REUBEN'S VIEW

[OPINION] When Soldiers Do Police Work: Disaster - Reuben Abati

13 August 2019

If anyone is looking for a perfect illustration and confirmation of the “coming anarchy” in Nigeria, that person needs not…

[Opinion] Sowore and the Nigerian Revolution - Reuben Abati

06 August 2019

“So, did you join the #RevolutionNow protests yesterday?” “Which Revolution?” “The #RevolutionNow protest led by Omoyele Sowore. The security people…

[Opinion] How The Lawan Senate Failed its First Major Test - Reuben Abati

30 July 2019

Senator Ahmed Lawan is the Chairman and President of Nigeria’s 9thNational Assembly. His emergence as Senate President was prefaced by…

[Opinion] Osoba’s Adventures and Battlelines - Reuben Abati

23 July 2019

Every profession has its icons. Chief Olusegun Osoba is one of ours in the practice of journalism in Nigeria. In…

[Opinion] Nduka Obaigbena at 60 - Reuben Abati

16 July 2019

On Sunday, July 14, Nduka Obaigbena, the publisher of ThisDay newspaper, and founder/chairman of the Arise News Media group turned…

[Opinion] Osun, Supreme Court and The Violent senator - Reuben Abati

09 July 2019

The Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered the final judgment on Friday, July 5, in the matter of the September 22…

[Opinion] Elisha Abbo: A Broken Symbol? - Reuben Abati

09 July 2019

If the drama that overtook Senator Elisha Abbo’s life in the past week had not occurred, he would have been…

[Opinion] Rape and the Senior Pastor of COZA - Reuben Abati

02 July 2019

COZA is the acronym of a church in Abuja, Nigeria, known as the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly. It is one…

[Opinion]: Ahmed Lawan, Festus Adedayo and the APC Mob - Reuben Abati

25 June 2019

Senator Ahmed Lawan is the incumbent Senate President of Nigeria, having won the election into that office, 79-28, beating his…

[Opinion] Aisha Buhari: “Call Me First Lady” - Reuben Abati

18 June 2019

I wrote a piece recently (ThisDay, May 28) in which I referred to Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of the…

[Opinion] INEC and Nigeria’s Many Political Parties - Reuben Abati

18 June 2019

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as part of its review of the 2019 General elections in the country is…

[Opinion] On June 12 we stand - Reuben Abati

11 June 2019

It is ironic that it had to take a member of the military establishment now turned democrat, that is General,…

[OPINION] The Speech Buhari Didn’t Make - Reuben Abati

04 June 2019

Nigerians were left speechless on May 29 when after taking the oaths of office and allegiance, President Muhammadu Buhari and…

[Opinion] Aisha Buhari’s politics and May 29 blues - Reuben Abati

28 May 2019

In the lead up to the May 29, 2019 Inauguration Day, after the general elections in Nigeria – the end…

[OPINION]: Promises and the future: Sanwoolu and other Governors-elect - Reuben Abati

21 May 2019

Babajide Sanwoolu, the Lagos State governor-elect and some of the other governors-elect across the country have been busy making promises…

The Next Buhari Cabinet: Some Suggestions - Reuben Abati

14 May 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari is under obligation to announce a new Federal cabinet. The tenure of his present team of aides,…

[Opinion] Buhari, Tonto Dikeh and Other Stories - Reuben Abati

07 May 2019

“Thank God President Buhari is back in the country. I feel some kind of relief.” “What is your own? Are…

[Opinion] A “private visit” to Her Majesty the Queen - Reuben Abati

30 April 2019

“You look dull. I hope you are good” “What else can the son of man do, with all the problems…

[Opinion] What’s wrong with these end-time Governors? - Reuben Abati

23 April 2019

I believe we all have that one family member who thinks that he or she has the right to intrude…

[Opinion] The People’s Revolt in Algeria and Sudan - Reuben Abati

16 April 2019

Young people are leading a people’s revolution in Algeria and Sudan, both developments remind us forcefully of the wages of…

[Opinion] The Return of Tiger Woods - Reuben Abati

16 April 2019

What happened in the United States, at the Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday was phenomenal, historic and inspirational -…

[OPINION] The Scandal from Zamfara - Reuben Abati

09 April 2019

We owe our colleague and compatriot, Kadaria Ahmed a debt of gratitude for leading a group of Zamfara stakeholders to…

[OPINION] INEC: Kogi and Bayelsa Gubernatorial Elections - Reuben Abati

09 April 2019

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the commission will soon reveal the time-table for…

[OPINION] Nigeria and the Misery Index: Not a miserable country - Reuben Abati

02 April 2019

In a Report titled The Misery Index 2018 authored by Dr. Steve Hanke of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,…

[Opinion] Nigeria 2019: Have we learnt any lessons? - Reuben Abati

26 March 2019

The 2019 general election in Nigeria has been described by international and local observers, stakeholders, direct participants and the electorate…

[Opinion] The Forgotten and Lonely Change-Agents - Reuben Abati

26 March 2019

Somehow, Nigerians seem to have forgotten some of the valiant men and women who sought to take over the governance…

[Opinion] Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu as polling agent - Reuben Abati

19 March 2019

Here is yet another account of what I saw in the politics of Ogun State and Nigeria. One of my…

[Opinion] Nigeria 2019: Notes from the field - Reuben Abati

12 March 2019

Whoever came up with the wise saying that Nigerian politics is dirty deserves an award for perspicacity. I have just…

[Opinion] INEC: The election postponement challenge - Reuben Abati

19 February 2019

Ordinarily, the postponement by a week of Nigeria’s 2019 general election should not have generated as much outrage as it…

The Nnamdi Kanu phenomenon - Reuben Abati

04 July 2017

The most discussed subject in Nigeria today is what is called “restructuring” and indeed so popular is this subject that…

AfDB President, Adesina, wins prestigious World Food Prize- Reuben Abati

27 June 2017

The President of the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina,…

Buhari and the Hausa language -Reuben Abati

27 June 2017

“Baba just fall my hand! Ha, wetin.” “Which Baba?” “Baba Bubu, the President of all Nigeria.” “In the spirit of…

JAMB 2017: Matters arising -Reuben Abati

20 June 2017

I attended a meeting recently at the headquarters of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board in Bwari, Abuja: the post-2017…

Igbo-haters, the Arewa ultimatum and our nation - Reuben Abati

13 June 2017

Fifty years after the civil war ended, Igbos do not yet feel a sense of belonging, acceptance or safety in…

Two years of change - Reuben Abati

06 June 2017

“How is it going my brother?" “We just dey look. Two years and we thank God.” “How was your May…

Democracy, Biafra and a sense of history - Reuben Abati

30 May 2017

It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in…

Buhari and the marabouts - Reuben Abati

23 May 2017

“Have you read Lauretta Onochie’s latest post?” “Lauretta. Lauretta. Who is she?” “She is a social media assistant at the…

The First Class degrees galore - Reuben Abati

16 May 2017

The Daily Trust newspaper has published an interesting feature story (May 15), on the sudden surge in the number of…

The 82 Chibok Girls and other stories - Reuben Abati

09 May 2017

“E ku amojuba awon 82 Chibok girls, o” “What is that supposed to mean in plain English? You better watch…

In defence of Titilayo Momoh - Reuben Abati

02 May 2017

On March 24, one Ms Taiwo Titilayo Momoh, attempted suicide at the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. Both the police and…

Who is the Presidency? - Reuben Abati

25 April 2017

When last week, President Muhammadu Buhari decided to suspend the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and…

The Abuja-Kaduna airports: A testimony - Reuben Abati

18 April 2017

I have just returned from Abuja travelling through the Kaduna airport. As we disembarked from the aircraft and moved towards…

#BBNaija: Television as madness - Reuben Abati

11 April 2017

What a relief! So, the Big Brother Naija reality television programme is finally over. It ended Sunday evening with 23-year…

Dino Melaye: The making of a brand - Reuben Abati

04 April 2017

// It is a sign of the times, and a tragedy that the most popular Senator in the Nigerian National…

Nigeria’s angry children of suicide - Reuben Abati

28 March 2017

I once wrote about Nigeria’s “children of anger”, but the country seems to have progressed from anger to clinical depression,…

Travelling dangerously in Nigeria-Reuben Abati

21 March 2017

A fortnight ago, I was in Ondo state to attend an event; that was the day the heavens chose to…

Buhari’s return: Matters arising -Reuben Abati

14 March 2017

As someone who has been in that corridor recently, I do not share the view of those who insist that…

From London to Abuja in 50 days: Buhari’s return -Reuben Abati

10 March 2017

The cities of Daura -President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town, Kano - his political base, and Kaduna -where he has a…

The Man Who Sat On The Tor Tiv’s Throne - Reuben Abati

07 March 2017

This is about Stephen Nyitse, the young man who on the day of the coronation of the new Tor Tiv…

The Nigeria-Prays-For-Buhari Competition - Reuben Abati

28 February 2017

After the publication of my column last week, titled “I want to go to London… to see Buhari”, I received…