Really getting uncomfortable with Dr. Ruben's response to Sam Omasheye, his friends article. Just yesterday, Dr. Ruben lost his cool and ranted on National TV with so much ego, pride and arrogance simply because he was criticized by Gov. Wike. I think Dr. Ruben, needs a vacation. However, the pen is a powerful tool and should be used with great caution. Sam Omasheye, I really doubt what you may have learnt from your years of writing to the point of using the picture of a fellow human being, who is alive like you and ascribe 'Obituary' above his picture. Apologise to Mr. Peter Obi, because prior to this 2023 elections build up, you had no problem with him. Linking PO to miscreants and IPOB cannot hold water. I really sympathize with you especially from the point that you wrote via a newspaper owned by Bola Ahmed Tinubu. PO is a pro Nigerian nationalist. He believes in Nigeria. Whatever God you serve, go and ask for forgiveness. Morally you were wrong. You just went too far. It is obvious that APC/PDP now see PO as a major challenge to the Aso Rock seat. Instead of telling Nigerians how they intend to address the issues facing Nigeria, they are busy attacking PO's personality as if PO is Nigeria's problem. The more they focus on PO, the stronger and wider PO's popularity and acceptance will grow.
Arise news of today are total disgrace to the human race. Attaching Obituary to the picture of a living being is not politics , and should not be taken with soft hands. If I were graphic designer I would have also be moved to do same using Tinubu's picture, so as to observe the reactions of Arise news...
If Omatseye was being threatened by whoever, doesn't he know how to report to the police? Did Peter Obi threaten him? Why does every nonentity call Peter Obi's name when their stupidity backfires? You put up a presidential candidate's picture and write obituary as the heading, then you turn around and shout that the person should be held responsible if anything happened to you? Wait a minute, who was being threatened here, Peter Obi or Omatseye? God forbid, if any happens to Peter Obi, Omatseye must be held responsible. Does Omatseye think Nigerians are that naive? He wants to use a false narrative to divert attention from the outrage against his silly article? Isn't it very clear that that was his plan from the beginning, because how do you move from writing an obituary of sb else to calling out the same person as the offender without any interaction with the individual? Here is Abati trying to twist the truth, by shielding his so-called Omatseye friend. I'm ashamed if that is who Abati sees as a friend. Abati did not see anything wrong in Ometseye putting Obituary heading over sb's picture, but he is quick to believe that the same individual was being threatened by Peter Obi. Well, it is now obvious that APC and PDP have finally shown that they are the same one party, with only one enemy, PETER OBI. I wonder why the man who they say is only a SM phenomenon is their chief problem. Lol
Reuben is a member of the PDP afterall he served under them. He's a friend to Omatseye so I'm not surprised at his comments. I'm disappointed though but it's okay. Freedom of opinion I guess.
Sam Omatseye is an irresponsible journalist. The article on Obi written by him was quite irresponsible and callous. Sam Omatseye should go and report to Bola Tinubu, his God Father
Don't mind the yeye Sam! This Dr that donated 1m dollars to unv of ibadan is an igbo man from Anambra state, state where Peter Obi governed and he didn't tag him a secessionist or a biafran.
Reuben Abati is gradually chipping away at the respect I and indeed many people have for him. How he managed to only point out the alleged threat, which was not even substantiated and completely ignored an unprovoked smear article that Sam Omatseye wrote, using Peter Obi's picture and titling it Obituary, is beyond biased. I watched in disbelief. A leopard can never hide its spots and Abati, much as he tries to paint himself as a person with integrity, is no different from the corrupt establishment.
But Abati has always been both bias and duplicitously tribal. His writings on the backpage of Arise over the years and even beyond illuminates his beliefs. Regardless of all the camouflage thereof. Sad.
Omatseye chose violence and received violence. He went low and the Obidients went lower. As a professional, he ought to have been more professional. In any case, all media reporting are biased including this report by Arise TV. For instance, pointing to ASUU to find other ways to fund universities and comparing that situation with Lagos Business School is biased reporting. ASUU does not own universities, the Federal government does. ASUU is an association whereas Lagos Business School owns its institution and can seek funds directly from its alumni. I will not even bother going into the issue of why academic institutions do and do not get funds from alumni. But I'll leave it at this, if the donor had graduated from UI in the last 10 years, he probably would not have grown enough wealth to consider donating $1 million. Perhaps, he would have been struggling to find a job somewhere in Lagos and would be a victim of unrealised potential.
