Reuben Abati

Shina Peters at 60: A life in music

Reuben Abati I consider it a great privilege to count Shina Peters, the Afro-Juju maestro,…

The impending implosion of APC

By Reuben Abati Just take the phrase: “impending” in the title above with a pinch…

Section 5 and the Mohammed Bello Adoke Case

By Reuben Abati His Lordship Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court sitting in…

Ayo Adebanjo: The man and his politics

Reuben Abati When friends, family and political associates gather in Ijebu-Ogbo, Ogun state today, to…

Where is the Nigerian opposition?

Less than a year to the next general elections in Nigeria, the biggest deficit in…

Soyinka and Nigeria’s dinner with the devil

By Reuben Abati Professor Wole Soyinka was keynote speaker at the maiden annual lecture of…

Why Soyinka, Peter Obi, others attacked Buhari in Lagos

The maiden edition of Ripples Nigeria Dialogue tagged “Rebuilding Trust in a Divided Nigeria” took…

Africa: A continent without democrats

REUBEN ABATI The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the…

Judges, the law and our democracy

By Reuben Abati To expand the democratic space in Nigeria and to ensure the legitimacy…

To NatGeo: A story idea on Nigerian animals

By REUBEN ABATI Dear Editor, NatGeo, I am a great fan of your magazine, National…