Reuben Abati

Taking Odia Seriously: Honour to the Poet

Last Thursday, I was invited to review a book on Odia Ofeimun, one of Africa’s…

We Are All MohBad: A Cultural Essay

No other death of an artist has caught the popular imagination in Nigeria in recent…

Femi Adesina Faults Reuben Abati: Aso Villa Not Haunted By Evil Spirits

As the 29 May inauguration date for a new President inches closer, Mumammadu Buhari, the…

Watching The World Cup

Contrary to initial predictions that the on-going FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar would be…

Nigeria: More Universities Where?

I stumbled on a story in the Nigerian media which says that the National Assembly…

Wike And The PDP

There is indeed a new brand of madness growing like marijuana in the PDP that…

APC and the consensus question

“APC is not forever. Be realistic. You call what you guys did a Convention? Was…

Leadership Recruitment And Our Constitution

The Nigerian Constitution has created a liberal and accommodating situation whereby anybody at all can…

Mummy G.O and Jonathan’s Rumoured Return

Dr. Reuben Abati presents, in dialogue format, the debate over whether or not former President…

The oil thieves of Nigeria

"...The economics, mathematics, cost and politics of oil theft point in one direction: the need…