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Tinubu's travels and PDP blues, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, Aug. 26 -- "Bros, how are you preparing for the weekend?" "Which weekend? Today is Tuesday, you are asking me about weekend. Have you taken something today? Weekend? How?" "Just that in my ... Read More


INEC's by-elections and lessons not learnt, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Aug. 19 -- The by-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 states, in terms of the organisation, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painf... Read More


AfroBasket, Rena Wakama and D'Tigress, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- In less than two weeks, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration has been twice lucky with female sports. The Super Falcons won the Women African Football Cup of Nations (WAFCON... Read More


OPL 245: Adoke and theMalabu saga,ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, July 16 -- Title: PL 245: Inside Story of the $1.3 bn Nigerian Oil Block. Author: Mohammed Bello Adoke, O Publisher: The Conrad Press, 2025, Pages: 271 pp. OPL 245 is probably the most well-... Read More


Trump, Musk and the Nigerian gladiators, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, July 8 -- "Bros, looks like one accidented trailer has just passed between Trump and Elon Musk oh, and it gets messier by the day." "What do you expect? It is just simple common sense. Elon ... Read More


APC and Abdullahi Ganduje's resignation, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, July 1 -- It is now confirmed that Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, 75, has resigned from his position as chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He has had quite a storied career as a p... Read More


Tinubu and the spirit of June 12, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, June 17 -- Candidly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has done very well with June 12 by taking the narrative from where President Muhammadu Buahri left off, and choosing to give that date, the hi... Read More


Sin no more, Sanwoolu, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, June 10 -- Nigerians woke up to the delightful news, Monday morning, that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, currently on Sallah vacation in Lagos, had decided, following entreaties from interested... Read More


Mid-term, coastal road and other stories, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, June 3 -- "Omo, how you dey?" "I dey my dey oh. What's up?" "How you take see this Baba Tinubu's mid-term score card?" "My problem is that President Tinubu is in Lagos and we suffered for ... Read More


Octopus Wike and the PDP, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, May 27 -- Octopuses are considered by biologists to be very crafty, clever, cephalopods, who have multiple brains and three hearts, and can easily manoeuvre their ways around even the most di... Read More