Tinubu And The Old/New National Anthem – Reuben Abati
One of the very easy tactics that a government adopts when it sees that it is unpopular with the publics…
State Police Or The State Of The Police In Nigeria?
A nasty experience of generalised insecurity in Nigeria has provoked a debate about how best police and policing Nigeria might…
Bobrisky and tax reforms in Nigeria By Abiodun Komolafe
The charade of Nigeria is never-ending! Only recently, one of Nigeria’s best-known cross-dressers, Idris Okuneye, alias Bobrisky, was arrested on…
From fuel subsidy to currency subsidy? By Azuka Onwuka
One piece of good news from Nigeria in the past one month is the rapid recovery of Nigeria’s currency, the…
Tinubu, Northern Elders and the Politics of Regrets
Recently, some Northern elders under the aegis of Northern Elders Forum declared that the north regretted voting for President Bola…
Philip Shaibu: Lessons in Power – Reuben Abati
Philip Shaibu, the Edo state politician who was Deputy Governor in that state until yesterday afternoon, would seem to have…
Nigeria, OPL 245 And Citizen Adoke’s Travails -Reuben Abati
I sympathize with Mohammed Bello Adoke, referred to above simply as Citizen Adoke. Not necessarily because I know him personally,…
The Casualties Of Okuama – Reuben Abati
The casualties are not only those who are dead/They are well out of it/The casualties are not only those who…
Mass Abductions and the Diminishing Effects of Negotiations on the North
The early days of March have not been pleasant for Nigeria. It will seem as if the northern part of…
Sanwo-Olu and the pursuit of a social market economy (2) – Abiodun Komolafe
Section 25 of the Nigerian Constitution is explicit on the differences between citizens and settlers. But then, there’s a saying…