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Fuel Subsidy And The God Of Jonathan

by Reuben Abati One of the first things that had been cited as evidence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu showing courage and wisdom...

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...

Nigeria: February 25 And The Aftermath

by Reuben Abati Nigeria held its Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023 across all the 36 states of the...

Nigeria 2023: The Best And Worst Of Times

by Reuben Abati The best way to describe what has happened to Nigeria in the last 72 hours, beginning with the country’s first...

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...

2022: A Year In Review

by Reuben Abati   By this time next week, the year 2022 would have ended, and across the world people will speak of...

The Vice President as a Salesman

By ETIM ETIM In the immediate aftermath of the APC presidential primary early June, many Nigerians had pondered a bit on how the...

Osinbajo’s investment pitch and the new vista for Nigeria

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has proven on many occasions, to be the chief marketer of Nigeria and its people. He has been in...

Nigeria: Who is in Charge?

By Reuben Abati Just recently, President Muhammadu Buhari travelled out of the country on a two-week medical vacation. As has been the pattern...

‘Putin’ the cart before the horse in Ukraine

By Olukayode Oyeleye Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, is clearly now at his wit’s end. His gestures in the past one day or two...

Africa and Climate Change – A Conversation with US Senator John Kerry towards COP27

By Tony O. Elumelu As the world continues to experience the daily impact of global warming, whether the tragic recent flooding in Pakistan,...

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?...

NBC’s sledgehammer to democracy and media rights

By Emmanuel Ogbeche The buzz is still building and the apprehension in the Nigerian media ecosystem is palpable following an announcement by the...

William Ruto And Kenya Election

By Reuben Abati And thus, it is done: the people of the Republic of Kenya have elected a new President in the person...

Nigeria: More Universities Where?

by Reuben Abati I stumbled on a story in the Nigerian media which says that the National Assembly is planning to consider no...