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Nigeria, Trump and the US, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Dec. 23 -- Nigeria seems to be making some progress in our engagement with the United States, against the background of the Trump administration's re-designation of Nigeria as a Country of Pa... Read More


Supreme Court, Rivers and the state of emergency, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- Yesterday, 15 December, the Supreme Court of Nigeria struck out the suit filed by 11 Governors of states controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the emergency ... Read More


Tinubu's ambassadors, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Dec. 2 -- No one should be surprised at the level of controversy that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's ambassadorial list of 35 nominees, whose names have been sent to the Senate for confirmatio... Read More


The drama of abductions and impunity, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- Clearly, the most compelling and confusing development in Nigeria in recent times is the recurring spate of abductions, the reign of impunity and the apparent failure of the Nigeri... Read More


PDP crisis and national stability, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, Nov. 18 -- The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came to a head over the weekend that just passed, 15 -16 November, when a group of PDP elders - they refuse to be called a faction ... Read More


Reputation is everything, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Nov. 15 -- The title of this review is taken from a familiar saying, namely that "reputation is everything". Robert Greene in his book, The 48 Laws of Power adds that "so much depends on repu... Read More


Donald Trump 's plan to de-stabilise Nigeria, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Nov. 5 -- I have chosen the provocative title of this piece deliberately knowing that some of the more patriotic elements among us in Nigeria would scream that it is impossible, because Niger... Read More


Biya, Okpebholo and the new service chiefs, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- "They say President Paul Biya has been declared winner of the Presidential election in Cameroon. The man has been in power since 1982. At 92, he is the oldest President in the worl... Read More


Sowore and the Nnamdi Kanu protest, ByReuben Abati

Nigeria, Oct. 21 -- Yesterday was 20 October, the fifth anniversary of the Lekki Toll Gate Massacre, aftermath of the #EndSARS youth protest in Lagos. Scores of young persons were reportedly killed, m... Read More


Amupitan: New broom at INEC, By Reuben Abati

Nigeria, Oct. 14 -- Last week, 7 October, the announcement was made of the exit of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, Chair of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), 2015 - 2025, and his replace... Read More