Abati is immature. A man that could not hide his disdain because a reporter called him by his first name, cannot condemn an unfortunate Omatseye for such a morbid article. Shame on Nigerian Journalism, the type these men represent.
The write up was very offensive and should be outrightly condemned by any right thinking person. Peter Obi supporters are 70% youths, so people should be very careful attacking their candidate because in every action there will be reactions. Dr Abati has soft spot for PDP, he's seriously wants PDP to win his body language says it all.
Yes of course, he's a member of the PDP. He served in Jonathan's government and has a soft spot for Atiku. I watched his interview with Atiku and saw how he was grinning from ear to ear instead of asking those tough questions that he is known for. Dr Reuben, I respect you so much, please keep being neutral and open minded towards this election. The youth are seeing this as an extension of END SARS protest. The political elite thought that the Nigerian youth has forgotten. No, this is pay back time. THERE IS GOING TO BE PROTEST VOTE IN 2023. Watch out!
What has Peter Obi’s presidential campaign got to do with the Biafran movement. To even bring it up shows a very deep entrenched tribalism. And for that, I detest Sam Omataeye the very same way I detest any racist. So personally, I think he deserves every threat he gets
I wonder if this is what is termed "strategy" by Tinubu. What I see is evil and wickedness. This is not politics. Be careful what you wish for others as it might well be your own reality. Tinubu must be very careful.
Dr. Abati, please admit that even the title crossed the line. And Mr. Omatseye didn't help his cause with the content. He not only crossed the line, he crossed over to announce to the world his pen is for sale. And nobody should shift the discussion to the "Obidients". The lack of civility elicited their reaction. Mr. Omatseye, like Reno, deserves whatever he gets.
Dr. Abati and crew I am very disappointed in your response, call your friend to order. Writing such an "Obituary" and even putting his picture there in a National Newspaper is even worse than the treats he received. Dr. Abati condemns and cautions your colleague. Did Peter obi ask anyone to threaten you? It's okay to criticize people. But attributing the man to the word synonymous with Death is unacceptable and I am sure unethical in journalism. So in my book I feel like he brought such a threat upon himself
Thank you Rufai for the courage to say it as it is. Omatseye crossed a line with those FALSE and incendiary allusions, and beyond that line are horrible demons that haunt. In the future, he should maintain the lines and the monsters beyond the boundary won't come calling.
When he posted OBI 🖼️picture, their was nothing wrong with that, but when he received📩 a reaction of his art , it becomes an issue, people should be careful
Imagine calling for a fight and raising alarm when your opponent responds. What he didn't understand is that OBI is now a movement not just a person. OBI is now an idealogy that young Nigerians have embraced.
@Global Trends I disagree. Obituary means death and subsequent burial. There is no word play that justifies such dastardly use of words. The failed, brown envelope journalist was completely wrong.
@Global Trends Would you say the same thing if the picture of your parents or brother and sister was put in a newspaper with the words Obituary or any word relating to death next to it?...be honest if you really love your parents or siblings....the truth is the truth...be honest...this was wrong!
That man if he is a journalist is a very shurdy person how can you write a thing like that. We are all Obidient Omaseye should come and hold us - eye man. How can he put up somebody's face and say Obituary what kind of journalism is that And Oga Abati when it comes to your friends you get biased. Stop it
I am have a lot of respect for Doctor Abati and i see him as someone who will not shy away from speaking the truth regardless of who is concerned, i got worried today when he became tongue tied and evasive when asked to speak about "his friend" Sam Omatseye, consistency is a virtue sir.
There is nothing wrong with his support for Tinubu but he disgraced himself , showing himself to be a shameless, hungry hack masquerading as a serious journalist all these years. Imagine attacking an innocent man and claiming to be the victim. He should know that nobody is deceived by his antics, if anything happens to Mr. Obi, we all know those who advertised the Obituary of a healthy man including those associated with unresolved assassinations.
There is nothing wrong with his support for Tinubu but he disgraced himself , showing himself to be a shameless, hungry hack masquerading as a serious journalist all these years. Imagine attacking an innocent man and claiming to be the victim. He should know that nobody is deceived by his antics, if anything happens to Mr. Obi, we all know those who advertised the Obituary of a healthy man including those associated with unresolved assassinations.
