Reuben Abati

One day, four court cases

By Reuben Abati “O re, I looked for you yesterday? Where were you?” “I dey…

A Nation in Search of Hope

By Reuben Abati “Where have you been, you this guy?” “Omo, I no go deceive…

Interviewing President Buhari

With his responses, Buhari chose his audience tactically. People should stop saying he did not…

Nigeria, Twitter and Other Stories

By Reuben Abati “Omo, I see you are still on Twitter. How you dey take…

Nigerian Air Force and its crashing planes

BY REUBEN ABATI The Nigerian Air Force is the youngest arm of the Nigerian military…

Tales the country told me

By Reuben Abati “Bros, how country?” “Omo, we live in perilous times. Ilu le. Country…

‘Country Hard, Scatter Scatter… Jaga Jaga’

BY Reuben Abati “Omo, wetin dey shele. What’s gwan man?” “Helloooo. Are you okay?” “Yeah,…

Getting a VC for Ibadan Varsity: The Ugly Politics

BY REUBEN ABATI Established in 1948 as a campus of the University College, London, somewhere…

Recession Blues

  By Reuben Abati    “My brother, how you dey?” “What can we do?”  “E ku…

Abati: How power quickly ‘slipped’ from Jonathan after loss of 2015 presidential poll

Former Presidential Spokesperson Reuben Abati recounts occurrences in the aftermath of the 2015 elections that…