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Reuben Abati: #BBNaija – Television as madness

by Reuben Abati What a relief! So, the Big Brother Naija reality television programme is finally over. It ended Sunday evening with 23-year old Efe Michael Ejemba, University of Jos…

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Reuben Abati: Dino Melaye- The making of a brand

by Reuben Abati It is a sign of the times, and a tragedy that the most popular Senator in the Nigerian National Assembly at this moment is not the person…

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Reuben Abati: Buhari’s return- Matters arising

by Reuben Abati As someone who has been in that corridor recently, I do not share the view of those who insist that President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent 50-day medical vacation…

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Reuben Abati: From London to Abuja in 30 days- Buhari’s return

by Reuben Abati   The cities of Daura -President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town, Kano - his political base, and Kaduna -where he has a home, and where the aircraft that…

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Battered, bruised and broken

In the past three weeks, no fewer than a thousand Nigerians have been deported from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Belgium, South Africa and Libya. Meanwhile, we are still awaiting…

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Reuben Abati: The man who sat on the Tor Tiv’s throne

by Reuben Abati This is about Stephen Nyitse, the young man who on the day of the coronation of the new Tor Tiv managed to beat security and went straight…

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Reuben Abati: The Nigeria-prays-for-Buhari competition

by Reuben Abati “Yes, they too will like to go to London” “With due respect, to go and herd cattle?” “No, to visit the President and reassure him about the…

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Reuben Abati: I want to go to London… to see Buhari

by Reuben Abati When 15 million plus Nigerians voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 General elections, their expectation was that he would be available to serve them 24/7/365,…

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Reuben Abati: Valentine, Baba’s vacation and other stories

by Reuben Abati   “Happy Valentine’s day, my friend” “You don’t wish someone Happy Valentine’s day with ordinary mouth, my friend” “Are you a woman?  The gifts are for women,…

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Reuben Abati: A visit to The Gusau Institute

by Reuben Abati The road to Kaduna from Abuja was horrific. I had been told that the journey would take no more than one and a half hours, and I…

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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of February

  Read the full stories and analyses here now!

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Reuben Abati: The two faces of Tuface

by Reuben Abati Tuface’s decision to lead a protest to register the dissatisfaction of Nigerians with the performance of the incumbent administration and to reiterate the value of government’s responsibility…

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Reuben Abati: Donald Trump and the Muslim world

by Reuben Abati I am not a fan of Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States. I didn’t stand with him. I stood with her- Hillary Clinton- in…

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Reuben Abati: Once upon a time in Gambia

by Reuben Abati I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a two-day visit to the country.…

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Reuben Abati: MMM, Sambisa and the boy died

by Reuben Abati Happy New Year, my brother” “What do you mean happy new year, more than two weeks into the New Year. Have I not been in touch with…

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Reuben Abati: Before Abuja Airport is shut down

by Reuben Abati A few years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the Port Harcourt International Airport to carry out what they called repairs or was it renovation?…

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Reuben Abati: Nobody comes to Abuja to read

by Reuben Abati I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pius Adesanmi’s “A Nigerian, Library and Lawmakers” (Sahara Reporters, December 24). I will like to add a footnote to what he has raised:…

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#YNaija2016Review: #TheOtherRoom, …merchants of dildo, fantastically corrupt… See the 10 WORST quotes of 2016

Somebody gag them, they need to shut it. Honestly... 10. “Don’t ask me about the house of rep ordering Peugeot 305 or 508 when the special assistants (SA) and personal…

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Pius Adesanmi: A note to Garba Shehu

by Pius Adesanmi So, Garba Shehu was tweet-gloating that Zahra Buhari's entrance into the Indimi family via marriage, starting yesterday, "is a celebrity event." I am sorry for him.…

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Reuben Abati: The Yahya Jammeh problem

by Reuben Abati When President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia conceded defeat after the December 1, Presidential elections in that West African country of 1.9 million people, the gesture was…

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Reuben Abati: Governors and the politics of succession

by Reuben Abati The recent Governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states threw up a number of issues about the politics of succession in Nigeria. In Edo state, you would…

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Rejoinder: The threat of a new political party

by Victor Terhemba I have decided to write a rejoinder to Mr Reuben Abati’s latest piece and maybe if I am able to one day gather enough social capital to…

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Reuben Abati: Goodbye, Fidel Castro

by Reuben Abati The death of Fidel Castro was long expected and when it finally came on Friday night, there was very little surprise across the world. He was 90,…

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Reuben Abati: The threat of a new political party

by Reuben Abati When aggrieved politicians within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) decided to join forces with members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Congress for Progressive Change…

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Opinion: Still on Reuben Abati and Aso Rock demons

by Matthew Ige 14th October, 2016 it was, when the immediate erstwhile spokesperson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, dropped a rather bogus spiritual treatise which borders on…

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Opinion: Accountability and the demons in Aso Villa

by Ikeogu Oke Reuben Abati’s widely published piece, “The Spiritual Side of Aso Villa,” deserves very critical attention for its implication for accountability. That implication, which I consider harmful, is…

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Reno Omokri: Buhari, Jonathan and a redefinition of change

by Reno Omokri Name your dog Buhari and you will be diligently prosecuted in today’s Nigeria but kill a harmless wife of an evangelist preaching the Gospel of Jesus and…

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BREAKING: EFCC releases Reuben Abati

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, Premium Times reports. According to the news platform, Abati himself confirmed the release on Saturday, disclosing…

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EFCC ‘seizes Reuben Abati’s passport’

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly seized the passport of former Presidential aide, Reuben Abati. Abati had been in EFCC custody over allegations of receiving N50m from…

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PDP leaders pay solidarity visit to Fani-Kayode, others in EFCC custody

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caretaker Committee and some top member of the party on Wednesday visited prominent Nigerians who are in the custody of the Economic and Financial…

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