General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau at 80, By Reuben Abati
General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau turned 80 last week on May 18, and for those who know him, or have worked closely with him and […]
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Nigeria: Stranded in Sudan, By Reuben Abati
Sudan, Africa’s third largest country is at the brink of disintegration, because two belligerent Generals _ Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan of the Sudanese Army and General […]
More Notes On The Elections, By Reuben Abati
The prevalence of the comic spirit is one of those distinctive features of Nigerian life and society – one of those things that make us […]
Interim Government: A Call for Anarchy, By Reuben Abati
Yesterday morning, while on the flagship show of Arise News – The Morning Show- I took special notice during the newspaper review with Emmanuel Efeni […]
The Chatham House Effect, By Reuben Abati
There seems to be a scramble, a rush, by Nigerian politicians, and political candidates for appearance at or association with Chatham House in London, […]
Threats to Nigeria’s 2023 Elections, By Reuben Abati
From today, we have just about 47 days to Nigeria’s general elections, a major transition that would involve a change of government, the seventh since […]
Return Of The Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line
By Reuben Abati On March 28, 2022, a Kaduna bound train from Abuja, was attacked at a place called Katari in Kaduna State around 7: […]
Watching The World Cup, By Reuben Abati
Contrary to initial predictions that the on-going FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar would be the dullest ever in the history of the World Cup, […]
New Naira Notes and All Things New, By Reuben Abati
What’s up men? Have you gone to deposit all the N200, N500, N1,000 notes that you have at home in the banks so you can exchange them for new notes
ASUU, Inflation, Monkey Pox and Other Problems, By Reuben Abati
“Ko ko Ko. Pon Pon, Pon. . Helloo oh” “Who be dat?” “Na me oh?” “Who be na me? You don’t know your own name? […]
Nigeria: Bumpy Road To 2023, By Reuben Abati
“My brother, when are you declaring for President?” “Which President? I am already a President in my own right. I am the President of my […]
Chrisland, Parenting And Our New Society, By Reuben Abati
The Lagos State Government following reports of an alleged “rape incident” involving an 11-year old female student of Chrisland Schools Lagos, and male pupils of […]
Dariye, Nyame and That Controversial State Pardon, By Reuben Abati
Pursuant to the powers to exercise the prerogative of mercy vested in the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Section 175 (1—6) of […]
The oil thieves of Nigeria, By Reuben Abati
The lead story in This Day newspaper of December 30, 2021 brought the year to a close with a reminder of one of the many ills that […]
Omicron: Living With COVID-19, By Reuben Abati
The world’s greatest fear about the coronavirus pandemic was confirmed last week with the discovery of a new mutation of the virus, known originally as […]
Notes from League of Nigerian Columnists’ Lecture, By SK Usman
Yesterday, Tuesday 12th October 2021, I had the distinct honour of being the Lead Speaker at a public lecture and presentation of an awards ceremony […]
PDP House Of Commotion, By Reuben Abati
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, is currently in the throes of a commotion that threatens to destroy the party’s capability to […]
Echoes from Afghanistan, By Reuben Abati
One of the first things I picked up very early in this business of public affairs analysis is something senior colleagues referred to as Afghanistanism. […]
IBB’s Birthday Interview, By Reuben Abati
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), Nigeria’s military Head of State, 1985–1993 is arguably the most controversial person to have ever led Nigeria since independence. He […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]