Dr Abati is a political journalist. Because the man is his friend, he doesn't want to condem what he did. That is why Nigeria will never be better, bad and corrupt people full everywhere.
Omoseye is trying to drum up tribal sentiments which I am shocked no one on this panel mentioned. The media and journalists are part of the problem in Nigeria. They all are paid by the politicians.
Time has gone when William Shakespeare said that the evil that men do leaves after them. The true matter of fact is that nowadays , "The evil that men do leaves directly with them. So for Peter Obi whoever cause his goodwill for the youths and Nigerians,shall be caused by heaven and earth.
Rufai Oseni, once again you stood up for justice on this issue, you are a blessing to journalism and Nigeria, keep shining brother. To all true Obi Datti family out there, we are not dogs that will bark at every shadow that crosses our way. Our goal is to enthrone good governance in Nigeria through the ObiDatti ticket, let's be focus and leave fools alone in their paradise. Silence is the best answer to a fool. It's only a ripe and juicy fruit that receives the highest stones. E go pain dem die...
I weep for this country today, and I never knew that a mere intergrity is this expensive, a lesson to my Generations , never que behind any Activist in life because his intentions could be just only self- servings.
So because Omatseye is Dr Abati's friend, that was all he could say on the question he was asked? Dr Abati please remember how far you have come and protect your good name and reputation 🙏🏾
So Editorial Board Chairman to Editorial Board Chairman, una want Abati to criticize Omatseye? If Abati messes up, do not expect Omatseye to criticize him, even if they are not friends?
@@lakeside312 your comment is quite rhetoric! We are here for a balanced analysis of key national issues but for Dr Abati to use friendship to downplay such an important matter been discussed is very unacceptable.
This issue is so straightforward, Let's analyze this : Obituary (of a person still alive) = death threat Death threat = obituary. Case closed, he should dance to the tune alone. 🤷♂️
Dr. Abati will have a hard time to recover from his analysis today. He could have done well by excusing himself from commenting after he stated that Sam omatseye was his friend. This is a sad day for Nigerian journalism if a journalist of his stature could state publicly that he would not criticize a person who wrote something so dangerous about a political figure just because the writer is his friend. This is truly sad!
How are we sure his Sam omasheye's life is under threat. Someone that can write this article titled Obituary with Obi's picture is capable of lying. Hope the Tinubu or Atiku camp won't do something bad to him and say it's Obi
They can't hold Obi responsible for it. Obi didn't kill anyone and if the imbecile that wrote rubbish and put Obi's Picture there eventually die from whatever source, it is the duty of Police to investigate and bring the person to books.
What is actually going on is that some people like Omasheye and Omokri are attempting to taint Obi as the candidate of IPOB and unknown gunmen. For people like Omasheye and Omokri, the Igbo tribe have become synonymous with unknown gunmen and IPOB. They have simply cleverly designed their anti igbo sentiments by masking Igbo as IPOB and unknown gunmen.
See how Dr. Abati is so reluctant to air his opinion about that distasteful article from that bias journo just because of obvious conflict of interest, this is the type of Nigeria we don't want anymore, friends and colleagues should be able to call themselves to order when they're wrong.
It’s shameful that Rueben Abati has messed up twice within 24 hours! Moving from self-glorification in his unprofessional response to Gov. Wike’s chiding of him, to another shameless approval of Sam Omotseye’s heartless article about Peter Obi. Rueben cried more than the bereaved in the PDP/Atiku/Wike saga, fighting on behalf of PDP. His stint as Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesman hasn’t left him! What manner of journalist is Reuben? He found it impossible to balance his views on Omatseye’s irresponsible article by condemning the “Obituary” title to the article as well! We’re getting to see the real Reuben Abati now that electioneering campaigns are here in earnest, but let him watch it. He is, just a staff of Arise News!
NBC suppose to watch on Nation newspaper and sanction Omatseye,it's unprofessional. If he is Wike, Abati will be ranting. Because he is your colleagues means you can't tell him the truth. What of Tinubu who said he don't believe in one Nigeria?
Ruben has definitely overstayed his welcome as a media person, in campaigning for your principal you cannot target an opponent by saying all manners of evil. Let them go and collect the millions paid for their dirty job but let it also be made known to hem that the future of the Nigerian Youth is not for sales to the likes of Atiku and Tinumu period
Dr. Abati is gradually loosing the respect and regard Nigerians have for him This is a sad day in Nigerian journalism where we have journalists with no regard about who you disparage or insult. Mr Obi has ran the most respectful campaign in the history of a presidential election, never for once insulting any of the fellow candidates but staying on issues of the day. It's quite a shame.
