Tag: Reuben Abati
May Day, Tiwa Savage, her husband and Nigeria, by Reuben Abati
“Ol’boy, man don see something oh.”
“Wetin you see?”
“My eyes don see something. My ears don hear, and my mouth sef, I for talk something...
Cattle herdsmen as the new Boko Haram? By Reuben Abati
No matter how far the town, there is another beyond it – Fulani Proverb
There has been so much emotionalism developing around the subject of...
The Senate, CCT and the politics of Saraki’s trial, by Reuben...
The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since 1999. Public Relations Consultants and media officials...
Leave matter for Matthias, by Reuben Abati
“I saw something yesterday. I thought it was a joke.”
“What happened?”
“Nigerians and their sense of humour; we always manage to squeeze laughter out of...
Panama Papers, Zuma and the DNA of corruption, by Reuben Abati
Where corruption is involved, African leaders seem to be utterly beyond shock. Black folks in office often regard as normal business the kind of...
The misogynists in the Nigerian Senate, by Reuben Abati
What Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South) did with her presentation of a bill on gender and equal opportunities on March 15, is the...
Ese Oruru, the girl-child and a nation’s shame, by Reuben Abati
Three different incidents in the last week cast, poignantly, in bold relief the plight of the girl-child in Nigeria. Thanks to The Punch newspaper...
Rev King, the law and King’s supporters, by Reuben Abati
In the case of the State and Rev. Chukwuemeka Kingsley Ezeugo, the Supreme Court a few days ago, upheld the rulings of the lower...
Olajumoke Orisaguna: The Nigerian Cinderella, by Reuben Abati
About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a complete unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread. A loaf of bread is...
The online warriors, by Reuben Abati
My criticisms of the excesses of the online phenomenon in terms of its brazen abuse in an unregulated environment has often made me the...