Written by When Nigeria’s civil war leader, General Yakubu Gowon celebrated his 90th birthday recently, one of his theatre commanders, General Olusegun Obasanjo, came and stood beside him – perhaps for the first time since Gowon’s ouster from power in July 1975. I call them “puppets” because they were pawns on the chessboard of the United Kingdom … Continue reading “A tale of two puppets (2): Obasanjo, by Ochereome Nnanna”
“Bros how you dey oh” “Omo, body still dey inside cloth. We dey push am.” How for do? Man no die, man no leave one place, all of us just dey.” “God works in mysterious ways.” “But how you come take this their cabinet reshuffle?” “Underwhelming. An anti-climax. What is all the noise about? I … Continue reading “Tinubu’s Cabinet Reshuffle And Other Stories by Reuben Abati “
When President Ahmed Bola Tinubu departed for London on Wednesday last week, to spend two weeks out of his annual leave, there was hardly a whimper of disapproval. I guess this could be because in recent years, we have become accustomed to our leaders jetting out to spend time away from the country, and London … Continue reading “Where Else Should President Tinubu Spend His Vacation?”
The return of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from what looked like a long trip abroad must come to many as a relief. When the President travelled on August 29, his destination was announced in very clear terms. He was heading to China to attend the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in his capacity as Nigeria’s … Continue reading “Now That Tinubu Is Back By Reuben Abati”
“Bros, you dey craze. I watch you dis morning, you just dey yarn, You just dey craze. You just dey troll Una dey drink something for that una programme? Una dey mad?” “What is the matter, uncle?” “Don’t Owain me? How can you go on television and give the faintest impression that Buhari is a … Continue reading ““Country hard, no be small” – Reuben Abati “
“Hello, Bros. Hello. Hello. Hello” “Yes. I can hear you” “Which kin thing be this now? I don dey call you since, you no pick call. Person go dey call you, you no go pick.” “At your level, you should know that if you call somebody once or twice and the phone rings, the best … Continue reading “NNPC And Those Who Plan To “Remove” Tinubu By Reuben Abati “
I was away on vacation for just two weeks only to return to meet fuel queues still on the streets of Nigeria with the fuel stations rationing fuel in Lagos and other parts of the country. It is a big shame, and an embarrassment that the world’s sixth largest producer of crude oil cannot refine … Continue reading “The Return Of Fuel Subsidy – Reuben Abati”
Some terminological clarification is in order: who are the terrorists? In the discourse on Nigerian security today the term terrorists hitherto referred to those elements of Boko Haram and their Islamic State in West Africa Province counterparts that have,through sustained campaigns of terror, turned most parts of the North-East into ungovernable frontier states, places where … Continue reading “Abuja’s list of sponsors of terrorism – Rotimi Fasan”