I admire Nasir el-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State for his intellectual abilities and what he has been able to achieve within the public space, but I am not his fan. I have had two rather disturbing encounters with him. The first I would overlook because at the time, I thought he spoke out of […]
By Reuben Abati “I wish I could travel to the US right now” “Why? Why not wait till summer time?” “No, I feel like going there physically to tell President Donald Trump exactly how I feel about the statements he has been making about the black world.” “You don’t need to go to the US […]
I wrote the following piece, presented in italics, shortly after the postponement of the 2015 Presidential elections. It is important that the reader approaches it with an open mind, with an understanding of the context of its construction. The piece, titled “Buhari’s One Chance Campaign” never got published. One of my colleagues to whom I […]
George Weah’s emergence as Liberia’s President-elect after the December 26 run-off election generated considerable interest among Nigerians for a number of reasons. Number one is George Weah’s popularity. The first African footballer to win the Ballon D’or, FIFA Player of the Year, three-time African Footballer of the Year, ex-Monaco, ex-Paris Saint-Germain, ex-AC Milan, Chelsea, Manchester […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has said the late Owelle of Onitsha, He believed that the late Azikiwe, who was also the Owelle Onitsha, Chief Chukwuma Bamidele Azikiwe, lived a fulfilled life by sustaining the humanitarian and leadership legacies of his father as a mobiliser, leader, philanthropist and a highly respected voice in his community. In […]
The Presidency has refuted allegations in some section of the media that it spent a whooping N2trillion on the failed re-election bid of President Goodluck Jonathan, describing the reports as “mischievous, false and embarrassing.” Reacting to the report that ruled the airwaves over the weekend, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and […]