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 […]
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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 […]
God-wins, Edo and Lessons Learnt, By Reuben Abati
The pundits who had predicted the outcome and the nature of the Gubernatorial election in Edo State got it all wrong. The Edo 2020 election […]
COVID-19: A Nigerian Update, By Reuben Abati
It is now more than six months since Nigeria reported its index case of Corona Virus. On March 23, the country closed its airports to […]
The Southern Kaduna Question, By Reuben Abati
The renewed interest in the crisis that continues to rock Southern Kaduna would be helpful if it produces a genuine effort at resolving the problem […]
NBA vs. Nasir El-Rufai, By Reuben Abati
I admire Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State for his intellectual abilities and what he has been able to achieve within the public space, […]
Buruji Kashamu (1958 -2020), By Reuben Abati
Then let them laugh and rejoice in our man’s ill-luck. Alive perhaps they felt no need of him, but now that he Is dead, they […]
Abati writes on Senator Kashamu’s death: He was ‘my political mentor’
Former Presidential Spokesman,Mr Reuben Abati has written what he called “a preliminary comment” on the death of Senator Buruji Kashamu. The Senator from Ogun State, […]
Nigeria and Chinese Loans, Reuben Abati
The relationship between Nigeria and China with regard to loans obtained from the latter to fund Nigeria’s infrastructural projects suddenly became a matter of legislative […]
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 […]
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 […]