HIs Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Yesom Wike was right, Dr. Abati is a paid journalist. But I think the best option for him is to retire because like someone in the comment section rightly pointed out, he has overstayed his time in journalism.
Ruben Abati lack integrity. He is not a Journalist but a politician covering with a journalist wrapper. Always dodging the truth. It's a big pity...SMH...
The only person that sounded reasonable here without sentiment of having a relationship with one of the parties involved is Tundun and i respect her for that, i don’t know how Dr Abati will feel if someone expresses his/her opinion in an article in a National newspaper and use his picture on it with caption Obituary and also tag him in relation of group of people proscribed even if the proscription is political, Dr Abati should stop being political right in everything, he has to be a honest man.
Abati is a hypocrite and Arise tv should not have brought him in. I am of opinion that arise tv should let him before he destroys the image of the arse tv.
Mr. Abati that wanted to consume a lady for daring to call his first name without adding the title "Dr.". If such words as Obituary were used for him he would rain fire and brimstone!
The corrupt journalist got what he deserved by using Obituary on all Obidients . Shame on you all for being considerate to the corrupt agent of failure who gave us Buhari and wants to give us another APC failure. His article insulted all Nigerians fighting for change from wicked PDP and APC therefore if he can’t take the heat, then he should get out of the kitchen…period and no apologies to him
Not just using obituary on Peter Obi, but people like him and Omokri has replaced Igbo with IPOB and unknown gunmen. To them Igbos are now synonymous with IPOB and unknown gunmen.
@@nwachinemere7759 I agree with you . The article was very annoying just reading the first paragraph was quite condescending and cynical. Hope both fail in shame and the truth will shine ✨
Writing Obi-tuary with someone else’s picture is wishing the person dead. Outrageous! Sam has stirred up trouble. He should be civil enough to apologize to Mr Peter Obi, the Gentleman of Contemporary Nigerian Politics, The Man of Issues! Man of Politics without Bitterness!
Well said and nicely delivered my brother👏👏👏👍 Peter Obi doesn't talk about any candidate let alone attacking them. He talks about issues and solutions. Why that unprovoked dog whistle calling for threat to life in insecurity plagued nation.
I like to say if his life is been threatening like he claimed he deserves it and I wish him nothing but evil 👿. How can you write such articles with someone picture, make ogun kee am there
Reuben Abati has always been a disappointment whenever his opinion is needed about what any of his friends, and Party affiliates do... He didn't see anything wrong with his friend writing Obituary and putting Obi's picture right next to it (which is a threat to Obi's life)... Reuben, you are so weak and always biased. Always makes excuses for his friends instead of correcting them. It's like someone slapping someone on the streets and then complaining that people want to slap him back.... you light a fire and complain the flame is spreading...hmmmmm... Let's see the court of law that will blame Obi if something bad happens to Omatseye.
Dr Abati, you don't have to bring emotions and friendships where you have to show professionalism. The guy wrote a very divisive article, you have to condemn it for what it is rather than trying defend what's bad. Rufai is doing a good Job, keep it up bro. As for Tundun, my advice is that you shouldn't try to be economical with the truth, is better for you to be loved by few for your honesty than being praised by crowd of dishonest people. Finally, the so-called journalist has to write and apologize to PO and the Obi-dients as well as all Nigerians for trying to trigger a tribal conflict with a nonsensical article in a country we are trying to become united. The Obi-dient movement is not about tribe, it's about the future of Nigeria.
The ability to speak another man's language fluently doesn't make one an intellectual. Stop over rating yourself Mr. Abati. You're not special after all. Money for hand back for ground journalist. Your bigotry has been unmasked. Igbo hater.
All I see here is a bunch of journalists speaking up/protecting their colleague. As much as we have an obligation to condemn death threats from the OBIdients, we also have a moral obligation to condemn the subtle death threat from Omatsheye to Mr Peter Obi, you can’t put a man’s picture on a newspaper with the Heading “Obituary”, it’s unacceptable.
Rufai and Tundun, thank you for speaking to both sides. Abati thank you for supporting your friend, i hope when your picture is pósted or that of your family and announcement of "obituary" you will be okay with my friends in the media that will put it out there. Tribalism is in different shades of colors.
"No body is realistically threatening anybody" . This whole idea of Obi's supporters threatening others with contrary views was exaggeratedly/politically contrived by Reno who detected, somewhat overly excited youthful exuberance/heightened political consciousness, which threatens the old order, now sees it as a threat to his person from these youths in their mode. Its all about 2023 election/campaign.
Abati is slowly revealing himself and whose side he's on. No one should receive death threats but the lousy journalist brought it upon himself through his insensitive and senseless action.
That small Sam is simply looking for a cheap popularity. He wished “Obi-tuary” to someone else but scared of his own wishes. May his wishes come to him sooner than he wished. Whatsoever a man sows, he shall reap abundance of it. If you sow Obi-tuary, of course you ll redo it in abundance. Many Obi-dients are innocent & patriotic Nigerians from every tribe & religion who are frustrated, unemployed, out of school, robbed, kidnapped, raped, brutalized, massacred, assassinated, looted, disenfranchised, enslaved , suffering abroad & tired of our past & present government, who even stole our COVID 19 palliatives. Who massacred innocent & armless youths protesting at toll gate, with a ghost owner. We see Peter Obi as the only one we can trust, so wishing him death is wishing our Hope of a better Nigeria death. What do you expect, Romance?
People should be professional. This Omoseye is ridiculously playing with fire because the Tinubu or Atiku team can then take him out and say he complained that the Obi campaign threatened him, so it must be the Obi team.
If he die we wish him good bye. Life goes on and if indeed he was threatening which I doubt anyway let him go to police and report so police can investigation it
What makes you guys think there was a threat at the first place? It's all lies and propaganda started by Reno and this guy trying to discredit Obi with that. Abating couldn't even speak bcs his friend is involved.. you guys have no evidence that this apc and pdp guys wre really threatened .. enough of this nonsense from you biased media. Whenever they want to trend they use Obi .. rubbish
The best universities and hospitals in USA are run on endowments. Why call on Nigerians in diaspora to donate when we have countless billionaires in Nigeria who should be taught how to make thier money live after them....through endowments. Shameless people who will spend their millions abroad getting medical care in hospitals and training their children in universities built and funded by other rich people's endowments. There's something seriouly warped about the way a Nigerian's mind is wired towards money and power. Theyll rather steal money and bury it in their backyard. The purpose of wealth is to make the life of others better.
I have noticed that long time ago. He is so full of his empty self and he is very tribalistic. I have been following him for along time. Once is issue that involve a Yoruba or PDP just watch him how he will twist everything.
The donation is very commendable of him. Well done. Unlike Buhari donating our money to Niger Republic. Same he did to Afghanistan a terrorist country😡😡😡😡😡
Only you get the point. Sam used that article to stir controversy and bait Obi's followers. They fell for the distraction. The guy is brilliant, because right now, Obi's message is being drowned by the threats his followers are issuing.
What you may not knw is that this guys play their cards so well. It's possible the threats he received is an arrangement among his crews just to tarnish PO's image. But one thing I'm sure of is that Nigerians haven suffered and cried enough will soon be liberated by a living God.
This is really sad! Should we give up on Nigeria??? I am from Kogi state, nothing close to ipob but I support Obi for a better Nigeria. If supposed elites like Sam Omatseye can write such an article about a fellow human being and he is getting death threats why is he dragging Peter Obi into it? It's just a strategy to put Obi down since they dont have anything else against him. It is really sad but I wish all Obi supporters would just eschew all the shenanigans that other parties, their candidates and supporters write! Just overlook them and wait till election day
The Obidients should have written their own articles on numerous newspapers and put Sam Omatseye's face under an OBITUARY caption, dig into the dirty laundry of the Omatseye family and write volumes about it. -Useless Omatseye family. Then, let the article run for one week and more. Let's see how the shoe fits. They should not issue threats. Just revenge back! Then he will know how it feels!
Omatseye is your friend so he cannot be wrong? Dr Abati, drop your garb as a journalist and join PDP abeg. You have a right to your opinions but they are becoming too polarised to be on TV.
Have you guys not noticed their tricks? First it was Reno with the same word threatening him from Obi-dient which is from PDP and now APC with the same formula. It's so shameful to say the least.
Ojy Okpe, you must realise that sometime ago, ASUU had an agreement with the government where it was agreed that they need to source funding outside the government budget. Fast forward, lecturers asked that the companies operating in Nigeria should be billed a percentage of their profit as educational fund. So 2% was billed every limited liability company. The agreement was that lecturers will be part of the board that manages the fund. The inflow of the fund was very tempting and the government took it over. It ran into billions of naira very quickly and lecturers became outsiders to the management. So you see that our lecturers are not as bereft of ideas as most people would want to think. Government of the day should rise up to the challenges.
The desperation to paint Peter Obi as a vilain is very intriguing! The worst slandering comes from Reno Omokri who has now decided that Peter Obi is a capone in IPOB. This was the same Peter that just left PDP yesterday or is Reno and his now friend and partner in slander, Omotseye refering to a different Peter Obi? Could it be that Reno and his yeye journalist friend have known about Peter Obi's alleged involvement with IPOB all the while he was in PDP and decided to keep quiet because he was in their camp? Unfortunately for them though, they are still playing 2015 politics in 2022/23 when Nigerians have become a lot wiser! Dr. Reuben Abati( It pains me to put Dr. Next to his name but..) has for a very long time tried to sell himself off as a journalist with integrity but I have always seen through his dissembles. He doesn't even need a PhD to understand that Omosetye crossed a moral and ethical line by printing a picture of a presidential candidate under a bold tittle of 'Obituray' on a national news paper! It's even no brainer even to the uneducated that he should've pointed out the fact that his journalist friend made a slanderous and unsubstantiated accusation against the same man he threatened with death on newspaper of being responsible for a death threat against his person! What is really going on with journalism in Nigeria! I can understand politicians being politicians but journalists must never be politicians, too!
I see how Dr Abati was trying to defend his friend by saying nobody deserves to be threatened... It might just confirmed wat Governor wike had said about him..
I'd be personally upset with Peter Obi if he responds to any of these people claiming threats from the OBI-dients. He should focus on this race please and not be tempted to take responsibility for what he didn't do. What is happening is very normal where there is suffering, hunger, corruption, and broken promises, aka our country Nigeria. People are just angry, and frustrated and are looking for credible change. If any of these people from APC and PDP receives death threats from anyone, instead of putting it on PO's supporters, they need to report to appropriate authorities. Or could it be that they do not trust the security systems that they've put in place in all their years of ruling Nigeria? Yeye dey smell!!!
Yeah I took notice. It's really a pity that good people are threated so badly and threatened. He'll surely bounce back. That's why we should vote for Obi for a better country and hope that it continues after his eight years so that Nigeria can be the envy of the world.
If Obi were to be his kind, he(Sam) shud be answering some questions in the police custody now. Is it not sad how we turn things upside down in this country. Where's the evidence he has of death threats? But here we have him publish someone's picture with Obituary title and nobody called him to order from his camp and all of you expected every other person including the OBIdients not respond to him? Look at the response of Dr Abati, one-sided response. Truly bad!
(1) People should watch Abati whenever Rufai wants to make his Remarks, Abati he acts like some crayfish. Rufai is clearly a genius and the viewers knows that. (2) Arise News pls give Rufai more time to elaborate on issues. we tune in to listen to him speak. not Abati bragging he worked 11 years as wat. in a country where they fix unqualified people in positions they don't fit in. SMH (3) The Man who wrote the article should be very carefully. If anything Happens to Peter Obi. He will answer to millions Home and Abroad. Period. (4) If Tinubu paid Him to write Obi-tuary with Peter Obi's picture, that's a death Wish to our presidential candidate / next President. PLS Writer's and Editor's Be very careful. (5) Abati should be behind camera, we tired of seen him, Like seriously..
Dr Abati’s analysis is more in support for his friend Sam who wrote the obituary headline. What he failed to understand is that the man Pater Obi has family who will be upset about seeing such headlines associated with him. Please let your friend know that those who leave in glass houses don’t throw stones.
They are looking for all means to tarnish Peter Obi's image opposition is doing their work well, those threatening people are not obi supporters they are PDP and APC supporters
I strongly believed that Ruben Abati is ARROGANT , PARTIAL and PROUD . He did not see any thing wrong in the use of OBITUARY and IPOB against a man who himself never said any derogatory remarks against OMASHEYI. ABATI should write for Retirement instead of embarrassing ARISE TV✍
Dr Ruben Abati, your response to the Obituary issue is one sided which shows you align with the writer of the said, provocative and malicious article. As a journalist, you have to be objective
They have come APC and PDP ahahaha it's not Peter obi supporters okay... It's APC and PDP who wants to use anything to go after LP and Peter obi.. all those thugs from APC and PDP who have been using those nonsense... Let obi out of this...
