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Op-ed EditorApril 11, 2017

Reuben Abati: #BBNaija – Television as madness

by Reuben Abati What a relief! So, the Big Brother Naija reality television programme is finally over. It ended Sunday ...

Op-ed EditorApril 4, 2017

Reuben Abati: Dino Melaye- The making of a brand

by Reuben Abati It is a sign of the times, and a tragedy that the most popular Senator in the ...

Op-ed EditorMarch 14, 2017

Reuben Abati: Buhari’s return- Matters arising

by Reuben Abati As someone who has been in that corridor recently, I do not share the view of those ...

Op-ed EditorMarch 10, 2017

Reuben Abati: From London to Abuja in 30 days- Buhari’s return

by Reuben Abati The cities of Daura -President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town, Kano – his political base, and Kaduna ...

Op-ed EditorMarch 9, 2017

Olusegun Adeniyi: Battered, bruised and broken

In the past three weeks, no fewer than a thousand Nigerians have been deported from the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, ...

Op-ed EditorMarch 7, 2017

Reuben Abati: The man who sat on the Tor Tiv’s throne

by Reuben Abati This is about Stephen Nyitse, the young man who on the day of the coronation of the ...

Op-ed EditorFebruary 28, 2017

Reuben Abati: The Nigeria-prays-for-Buhari competition

by Reuben Abati “Yes, they too will like to go to London” “With due respect, to go and herd cattle?” ...

Op-ed EditorFebruary 21, 2017

Reuben Abati: I want to go to London… to see Buhari

by Reuben Abati When 15 million plus Nigerians voted for President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 General elections, their expectation ...

Op-ed EditorFebruary 14, 2017

Reuben Abati: Valentine, Baba’s vacation and other stories

by Reuben Abati “Happy Valentine’s day, my friend” “You don’t wish someone Happy Valentine’s day with ordinary mouth, my ...

Op-ed EditorFebruary 7, 2017

Reuben Abati: A visit to The Gusau Institute

by Reuben Abati The road to Kaduna from Abuja was horrific. I had been told that the journey would take ...

RoqeebahFebruary 6, 2017

The YNaija Cover this morning – the 6th of February

Read the full stories and analyses here now! RoqeebahCreative mind. Enthusiast. Learner. Multipotentialite. And here, an assistant editor.

Op-ed EditorFebruary 5, 2017

Reuben Abati: The two faces of Tuface

by Reuben Abati Tuface’s decision to lead a protest to register the dissatisfaction of Nigerians with the performance of the ...

Op-ed EditorJanuary 31, 2017

Reuben Abati: Donald Trump and the Muslim world

by Reuben Abati I am not a fan of Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States. I didn’t ...

Op-ed EditorJanuary 24, 2017

Reuben Abati: Once upon a time in Gambia

by Reuben Abati I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when ...

Op-ed EditorJanuary 17, 2017

Reuben Abati: MMM, Sambisa and the boy died

by Reuben Abati Happy New Year, my brother” “What do you mean happy new year, more than two weeks into ...

Op-ed EditorJanuary 10, 2017

Reuben Abati: Before Abuja Airport is shut down

by Reuben Abati A few years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the Port Harcourt International Airport to ...

Oludolapo AdelanaJanuary 4, 2017

Reuben Abati: Nobody comes to Abuja to read

by Reuben Abati I thoroughly enjoyed reading Pius Adesanmi’s “A Nigerian, Library and Lawmakers” (Sahara Reporters, December 24). I will ...

ToluDecember 31, 2016

#YNaija2016Review: #TheOtherRoom, …merchants of dildo, fantastically corrupt… See the 10 WORST quotes of 2016

Somebody gag them, they need to shut it. Honestly… 10. “Don’t ask me about the house of rep ordering Peugeot ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 17, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: A note to Garba Shehu

by Pius Adesanmi So, Garba Shehu was tweet-gloating that Zahra Buhari’s entrance into the Indimi family via marriage, starting yesterday, ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 13, 2016

Reuben Abati: The Yahya Jammeh problem

by Reuben Abati When President Yahya Jammeh of The Gambia conceded defeat after the December 1, Presidential elections in that ...

Op-ed EditorDecember 2, 2016

Reuben Abati: Governors and the politics of succession

by Reuben Abati The recent Governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states threw up a number of issues about the ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 29, 2016

Rejoinder: The threat of a new political party

by Victor Terhemba I have decided to write a rejoinder to Mr Reuben Abati’s latest piece and maybe if I ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 28, 2016

Reuben Abati: Goodbye, Fidel Castro

by Reuben Abati The death of Fidel Castro was long expected and when it finally came on Friday night, there ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 25, 2016

Reuben Abati: The threat of a new political party

by Reuben Abati When aggrieved politicians within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) decided to join forces with members of the ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 12, 2016

Opinion: Still on Reuben Abati and Aso Rock demons

by Matthew Ige 14th October, 2016 it was, when the immediate erstwhile spokesperson of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Reuben ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 8, 2016

Opinion: Accountability and the demons in Aso Villa

by Ikeogu Oke Reuben Abati’s widely published piece, “The Spiritual Side of Aso Villa,” deserves very critical attention for its ...

Op-ed EditorNovember 5, 2016

Reno Omokri: Buhari, Jonathan and a redefinition of change

by Reno Omokri Name your dog Buhari and you will be diligently prosecuted in today’s Nigeria but kill a harmless ...

AzeezNovember 5, 2016

BREAKING: EFCC releases Reuben Abati

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released former presidential spokesperson, Reuben Abati, Premium Times reports. According to the ...