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Buhari and the June 12 saga by Reuben Abati
There are three aspects – the strategic, the political and the legal – to the Federal Government’s decision to replace May 29 with...
The road to Babylon by Reuben Abati
Nigeria is on the road to Babylon: a place of confusion. Three years ago, the people were convinced that they had found a...
The impending implosion of APC by Reuben Abati
Just take the phrase: “impending” in the title above with a pinch of salt. I use the word because in politics as in...
2019 and the politics of campaign finance by Reuben Abati
Each Governor was reportedly asked by the ruling APC party to bring N250 million ahead of the party’s National Convention. When the public...
2019: Nigeria’s emerging political leaders by Reuben Abati
A strong indication of both the quality and failure of politics in Nigeria, as the people look forward to the next general elections...
Section 5 and the Mohammed Bello Adoke case by Reuben Abati
His Lordship Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory last Friday, gave an instructive, landmark judgment...
Ayo Adebanjo: The man and his politics by Reuben Abati
When friends, family and political associates gather in Ijebu-Ogbo, Ogun state today, to celebrate the 90th birthday of Chief Ayo Adebanjo, they will...
As Buhari Navigates APC through the Storm by Patrick Obahiagbon
I would like to state prestissimo, and from the outset of this lucubration, that I do not doubt the capacity of President...
Bill Gates as “a wailing wailer” by Reuben Abati
“I do not enjoy speaking to you this bluntly when you have been gracious enough to invite me here…” – Bill Gates. ...
Nigeria, ECOWAS and the Morocco question by Reuben Abati
I was in Morocco recently, about 20 years after I last visited Timbuktu, Marrakech, Casablanca, Rabat and Laayoune. I was quite impressed to...
The Kigali AU Summit: Nigeria’s diplomatic blunder by Reuben Abati
President Muhammadu Buhari’s 12th hour decision to snub the African Union Extra-ordinary summit on the endorsement of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement...
Soyinka and Nigeria’s dinner with the devil by Reuben Abati
Professor Wole Soyinka was keynote speaker at the maiden annual lecture of the Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism held in Lagos...
Lagos state and the politics of taxation by Reuben Abati
The government of Lagos state seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a law, a property...
Malabu Oil Scandal and Malami’s ‘ruling’ on Magu’s EFCC
Wale Suleiman To be frank, I am one of those who supported Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes...
Africa: A continent without democrats by Reuben Abati
The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the gradual establishment of democracy as the new normal in the...
GTBank Supports The Attempt Of A Nigerian To Break The Guinness World Record Via ‘YouREAD Initiative’
YouREAD Initiative, one of CSR programmes of GTBank launched in 2017 to rekindle the interest in reading, has given her support to a...
