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The elective Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that took place at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday, December 9, was a charade and an anti-climax. Everyone who had been a witness to the travails of the once-upon-a-time ruling party which lost power to the All Progressives...

After over 80 days since President Muhammadu Buhari returned from the medical vacation in United Kingdom , he is yet to return fully at the Aso rock office. The presidency had initially issued a statement explaining that Mr. Buhari was staying away from the office due to ongoing repair works...

“What’s that sound I am hearing? ”“What sound?” “I thought I heard something like miaow, miaow…” “Oh my cats…oh yes…” “Are you now breeding cats?” “Not really. But I have just joined a group of concerned Nigerians who are planning to go to the Presidential Villa in Abuja to help sort out...

“What’s gwan inna wa cwantry?” “What language is that?” “English of course.” “Sounds like Creole to me. Why don’t you just talk straight?” “Nobody talks straight in this country anymore.” “I still talk straight. I can’t start twisting my tongue because some people have lost it.” “Okay, I...

The most discussed subject in Nigeria today is what is called “restructuring” and indeed so popular is this subject that it has attracted the attention of roadside commentators, the bright, the not-so-bright, the mischievous and the outrightly unintelligent all united by the singular claim that...

“How is it going my brother?" “We just dey look. Two years and we thank God.” “How was your May 29?” “There was no celebration. We just siddon dey look.” “But the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo addressed the nation.” “I know. I know. But there was no programme in place for celebrating two...

It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in politics. They make it seem as if this democracy is something we can exchange for something else. We need to be reminded, as we celebrate democracy day 2017, how we got to this very...

When last week, President Muhammadu Buhari decided to suspend the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, and the Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ayo Oke in order to allow unfettered investigations of both public officers, the most striking...

TBoss, one of the Big Brother Naija Finalists has reacted to Reuben Abati's article on her breast. READ: Reuben Abati Writes On Big Brother Naija, TBoss' Breast When asked about the article during an interview with THE NATION , TBoss said, ''I do not feel I’m an arrogant person. I’m sorry...

Dr Ola Orekunrin, Founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria has expressed displeasure at Reuben Abati's recent article on the Big Brother Naija reality show. In response to Abati's article, Dr Orekunrin wrote a short piece on how Nigerian men love to demean women who seem better off than them. Read...

Nigerians on Twitter are not impressed with Reuben Abati's article on the just concluded Big Brother Naija Reality show. Many are questioning his mental health and his reason for writing the article. See reactions below: READ: Reuben Abati Writes On Big Brother Naija, TBoss' Breast

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 graduate of Economics and singer winning the N25 million + SUV at stake, with 57.6% of the votes from over 24 million voters...

Former Presidential Spokesperson, Reuben Abati has published an interesting opinion piece on Senator Dino Melaye and his many scandals. 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 who has moved the...

Former Presidential Aide, Reuben Abati has published an interesting article on the increasing rate of suicide in Nigeria. I once wrote about Nigeria’s “children of anger”, but the country seems to have progressed from anger to clinical depression, resulting in a rise not merely in social...

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 was mismanaged by his handlers, up to this point. I said this much during a recent interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today with Seun...

Spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reuben Abati has in an opinion article express his sympathy for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo over the return of his principal, President Buhari – who just returned from a 50-day medical trip in the UK. Abati, in the article, ''From London to Abuja in...

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 to where the king’s coronation seat, stool, throne had been placed and sat on it. We are told this caused a stir, and not a few in the crowd must have...

Former Presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati, has listed a few of the achievements of ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan. DAILY POST reports that Abati said there was danger in peddling a single side of the story of how Nigeria’s recession started as championed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s...

Ex-Presidential Spokesman, Reuben Abati on Tuesday explained why he'll never criticize President Muhammadu Buhari. During a chat with the media, Abati said President Buhari had good intentions for Nigeria and sincerely wants to leave good legacies behind him. “I’m not going to sit here and...

After the publication of my column last week, titled “I want to go to London… to see Buhari”, I received a lot of feedback from persons who were either amused or dead serious that they had been overlooked in my compilation of the list of persons who should go to London. One fellow asked...