Amid our current economic challenges, it has become obvious that all hands must be on deck as we search for lasting solutions. It does not matter what our political interests and affiliations might be; what we have on our hands…
Soyinka headlines Naija Times’ grand anniversary event
In a resplendent celebration of its third anniversary, Naija Times, a rising star in the world of independent online journalism, has secured the distinguished presence of Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. The event, scheduled for October 19, 2023, will take…
Book in honour of leading mass communication don, Ralph Akinfeleye, launched in Lagos
Issues in the fourth and fifth realms, an encyclopaedia on mass communication and its various adjuncts, a 900-page plus festschrift on foremost African journalism and mass communication scholar, Professor Ralph Afolabi Akinfeleye, was presented to the public Thursday, January 27,…
Braimah’s “My Lockdown Diary” inspires hope, optimism -Abati
At 4 pm today, eminent guests drawn from various disciplines and status in life will honour the publisher/editor-in-chief, of Naija Times, Ehi Braimah as he formally presents his book, My Lockdown Diary via the zoom platform. Here in the piece…
What’s wrong with these end-time governors? – Reuben Abati
I believe we all have that one family member who thinks that he or she has the right to intrude into your schedule and order you around. When they call you, they won’t give up until you pick their calls.…
Nigeria and the Misery Index: Not a miserable country – Reuben Abati
In a Report titled The Misery Index 2018 authored by Dr. Steve Hanke of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, Nigerians have been labelled the sixth most miserable people in the world. The misery index was introduced in the…
Nigeria 2019: Have we learnt any lessons? – Reuben Abati
The 2019 general election in Nigeria has been described by international and local observers, stakeholders, direct participants and the electorate themselves as a “disappointment”, “a bad day for democracy”, “a step back from whatever Nigeria may have achieved since the…
Nigeria 2019: Eshu Laalu as polling agent – Reuben Abati
Here is yet another account of what I saw in the politics of Ogun State and Nigeria. One of my early teachable moments was the realisation that you are required to dress like the people whose votes you are looking…
Ogun politics: My encounter with violence – Reuben Abati
I once had a taste of political violence during the 2015 Presidential campaigns. In Bauchi, our convoy was stoned. In Katsina, restless youths wielding stones and long sticks threatened to attack us. It didn’t matter that it was a Presidential…
Iya Kabiru and Other Stories -Reuben Abati
“Iya Kabiru must be the luckiest woman in Nigeria today” “Who is that? I don’t know anybody so-called” “You don’t know Iya Kabiru? But you know Baba Kabiru?” “Do they know me?” “This is the problem with you. You only…