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#YNaijaPolitics100: Wike, Falana, Okonjo-Iweala, Rufai Oseni…Here are the 100 Most Influential Voices in Nigerian Politics
by Temidayo Taiwo-Sidiq & Chinedu Okafor Politics all over the world plays the most critical role in driving national development, but behind the structures, institutions and organisations geared towards the…
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Opinion: “Country Hard Scatter Scatter… Jaga Jaga”
“Omo, wetin dey shele. What’s gwan man?” “Helloooo. Are you okay?” “Yeah, yeah, my bro” “Can you speak English? I don’t get your drift. All these your what’s gwan, and…
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Reuben Abati: What’s wrong with these end-time Governors?
I believe we all have that one family member who thinks that he or she has the right to intrude into your schedule and order you around. When they call…
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Reuben Abati: Dauragate and the shame of a nation
The week that just passed will for long be remembered as perhaps the most momentous week in the history of the Muhammadu Buhari administration since 2015. Exactly a week ago,…
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Sir Shina Peters at 60: A life grounded in music
I consider it a great privilege to count Shina Peters, the Afro-Juju maestro, who turns 60 this week, as one of my friends and brothers. Dele Momodu has already penned…
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Opinion: The impending implosion of APC
Just take the phrase: “impending” in the title above with a pinch of salt. I use the word because in politics as in life, things happen - as seemingly absolute…
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Opinion: Lagos state and the politics of taxation
The government of Lagos state seems to be currently in the eye of the storm over its introduction of a law, a property tax as it were, known as the…
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YNaija Editorial: Lauretta Onochie is the worst kind of sycophant, the one that roils in her ignorance
One of the reasons President Buhari was voted into power, was that he promised to thin out the herd in the Nigerian executive, cutting off all the needless positions and…
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Reuben Abati: Atiku, Atikulation and other stories
by Reuben Abati “I hear say Atiku don port oh, from APC to God knows where…” “He used to be a Customs officer. Going from one port to another should…
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Reuben Abati: The monkey business they call governance
by Reuben Abati “Have you gone to visit your brother in Ekiti?” “Who is that? I have many brothers from Ekiti state” “The Governor. Osokomole himself, ekun…
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Reuben Abati: Baba, Maina, Idris and other stories
by Reuben Abati “I hear say our Sai Baba don return from Turkey” “Did you hope that he would stay there permanently? He went for the D-8 meeting, and he…
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Reuben Abati: Okorocha and Jacob Zuma’s statue
What is it about South African President Jacob Zuma and statues? Two statues in one month- generating controversy from the streets of Pretoria to the streets of Owerri in Nigeria.…
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Reuben Abati: Kachikwu, Baru and the NNPC debacle
by Reuben Abati The current NNPC debacle is probably the most embarrassing, even if mercifully, eye-opening crisis in the history of that nationally strategic institution since its creation in…
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Reuben Abati: Ambazonia, Biya’s intolerance and internet democracy
by Reuben Abati A Biafra-like agitation for independence has been unfolding in neighbouring Republic of Cameroon since November 2016. The people of Northern and Southern Cameroons under the …
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Reuben Abati: The python does not dance
by Reuben Abati Operation code-names have been an important part of military operations since the Germans first applied them in World War 1 but it may be said that the…
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Reuben Abati: Dear President Buhari, what about these unseen threats to your presidency?
by Reuben Abati Mama Taraba is Senator Aisha Alhassan, the current Minister of Women Affairs in the Muhammadu Buhari cabinet, and arguably the most influential female politician in Taraba…
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Reuben Abati: Akwa Ibom churches as parastatals
by Reuben Abati Religion was not quite a major divisive issue in the community in which we lived in the Old Cross River State in my days as a…
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Reuben Abati: JAMB and the politics of cut-off marks
by Reuben Abati I have followed with keen interest the controversy over the announcement of cut-off marks for Nigeria’s admission processes for the 2017/2018 session, with many commentators and…
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Reuben Abati’s Villa demons, explained through the Villa rats
by Alexander O. Onukwue President Goodluck Jonathan really had a very good spokesperson in the brilliant Reuben Abati. That was well known before he assumed that role, and from his…
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Reuben Abati: Aso Villa and the audacity of rats
by Reuben Abati “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…
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Reuben Abati: Presidential broadcast and other stories
by Reuben Abati “Baba don come oh. Baba o yo yo, Baba Bubu o yo yo” “What is that?” “Eh, o yo yo” “If you are this excited…
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Reuben Abati: Osinbajo’s vision and the climate of fear
by Reuben Abati “Where have you been?” “I have been around” “I was just wondering why you have not said anything since the Acting President proclaimed that those of…
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Reuben Abati: Of herbal healing, spirituality and public health
by Reuben Abati The other week, July 20 to be precise, I was the reviewer of an important book on herbal healing. Herbal healing is often dismissed as a form…
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Reuben Abati: Lunch in London, anxiety in Nigeria
by Reuben Abati “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…
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Reuben Abati: Floods and the rainmakers of Lagos Island
by Reuben Abati “To live in Lagos Island, these days, one needs to engage the services of rainmakers during the rainy season”, a friend who lives in that part of…
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Reuben Abati: PDP- A lifeline from the Supreme Court
by Reuben Abati On Wednesday, July 12, the Supreme Court saved our democracy and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It did with its ruling in the matter between Ali Modu…
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Reuben Abati: Chi Onwurah MP- ‘British, not Nigerian’
by Reuben Abati Chi Onwurah, the Member of Parliament representing Newcastle Central in the UK House of Commons and my former colleague at the State House, Molara Wood, met recently…
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Reuben Abati: The Nnamdi Kanu phenomenon
by Reuben Abati 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…
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Pius Adesanmi: Restructuring Nigeria must first begin with mental rewiring
by Pius Adesanmi Nigerians are all talking about restructuring. Now, that is funny. There are two types of Nigerians: those in government and those awaiting their turn in government.…
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Reuben Abati: Buhari and the Hausa language
by Reuben Abati “Baba just fall my hand! Ha, wetin.” “Which Baba?” “Baba Bubu, the President of all Nigeria.” “In the spirit of this season, may Almighty Allah (SAW) grant…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy