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Dapchi 110: The tragedy of a nation By Reuben Abati
Karma is a bitch. Poetic justice is a bastard. Both have combined to wrong-foot the incumbent Buhari administration to make it look like...
To NatGeo: A story idea on Nigerian animals by Reuben Abati
Dear Editor, NatGeo, I am a great fan of your magazine, National Geographic, and your sister platform, National Geo Wild, and your coverage...
Of drowning men and national security by Reuben Abati
Jimoh Moshood, the current Police Public Relations officer in Abuja is probably the most unprofessional occupier of that office since 1999. His lack...
What exactly is Babangida saying? by Reuben Abati
The drama, the controversy, the confusion, the double entendre, attended by seeming cowardice, that grew around a statement, perhaps the statements, purportedly issued...
Obasanjo and the extent of presidential powers by Reuben Abati
More than a week after President Olusegun Obasanjo released his state of the nation commentary and devastating assessment of the Buhari administration, it...
Aisha Buhari: The critic in the other room by Reuben Abati
Mrs Aisha M. Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari is probably the most loved person in Nigeria today, especially by critics of...
The season of recanting By Reuben Abati
“I wish I could travel to the US right now” “Why? Why not wait till summer time?” “No, I feel like going there...
Buhari: Between yesterday and tomorrow by Reuben Abati
I wrote the following piece, presented in italics, shortly after the postponement of the 2015 Presidential elections. It is important that the reader...
Fr. Mbaka and the Voice of God by Reuben Abati
“I do not believe in my mind that the way things are in Nigeria, any Catholic priest has the mandate to decide which...
Liberia: The Rise of George Weah by Reuben Abati
George Weah’s emergence as Liberia’s President-elect after the December 26 run-off election generated considerable interest among Nigerians for a number of reasons. Number...
Olusegun Obasanjo, Ph.D by Reuben Abati
Perhaps in the long run, the most remarkable legacy of the Nigerian leader known as Olusegun Obasanjo would be his personal example, in...
PDP Convention: The Aftermath by Reuben Abati
The elective Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that took place at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday, December 9, was...
Libya: “No brother in the jungle” By Reuben Abati
Arab countries have a tradition of slavery dating back to centuries. This has persisted despite the existence of international conventions and legal frameworks...
When the Way Out of Boko Haram Is an Ancient Slave Route
Philip Obaji Jr MAIDUGURI, Nigeria—At a bus station here in the capital of Nigeria’s northeastern Borno State, 17-year-old Abba got set for a...
NDDC In Needless Politics
By Princewill Finebone The tenure of the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is in the news but for the wrong...
Of Presidential Liaison Officers and Executive-Legislature Relationship
By Sufuyan Ojeifo In a democracy, the relationship between and among the three arms of government are constitutionally circumscribed. The powers of the...
