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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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