One Day, Four Court Cases, by Reuben Abati
“Ore, I looked for you yesterday? Where were you?” “I dey for house now? Where I for dey?” “I actually thought you had gone to […]
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Obi Cubana and the Oba Burial, by Reuben Abati
The sociology of death and funerals is an important aspect of the African cosmogony. Parents pray that their children should outlive them in order to […]
Igboho’s cats, Kanu’s interception and Buhari’s ‘language’, By Reuben Abati
When a few weeks ago, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that those who seek to overwhelm and undermine the Nigerian state would soon be spoken to […]
A Nation In Search of Hope, by Reuben Abati
“Where have you been, you this guy?” “Omo, I no go deceive you. I just meet this girl wey dey turn my head. Shey you […]
INEC Polling Units and The Future of Elections, by Reuben Abati
Some of the major challenges bedevilling the electoral process in Nigeria, and thus abbreviating the integrity of democracy in the country include over the years: […]
Top Issue: Interviewing President Buhari, By Reuben Abati
“The man that our team sat with and interviewed didn’t sound like a Jibrin from Sudan. He was alert, alive, informed, confident, relaxed, witty and […]
Nigeria, Twitter and Other Stories, By Reuben Abati
“Omo, I see you are still on Twitter. How you dey take do am? Come and teach your brother…” “Eishhh, Ishhh…Will you keep quiet?” “But […]
The Death Of Ahmed Gulak, By Reuben Abati
The cold-blooded murder of Hon. Ahmed Gulak, former Speaker of the Adamawa House of Assembly, former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, […]
Nigerian Air Force and Its Crashing Planes, By Reuben Abati
The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military having been established only on April 18, 1964. In the course of its […]
Tales The Country Told Me, By Reuben Abati
“Bros, how country?”“Omo, we live in perilous times. Ilu le. Country bad.”“I agree with you absolutely. It has never been this bad in peace times”“You […]
Fr. Mbaka’s Sin, By Reuben Abati
Fr Ejike Mbaka, Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu attracts controversy the way flies are attracted to dung. He is completely unfazed about it. […]
‘Country Hard, Scatter Scatter… Jaga Jaga’, By Reuben Abati
“Omo, wetin dey shele. What’s gwan man?” “Helloooo. Are you okay?” “Yeah, yeah, my bro” “Can you speak English? I don’t get your drift. All […]
New IGP, Ebube Agu and other stories, By Reuben Abati
The removal of former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu by President Muhammadu Buhari 27 days to the end of the three months extension that […]
Bala-Usman: Fixing the Apapa Gridlock With ‘Eto’, By Reuben Abati
The roads leading to the two Nigerian ports in Lagos have been for many years an abiding source of heartache and nightmare. Businesses have had […]
Politics and the Court of Appeal, By Reuben Abati
It is most unfortunate that the proposed appointment of new judges for Nigeria’s Court of Appeal has been controversial since the announcement of a […]
Sunday Igboho and the Yoruba Nation, By Reuben Abati
In the past week, in the South Western part of Nigeria, we have been treated to stories of conflicts in Ondo and Oyo States between […]
Trump and Wole Soyinka’s Green Card, by Reuben Abati
On November 2, 2016, a week before the US Presidential elections of Nov. 8, 2016, Wole Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel Laureate in Literature told a […]
2020: The Year That Was, By Reuben Abati
My favourite end-of-the-year quote, which I have shared with many others, is the following passage from Chapter 3 of the inimitable Chinua Achebe’s Things Falls Apart, a novel […]
Nigeria: From Petrol to Auto-Gas, By Reuben Abati
The Nigerian government deregulated the downstream petroleum sector with effect from March 19, 2020. The key argument was that the fuel subsidy regime which gulps […]
Inside Nigeria’s Killing Fields, By Reuben Abati
On Saturday, November 28, about 43 farmers who had gone to their farms during the current harvest season were attacked by Boko Haram terrorists. They […]
Recession Blues, By Reuben Abati
“My brother, how you dey?” “What can we do?” “E ku recession” “Excuse me?” “I said er ku recession…” “Are you Yoruba people alright at all? You […]
The Global Race for COVID Vaccine, By Reuben Abati
If there is anything that the COVID-19 pandemic has proven beyond doubt, it is how humanity depends on science for its survival. […]
#EndSARS: The Aftermath, By Reuben Abati
The #EndSARS protests which lasted for about two weeks until the crisis in Lagos on October 20, 2020, now known as the Black Tuesday in […]
#EndSARS: The Generation That Said “Enough,” By Reuben Abati
Turning and turning in the widening gyre The Falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy […]
How Organized Labour Deceived Nigerians, By Reuben Abati
I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy […]