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[OPINION]: Of Constituency Offices and Projects - Reuben Abati
Members of the Nigerian National Assembly, and by extension lawmakers across the country, have been under scrutiny lately with regard…
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[OPINION] Oyetola and the Osun Investment Summit: Before and After - Reuben Abati
Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola Tomorrow, November 27, 2019, it would be exactly one year since the Governor of…
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[OPINION]: Of Taxation, FIRS, Fowler and Other Matters - Reuben Abati
Tunde Fowler When, in October, President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the National Assembly the Appropriation Bill for 2020, he submitted…
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[OPINION] Philanthropy: Femi Otedola’s Example - Reuben Abati
“God has been so kind, the only way I can show my gratitude to Him is to use my resources…
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[OPINION] Supreme Court and the Atiku Election Petition - Reuben Abati
Last week, The Supreme Court of Nigeria announced its verdict in the matter between Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu…
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[OPINION] The Constitutional Crisis in Kogi - Reuben Abati
Since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999, Deputy Governors have always tended to have issues with their bosses, that…
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[OPINION]: Gowon at 85 and Fani-Kayode - Reuben Abati
General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s military Head of State from 1966 -1975, turned 85 on Saturday, October 19, 2019. In a…
[OPINION] Buhari’s Fake Social Media Wedding - Reuben Abati
If anyone is looking for a valid illustration and the most scandalous evidence of fake news, fake speech, and hate…
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[OPINION] Bola Shagaya and Taiwo Lakanu at 60 - Reuben Abati
Meanwhile, as Nigerians enacted various scenes in the melodrama of the President’s private life, I spent part of the weekend…
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[OPINION] The Spiritual Solution To Boko Haram - Reuben Abati
No one is in any doubt that terrorism poses one of the gravest threats to humanity in today’s world. Here…
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[OPINION] Oct 1: The Journey So Far - Reuben Abati
Today marks the 59thanniversary of Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. On Saturday, October 1, 1960, Nigerians gathered at the…
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[OPINION] Presidential Powers and the VP - Reuben Abati
President Muhammadu Buhari recently set up an Economic Advisory Council, to replace the country’s Economic Management Team. He also moved…
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[OPINION] Nigeria, Xenophobia and Ramaphosa’s apology - Reuben Abati
We are told that South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa apologised on Saturday for the xenophobic attacks against foreigners living in…
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[OPINION]: Mohammed Adoke Writes Back… - Reuben Abati
Mohammed Adoke The Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Administration in Nigeria (2010 - 2015) has generated quite a number of post-tenure publications…
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[OPINION] Peter Drucker And The Things That Changed - Reuben Abati
My favorite passage from the many essays by the 20th Century management theorist, prophet of customer-centricism, and dialectician, Peter F.…
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[OPINION] Remembering Adebowale Adefuye (1947 -2015) - Reuben Abati
On August 27, 2015, that is four years ago, Nigeria lost Professor Adebowale Adefuye, one of our most dedicated public…
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[OPINION] FBI, Nigerian Fraudsters and Other Stories - Reuben Abati
This is not the best of times to be identified as a Nigerian, especially if you are a Nigerian in…
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[OPINION] P&ID vs. Nigeria: A Review - Reuben Abati
The report that a commercial court in the UK has ruled that Nigeria must pay a UK firm, Process and…
[OPINION] When Soldiers Do Police Work: Disaster - Reuben Abati
If anyone is looking for a perfect illustration and confirmation of the “coming anarchy” in Nigeria, that person needs not…
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[Opinion] Sowore and the Nigerian Revolution - Reuben Abati
“So, did you join the #RevolutionNow protests yesterday?” “Which Revolution?” “The #RevolutionNow protest led by Omoyele Sowore. The security people…
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[Opinion] How The Lawan Senate Failed its First Major Test - Reuben Abati
Senator Ahmed Lawan is the Chairman and President of Nigeria’s 9thNational Assembly. His emergence as Senate President was prefaced by…
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[Opinion] Osoba’s Adventures and Battlelines - Reuben Abati
Every profession has its icons. Chief Olusegun Osoba is one of ours in the practice of journalism in Nigeria. In…
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[Opinion] Nduka Obaigbena at 60 - Reuben Abati
On Sunday, July 14, Nduka Obaigbena, the publisher of ThisDay newspaper, and founder/chairman of the Arise News Media group turned…
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[Opinion] Osun, Supreme Court and The Violent senator - Reuben Abati
The Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered the final judgment on Friday, July 5, in the matter of the September 22…
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[Opinion] Elisha Abbo: A Broken Symbol? - Reuben Abati
