The Politics Of Ajimobi’s Death, By Reuben Abati
Except something else occurs that grabs the headlines and dominates Nigerian social media, the big news of the past week would probably be the death […]
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Governance Beyond COVID-19: Back to Kwara, By Reuben Abati
This year, there was some feeling of nostalgia about May 29 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day. When a few persons called me to ask if there […]
Okonjo-Iweala, WTO and Africa’s chances, By Reuben Abati
The announcement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria’s nominated candidate for the position of the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) which would […]
Africa, Eid-al-Fitr and The Virus, by Reuben Abati
This year’s eid-al-fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast for 29 or 30 days, in observance of one […]
COVID-19 and Nigerian Banks, By Reuben Abati
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the entire world – the future of everything and the world of work, but perhaps the most visible effect of […]
Corona Encounters, By Reuben Abati
This is a piece around and about what I have seen about Corona Virus in Nigeria, from a sociological perspective, and not a report of […]
Coping with Coronanomics, By Reuben Abati
The global economy is in a tailspin. IMF and the World Bank have both predicted a contraction of the global economy with developing economies likely […]
Between Religion and Corona Virus, By Reuben Abati
Whenever man is confronted with a terrifying aspect of the world in which he lives, his natural instinct is to seek to understand the new […]
The Psychology of COVID-19, By Reuben Abati
Nigeria announced its first COVID-19 case on February 27 – an Italian who came into the country on February 24 and displayed symptoms of the […]
Corona Chronicles, By Reuben Abati
This is my third commentary on the Corona virus pestilence (see “E ku Corona o” – ThisDay, March 3, and “Amala and the Corona virus […]
Amala and the Coronavirus Patient: Matters Arising, By Reuben Abati
Of all the updates that have been given so far by the Lagos State authorities on the government’s efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, […]
“E ku Corona O” by Reuben Abati
The Yoruba people of South Western Nigeria, described by one English Language dictionary as the fun-loving people of the Southern part of West Africa have […]
New Generation Kings and the “Mike Tyson” of Iwo, By Reuben Abati
Over the weekend, the Yoruba community in the South Western part of Nigeria was treated to the shocking news of a fight that broke out […]
The Corona Virus Challenge, Nigeria and Other Responses, By Reuben Abati
The biggest threat to our collective humanity today is not the suspected threat of a Third World War, but a corrosive, debilitating, murderous pathogen known […]
Saraki vs. Abdulrazaq: “O to ge” by Reuben Abati
ON January 24, at the Federal High Court in Ilorin sitting over the matter of Asa Investment vs. Attorney General of Kwara State, counsel representing the plaintiff, […]
Kobe Bryant and Other Stories, By Reuben Abati
“You look so downcast. Everything okay? Cheer up, man. This one that you are looking as if a trailer just crushed your legs.” “I won’t […]
New Electricity Tariffs: Questions, By Reuben Abati
The Buhari administration has given Nigerians a most unusual and disturbing New Year Gift, in the form of a proposed increase in electricity tariffs, enforceable […]
“Na My Brother Dey There”, By Reuben Abati
One of the major indications of the dysfunctional nature of the Nigerian social and political ecosystem is what can be best summarized in pidgin English […]
Nigeria, US and the Question of Religious Freedom, By Reuben Abati
On December 20, the United States government issued a statement, speaking through the US Department of State and US Secretary of State, Michael R. Pompeo, […]
Of Constituency Offices and Projects, By Reuben Abati
Members of the Nigerian National Assembly, and by extension lawmakers across the country, have been under scrutiny lately with regard to their engagements with citizen-voters […]
Philanthropy: Femi Otedola’s Example, by Reuben Abati
“God has been so kind, the only way I can show my gratitude to Him is to use my resources to support those who are […]
Supreme Court and the Atiku Election Petition, By Reuben Abati
Last week, The Supreme Court of Nigeria announced its verdict in the matter between Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari, the Peoples Democratic Party […]
The constitutional crisis in Kogi, By Reuben Abati
Since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999, Deputy Governors have always tended to have issues with their bosses, that is the Governors, and the […]
Gowon at 85 and Fani-Kayode, By Reuben Abati
General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military Head of State from 1966 -1975, turned 85 on Saturday, October 19, 2019. In a congratulatory message, President Muhammadu Buhari […]
The Spiritual Solution To Boko Haram, By Reuben Abati
No one is in any doubt that terrorism poses one of the gravest threats to humanity in today’s world. Here in Nigeria, within a decade […]