Tag: reuben abati

“With an undiminished feeling of great personal loss”: GEJ remembers his late boss, Yar’Adua

by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to emulate the exemplary qualities of his late predecessor, Umar Musa Yar'Adua, who died three year ago after a protracted illness.…

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Nigerians are amazed at Jonathan’s achievements – Reuben Abati gives it straight

by Akan Ido Dr. Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, speaks with the Punch Newspapers on the achievements of the president, Goodluck Jonathan, the…

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We got this: Why FG blocked installation of security cameras in Lagos

by Isi Esene The Lagos Safe City Project initiated by the Lagos State Government which involves the installation of solar-powered closed circuit cameras in strategic locations around the city may…

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Media entrepreneur, Mo Abudu gets presidential backing to lauch new channel EbonyLife TV

by Rachel Ogbu Reuben Abati and Mo Abudu during the her visit to the Presidency TV host and chief executive of Inspire Africa, Mo Abudu has received support and commendation…

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What the president is doing behind the scenes – and more in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze My own opinion? Looking at the scratches made by the "bullets" it would appear that the would be assassins suffer from our national disease, gross incompetence. First…

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“I am an intellectual, I don’t do contracts” – Reuben Abati introduces #TheRealAbati (TWEETS)

by Hauwa Gambo We should let these tweets (posted barely 20 minutes ago) speak for themselves, really. #TheRealAbati channels: follow me @abati1990, like me on Fb & Web reubenabati.com.ng…

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Alamieyeseigha’s pardon is in order, Reuben Abati maintains

by Akan Ido The Presidency is maintaining that it has no regret over the pardon given to former Bayelsa governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha saying the process leading to the pardon conformed…

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Jonathan needs to stop this gutter language – ACN resumes catfight

by Akan Ido The Action Congress of Nigeria has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to step down from his position if the rigours of steering the ship of the nation has…

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Opinion: Dancing in the market place – Reuben Abati’s hard sell

by Akin Daniels Abati in his attack on Lai failed to realise that Lai speaketh the minds of millions of Nigerians who are too busy trying to survive each day or lack…

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Reuben Abati: Leadership Newspapers should not get away with this voodoo journalism

by Reuben Abati Our attention has been drawn to a statement by the Leadership Newspaper  titled “Statement on the Arrest and Detention of LEADERSHIP journalists” (April 10), the latest episode…

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Japheth Omojuwa: New media was not created to solve Nigeria’s problems (Y! FrontPage)

There are indeed many sides to new media. It will not by itself change Nigeria but it will at least reveal us to ourselves. Nigerians have been directly running their…

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Opinion: In defence of Reuben Abati’s job

by Yomi Adegboye Truth is, a job is a job. When you sign up for a job, loyalty is required. You may gripe in private about the terms and conditions…

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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Finding my voice again (Y! FrontPage)

How do you continue to shout at a government that has had almost no single arrest or conviction of a government official for corrupt practices in almost 3 years of…

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Simon Kolawole: Mr. President, what’s going on here?

by Simon Kolawole Another message you have sent out, Your Excellency, is that the anti-graft agencies are wasting their time. You are telling them: “If you like investigate, prosecute and…

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Alamieyeseigha presidential pardon: “The critics are just being mischievous” – Reuben Abati

by Isi Esene The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati has come out strongly to defend the presidential pardon granted to the former governor…

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Opinion: Patience Jonathan as a metaphor

by Theophilus Ilevbare To an international audience, Mr Jonathan tried to pull a fast one but he ended up pulling the rug where it hurt most on the failure of…

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Chido Onumah: Patience Jonathan has arisen!

by Chido Onumah  What else is the government lying about (apart from President Jonathan’s asset declaration) if it can look Nigerians in the eyes and blatantly lie about the health…

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Pension Fund: Jonathan orders HoS to discipline Abdulrasheed Maina

President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered the Head of Civil Service of the Federation to take immediate disciplinary action against the embattled  Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Force team, Mr.…

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Opinion: 10 lessons for tomorrow’s men (and women)

by Mina Ogbanga Tomorrow’s men must be futuristic, criticise constructively and be willing and committed to practising what they preach even in the confines of their homes! In writing this piece,…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Who signed CNN’s Christiane Amanpour to the “Yesterday” team? (Y! FrontPage)

If you happen to have served in government before and you dare to talk now Dr. Reuben Abati already has a blanket you will find comfort in – men and…

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Jonathan congratulates Super Eagles; He watches all the matches – Presidency

by Isi Esene Following the well-deserved victory of the Nigeria Super Eagles over the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the team coached by Stephen Keshi. In …

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Kumbaya: Obasanjo praying for Jonathan at the Villa today (SNAPSHOT)

by Isi Esene According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, former President Olusegun Obasanjo and President Goodluck Jonathan worshiped together at the Aso…

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Top 10 tweets on Reuben Abati’s ‘Yesterday’s Men’

[READ: "Reuben Abati: Of power-point technocrats, who open social media accounts and pretend to be voices of wisdom"] and #GBAM ;

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“Reckless, bigoted, and deep-seated moral bankruptcy” – CAN attacks El-Rufai over ‘Jesus Christ’ tweet

by Isi Esene The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has warned the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai to be watchful of his comments as…

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Opinion: Jonathan on CNN: Where were Oronto Douglas and Reuben Abati?

by Sabella Abbide The President blew it. As the Nigerian parlance goes, he made a fool of himself. He made Nigeria and Nigerians look bad. If you are literate and…

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Press Release: Agriculture will create 3.5m new jobs by 2015 – President Jonathan

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said Tuesday in Geneva, Switzerland that his Administration has embarked on bold policy and institutional reforms aimed at adding 20 million metric ones of food to…

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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Dr. Abati and the power of the powerless (Y! FrontPage)

What remains to be seen is whether these “children of anger” can work together to put Aso Rock on red alert again in 2015. This time for good. A little…

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“Twittering collective children of anger!” – See our pick of the 10 worst quotes of 2012 (from Melaye, Abati, GEJ & more)

by Stanley Azuakola It's the last day of 2012, and we believe you deserve to know the names of those who gave us the worst quotes of the year and…

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2013, Jonathan’s year of consolidation – Abati

by Isi Esene Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity has described 2013 as the year of consolidation. He said next year will be the…

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Do we smell a scandal? FG sacks Bolanle Onogoruwa, DG BPE

The Federal Government has relieved the Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) Mrs. Bolanle Onogoruwa of her appointment with immediate effect. In a two paragraph statement by…

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