By Bola BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published in my TREASURES column on the back page of New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 9 July, 2025). “ They initially romanced SDP; then discovered that it was purportedly one of the many spare tyres of the very person they are trying to unseat! They then flirted with […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The EFCC has also arrested Jimoh Olasunkanmi, a former Managing Director of Warri Refinery. Umar Isa, a former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has been arrested. He was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud linked […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas POLICE extortion remains a dark stain on Nigeria’s law enforcement system, eroding public trust and stifling economic activity. This insidious form of corruption, where officers exploit their authority to illicitly extract money or goods, is not an isolated occurrence but a deeply entrenched system. While this critique does not discount the dedication […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas ABUJA – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, declared that any coalition aimed at removing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections is “bound to fail.” Wike made the statement during the official commissioning of the Arterial Road N16 linking Shehu Shagari Way (Ring Road 1) […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This was made known in a statement by, Femi Babafemi, Director, Media & Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters Abuja. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that its operatives have seized at least six million opioid pills worth a combined street value of ₦6.5 billion at the Port Harcourt Ports Complex in Onne, […] Read more
Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Peter Obi is the luckiest Nigerian alive today. He is loved by millions of his compatriots across the nation, whose belief and trust in him has remained largely undefeated for four years of his bid for the presidency. The 2023 presidential election which he clearly won was stolen from him. […] Read more
Monday Lines 2 By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 19 May, 2025). In Yoruba, there is a proverb: “Ojú l’arí, ọ̀rẹ́ ò dé ‘nú” — literally it means ‘we only see the face; friendship does not go deep inside.’ That is the name the Group Managing Director of […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has disclosed that 14.3 million Nigerians are victims of drug abuse or drug addiction, raising significant concerns about its impact on society. The agency highlighted the far-reaching consequences of drug abuse, including absenteeism from work or school, poor performance, and neglect […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The biochemist in a Facebook post on Monday, April 14, said having a co-wife can help ease a woman’s burden in the kitchen as well as the bedroom. Buithat Muhammad Lawal, a Nigerian woman, who recently revealed she’s searching for a second wife for her husband, has opened up about how she […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has condemned the federal government over a ban on a song by Eedris Abdulkareem against the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Abdulkareem, a veteran rapper, who is famous for his critical song against the administration of then President Olusegun Obasanjo, titled ‘Jaga jaga’, came on the radar again […] Read more
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