By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInG Monday Lines Our president has charm. “Charm is seduction without sex,” says Robert Greene, author of ‘The Art of Seduction’ (2001). The president is a poet; metaphor is his refuge. Before the election, Bola Tinubu made a vulture of himself with a declaration that he had been eating sacrifices before […] Read more
By Owei Lakemfa MaTaZ ArIsInG The firestorm among some Christian leaders in Western Nigeria over the lyrics of a new song by Gospel artist, Tope Alabi, is in its fourth week. She had sang in Yoruba that she is “Aboru Aboye” which translates to “I am a sacrifice which God has accepted.” This caused an […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG SERAP urged them to “repeal the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act to reduce the budget for the National Assembly by N110bn, reflect the current economic realities in the country and address the impact of the removal of fuel subsidy on the over 137 million poor Nigerians.” The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG A new pro-Biafra group, Dominant Force for Biafra (DFB), under the leadership of Jesus Field Marshall, King, Prophet, and Dr Robinson Ike, has given a seven-day ultimatum to the self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa to withdraw all sit-at-home enforcers from the South-east states […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG The Chief of Army Staff Major General Taoreed Lagbaja has dismissed amnesty pleas for bandits and terrorists.Lagbaja said the amnesty programme has failed to achieve its purpose in the past,adding that it gives criminals opportunity to regroup and attack defenceless citizens. The COAS said this in Abuja when he received Zamfara Governor Dauda […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Nigerians, and other foreign nationals coming into the United Kingdom will have to pay more for visa applications. Also, the Immigration Health Surcharge paid by immigrants applying for visas will “increase significantly”, the United Kingdom has said. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, made the announcement on the increase in visa application fees […] Read more
By Owei Lakemfa MaTaZ ArIsInG The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu-Gambari, as a former Justice of the Court of Appeal, ought to know that Nigeria is a secular country. As a graduate of the Nigeria Law School, he should know that Section 10 of our country’s Constitution states in simple English that: The […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG Ilorin city was founded in the late 18th century by Laderin, a Yoruba man, the great-grandfather of Afonja. He was succeeded by his son, Pasin, a powerful warrior who became a threat and target to Basorun Gaha because of his rising profile. He was driven into exile and killed. Alagbin, his son was […] Read more
Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha MaTaZ ArIsInG In recent times, air passengers and airport users have faced various forms of intimidation, harassment, and extortions from thugs deployed by airport concessionaires in a bid to implement traffic rules, passengers tell BusinessDay. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) concessioned certain roles such as airport road traffic management and towing […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInG For scheduling the Isese festival in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, an Osun priestess overstepped her boundaries, the emir of Ilorin, Sulu Gambari, has said in his reply to an open letter from Wole Soyinka. Prof Soyinka had taken a swipe at the traditional ruler for preventing the priestess, Ajesikemi Olokun, from holding an Isese festival in the state. The […] Read more
