Tag: Reuben Abati
June 12 and MKO Abiola by Reuben Abati
This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against…
The national brain in recession By Reuben Abati
“Have you eaten today? If not, let me show you this new restaurant. Good food, the service girls specially attractive,…
Muhammad Ali, The Greatest (1942-2016) By Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the…
Tomato scarcity as metaphor By Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is…
Goodnight Lucy Kibaki, Africa’s Most Violent First Lady
By Reuben Abati Lucy Muthoni Kibaki was buried yesterday, 9.12 am, Nigerian time, in Othaya, Njeri County, Kenya in the…
The cost of national depression by Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati “I hear the World Bank says Nigeria is now the worst place to do business in the…
May Day: Tiwa Savage, Tee Billz and Nigeria by Reuben Abati
“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.” “Wetin you see?” “My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my…
Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram? By Reuben Abati
“No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it” – Fulani Proverb There has been so much…
Confronting The Curse Of Oil By Reuben Abati
The monthly Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC, meeting was held the other day in Abuja, with the representatives of state…
The Senate, CCT and the politics of Saraki’s trial by Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since…
Nigeria’s President As Chief Diplomat By Reuben Abati
I read an interesting article recently in which the author, objecting to President Muhammadu Buhari’s frequent travels abroad pointed out…
Leave Matter For Matthias By Reuben Abati
“I saw something yesterday. I thought it was a joke.” “What happened?” “Nigerians and their sense of humour; we always…
A Country In Search Of A Miracle By Reuben Abati
“You look tired” “Ha, my brother. Thanks for being observant. I have been trekking.” “Trekking?” “I went to…
Boni Yayi: Our Friend Next Door By Reuben Abati
Our neighbours to the West, the Republic of Benin, have just concluded a Presidential election, which has been considered free,…
Signs of the times By Reuben Abati
“Easter greetings” “Ok” “I am greeting you” “I see” “Are we quarrelling? Or you have malaria?” “Can’t you see that…
The misogynists in the Nigerian Senate By Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati What Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South) did with her presentation of a bill on gender and…
Why Nigerians are special by Reuben Abati
Whatever problem we may have in Nigeria at this or any other time, this country is sustained by the fact…
In This Same Country…by Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati There is today in Nigeria an entire generation of Nigerian-passport wielding men and women who do not…
The road lies in wait by Reuben Abati
“May we never walk when the road waits, famished” – Wole Soyinka, The Road Two major road accidents in the…
Anything Can Happen In America by Reuben Abati
By Reuben Abati This is really exciting time in America; watching the drama of the 2016 Presidential nomination process…
Rev. King, The Law And King’s Supporters by Reuben Abati
In the case of the State versus Rev. Chukwuemeka Kingsley Ezeugo, the Supreme Court a few days ago, upheld the…
The naira-dollar blues by Reuben Abati
“My brother, e ku exchange rate oh.” “Excuse me?” “I am greeting you. I am saying how are you and…
Olajumoke Orisaguna: The Nigerian Cinderella by Reuben Abati
About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a complete unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread. A…
Mbaka: Priest, Politician Or Renegade? By Reuben Abati
Catholic priests in Nigeria have always captured the public imagination, some of them have served in government positions, some were…
Federal Character and its discontents By Reuben Abati
There has been so much concern about how the Federal Character principle has since its introduction in 1979, promoted mediocrity…
The Online Warriors By Reuben Abati
My criticisms of the excesses of the online phenomenon in terms of its brazen abuse in an unregulated environment has…
Where are the public intellectuals? By Reuben Abati
Something sad has happened and is happening, and is getting worse in our society: the decline of public intellectualism. And…
Inside Dambazau’s shoes By Reuben Abati
“See what your friends are writing” “Who?” “Your fellow columnists. See how they are attacking the Minister of Interior, General…
Who released, killed and ate our lion? By Reuben Abati
“Did they send you your own share of the bush meat?” “Bush meat?” “The lion in the zoo that became…
A Reading List For Ministers By Reuben Abati
A day after the present set of Ministers took oath of office, Nigerians took to twitter to recommend books they…