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Reuben Abati: January 15 – A Look Down Nigeria’s Troubled Political History

January 15 every year is Nigeria’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day: wreaths are laid, statements are made, soldiers, government officials and the Nigerian Legion attend...

Reuben Abati: Do You Speak French?

I was on my way back from Botswana, after attending a conference organized by the Africa Leadership Forum (ALF). This was sometime in the...

Reuben Abati: Davido, Baby Mamas, And Other Stories

What a relief, my friend!” “What are you relieved about?” “It is this David Adeleke and Sophia Momodu soap opera”. “I tell you. It is a perfect...

Reuben Abati: Our Sister Died – Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi (1953-2015)

Our sister died. And we are all devastated. We called her Sista Bisi, Mama Kiitan, Olori, Chief (Mrs). To some other people, she was...

2015: The Year Of Democracy, By Reuben Abati @Abati1990

What is the most compelling, most impactful and most remarkable issue in the year 2015 that has just ended? In my estimation, it is...

Reuben Abati: What The Witches Said

“How was Christmas?” “It’s come and gone. Life goes on. We thank God for the gift of life.” “Life will always go on.” “But without life, we...

Reuben Abati: Comparing Christmas Of ‘Yesterday’ With Christmas Today

Christmas looks so different these days from what it was when I was growing up. It is so different it is almost unrecognizable. In...

Reuben Abati: El-Zakzaky, Religion, And The Nigerian State

So much has been said about the December 12 confrontation between the Nigerian Army and members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria led by...

Reuben Abati: Why History Should Be Taught In Nigerian Schools

There is never a scarcity of shocking events, revelations, encounters and experiences in the course of the interesting times we seem destined to live...

Reuben Abati: Great Ife And The Failure Of The Gown

I have been reading some depressing stories about the state of the Obafemi Awolowo University, formerly University of Ife, which provide an equally depressing...

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