If the drama that overtook Senator Elisha Abbo’s life in the past week had not occurred, he would have been…
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[Opinion] Rape and the Senior Pastor of COZA - Reuben Abati
COZA is the acronym of a church in Abuja, Nigeria, known as the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly. It is one…
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[Opinion]: Ahmed Lawan, Festus Adedayo and the APC Mob - Reuben Abati
Senator Ahmed Lawan is the incumbent Senate President of Nigeria, having won the election into that office, 79-28, beating his…
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[Opinion] Aisha Buhari: “Call Me First Lady” - Reuben Abati
I wrote a piece recently (ThisDay, May 28) in which I referred to Mrs Aisha Buhari, the wife of the…
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[Opinion] INEC and Nigeria’s Many Political Parties - Reuben Abati
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as part of its review of the 2019 General elections in the country is…
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[Opinion] On June 12 we stand - Reuben Abati
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](https://thenationonlineng.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Buhari-Inauguration2-653x365.jpg)
[OPINION] The Speech Buhari Didn’t Make - Reuben Abati
Nigerians were left speechless on May 29 when after taking the oaths of office and allegiance, President Muhammadu Buhari and…
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[Opinion] Aisha Buhari’s politics and May 29 blues - Reuben Abati
In the lead up to the May 29, 2019 Inauguration Day, after the general elections in Nigeria – the end…
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[OPINION]: Promises and the future: Sanwoolu and other Governors-elect - Reuben Abati
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
President Muhammadu Buhari is under obligation to announce a new Federal cabinet. The tenure of his present team of aides,…
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[Opinion] Buhari, Tonto Dikeh and Other Stories - Reuben Abati
“Thank God President Buhari is back in the country. I feel some kind of relief.” “What is your own? Are…
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[Opinion] A “private visit” to Her Majesty the Queen - Reuben Abati
“You look dull. I hope you are good” “What else can the son of man do, with all the problems…
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[Opinion] What’s wrong with these end-time Governors? - Reuben Abati
I believe we all have that one family member who thinks that he or she has the right to intrude…
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[Opinion] The People’s Revolt in Algeria and Sudan - Reuben Abati
Young people are leading a people’s revolution in Algeria and Sudan, both developments remind us forcefully of the wages of…
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[Opinion] The Return of Tiger Woods - Reuben Abati
What happened in the United States, at the Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday was phenomenal, historic and inspirational -…
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[OPINION] The Scandal from Zamfara - Reuben Abati
We owe our colleague and compatriot, Kadaria Ahmed a debt of gratitude for leading a group of Zamfara stakeholders to…
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[OPINION] INEC: Kogi and Bayelsa Gubernatorial Elections - Reuben Abati
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the commission will soon reveal the time-table for…
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[OPINION] Nigeria and the Misery Index: Not a miserable country - Reuben Abati
In a Report titled The Misery Index 2018 authored by Dr. Steve Hanke of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,…
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[Opinion] Nigeria 2019: Have we learnt any lessons? - Reuben Abati
The 2019 general election in Nigeria has been described by international and local observers, stakeholders, direct participants and the electorate…
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[Opinion] The Forgotten and Lonely Change-Agents - Reuben Abati
Somehow, Nigerians seem to have forgotten some of the valiant men and women who sought to take over the governance…
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[Opinion] Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu as polling agent - Reuben Abati
Here is yet another account of what I saw in the politics of Ogun State and Nigeria. One of my…
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[Opinion] Nigeria 2019: Notes from the field - Reuben Abati
Whoever came up with the wise saying that Nigerian politics is dirty deserves an award for perspicacity. I have just…
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[Opinion] INEC: The election postponement challenge - Reuben Abati
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
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
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
“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
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
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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
// 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
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
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
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
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
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
After the publication of my column last week, titled “I want to go to London… to see Buhari”, I received…
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