Articles by Ojay Matthew

Veteran Nigerian journalist and public affairs analyst, Ojay Matthew, has criticised what he described as growing “overzealousness and sycophancy” within government circles, following the controversial decision to play President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign anthem, “On [Read More!]

By: Ojay Matthew Vice President Kashim Shettima has described the abduction of schoolgirls in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, as a “national tragedy,” assuring residents that the federal government is fully mobilised [Read More!]

By: Ojay Matthew President Bola Tinubu has postponed his planned trip to South Africa for the G20 Leaders’ Summit, as well as a subsequent visit to Angola, to receive detailed security briefings on the recent [Read More!]

By: Ojay Matthew Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has stated that government records show 177 Christians killed and 102 churches attacked over the last five years—figures he presented while disputing claims of widespread [Read More!]

By Ojay Matthew The Kebbi State Government has dismissed as incorrect and misleading the claim by U.S. Congressman Riley M. Moore that the abduction of schoolgirls in Maga occurred in a “Christian enclave.” In a [Read More!]

By: Ojay Matthew Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Kebbi State to meet with government officials and families of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, by armed attackers. Shettima’s aircraft touched [Read More!]

By: Ojay Matthew Tension is escalating in Benue State following reported attacks on Fulani herders and the killing of more than 250 cattle in Gwer West and Guma Local Government Areas, sparking fears of possible [Read More!]

By: Ojay Matthew The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Michael Waltz, and American rapper Nicki Minaj, on Tuesday, raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening security situation during a high-level UN event dedicated to [Read More!]