the attention of the latter to the development. The letter […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has confirmed that some of his cats were killed during a midnight raid conducted by the Department of State Services (DSS) on his residence in July 2021. Speaking in an interview with The Punch, Igboho, who keeps cats as pets, stated that the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas he government of Canada has increased the proof of funds for Nigerians and other international students from ₦8,025,000.00 ($10,000) to ₦16,050,000.0000 ($20,000). The government of Canada has increased the proof of funds for Nigerians and other international students from ₦8,025,000.00 ($10,000) to ₦16,050,000.0000 ($20,000). Marc Miller, Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Special Constabularies captured in a viral video demanding money from a Dutch woman rider along Iseyin/Ogbomosho Road in Oyo, Oyo State. Force Public Relations Officer, PRO, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Friday. The Force PRO stated that the officers were […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGTexas A video has surfaced on the internet showing an aerial view of the first shipment of crude reportedly being delivered to the Dangote Refinery. Reports earlier today confirmed that the first batch of crude feedstock for Dangote‘s 650,000 b/d refinery arrived in the country. The development signifies that fuel production at the new $19 billion […] Read more
