The Hypocrisy Of Yesterday’s Men By Reuben Abati

A loosely bound group of yesterday’s men and women seems to be on the offensive against the Jonathan administration.

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The Gains Of Jonathan’s Diplomacy, by Reuben Abati

The gains of President Jonathan’s diplomacy are often overshadowed by misrepresentations of the size of his delegation, ignorance about the value of his foreign travels, and the positives of his constant engagement with the international community. I have had cause on more than one occasion to expose the lie about published figures about the size of his delegations. I intend to deal here with what is overlooked.

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Alex Ibru: There Goeth A Man, By Reuben Abati

“The song is ended, but the melody lingers on…” (Irving Berlin) JW_DISQUS_ADD_A_COMMENT

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The Jonathan They Don't Know, by Reuben Abati

"They" in this piece refers to all the cynics, the pestle-wielding critics, the unrelenting, self-appointed activists, the idle and idling, twittering, collective children of anger, the distracted crowd of Facebook addicts, the BBM-pinging soap opera gossips of Nigeria, who seem to be in competition among themselves to pull down President Goodluck Jonathan. This army of sponsored and self-appointed anarchists is so diverse; many of them don't even know why or how they should attack the President.

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The Vanishing Owambe Culture

SOMETHING serious seems to be happening to the age-old “owambe” culture in Nigeria, a reflection of the dynamism of culture and of the telling manner in which economic conditions impact on socio-cultural expressions.

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