Dr.OZUAH act should be emulated by well off Nigerians who can endow their former Nigerian alumni, because that is how quality universities around the world maintain good standing. There should also be proper risk and budget management, so that future alumnus can trust the money will be put in good use for the betterment of the university and community.
Dr. Reuben, you can't stop showing your insensitiveness to issues. So what's important to you is that a journalist was threatened. You are probably part of the problem. Rufai, keep up the good work, it pays! Putting ones name and tagging it obituary is the height of stupidity. Tundun, pls be firm and call bad what it is. Good job.
If this Dr. Philip Ozuah resided in Nigeria they Fulani Govt NigaArea (FGN) would have killed his career - Why only Fulani are qualified to head the FGN even with quarter system education?
Dr Abati,Wow, really is that all you can say, I see,Respectfully Dr Abati your bias is really showing or I'm i the only person seeing it ? When your friend used Obituary to write nonsense about Peter Obi you didn't see that as threatening but when Peter Obi supposed supporters replied with the same manner as you said right of reply, You had a problem with that, You didn't say alot that quite unlike you because your Friend was involved in written rubbish about Peter Obi, Are you guys expecting Peter Obi supporters to be clapping for that guy whom used Obituary to write all kinds of rubbish about Peter Obi......Their response is their right of reply...Whats wrong with that or using Obituary on somebody isn't that life threatening ?
Remember pastor chris oyakhilome donated 1billion naira to Benson Idahosa University & Built a structure worth over 300 million naira for Edo State University some time past.... I think he needs to be commended too... just like this man
I was beginning to enjoy Ruben's analyses our political disourse, but recently, particularly in the wake of the fallout from Gov. Wike's remarks and now, on the Obi-tuary issue, and quite frankly, he has blatantly revealed that he is chronically biased.
How do you explain to a man called Obi, you write obituary and put his picture at the same time and you are playing the victim? This people can't see that the youths are now wiser and can read between the lines.
Abatí- Your response to Omateseye’s behavior is a shameful disgrace! Obituary by a man’s name is a threat already. Your reply is lopsided and we have no skin in the game. You couldn’t even condemn your friends antics . Archives show you defending Goodluck Jonathan for lesser menacing articles . You’re just a closet politician/ journalist. Eagleyereporters
Ojy, I watched a program where that man Sam Omatsheyi or whatever he is called , was out rightly biased against Peter Obi, accusing him (Peter Obi) of saving the money he claimed to have saved for Anambra state in a bank he (Obi) was a board chairman. That wasn't right of an anchor man. Threatening his life is not right but, sincerely speaking, Journalists from TVC are often times disappoints to the sophistication modern day Journalism tends to portray. It's a pity!
Abati if you have talked about not threatening Omatseye, you should also advise your friend Omatseye not to avertsise a living person and write their Obi-tuary. So Abati you projected BIASNESS here and I am going to reserve the right to agree in TOTO all that Nneka Amahagwu wrote somwhere in this column. I am so sorry for you Abati.
Playing a victim of talking against a certain tribe to get people from his tribe to rise up and say it's this tribe vs the other tribe. Don't worry, the terrorists don't know boundary. Lagos may not survive their scorn.
Perhaps, the only success Sam Omatseye's "Obituary" article recorded was using Peter Obi to trend and get cheap popularity. What else can we expect from someone on the payroll of Tinubu? Sam Omatseye, like Reno, is just another installment of a person from the camp of jilted and scared persons resorting to personal attacks on Peter Obi. Omatseye's article lacks substance, credibility, is devoid of any objectivity and failed to focus on critical issues bedeviling Nigeria. To say the least, it is a vendetta against Obi, and an attempt on war of attrition using sheer display of tribal and ethnic bigotry as a tool. How pathetic! Sam, the Chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation Newspapers, a Tinubu owned media outlet, attempted to question Obi's credentials, competence and modus operandi to turn the fortunes of Nigeria that he claimed he will do. But Obi has been drilled on these same, and many other issues on live TV and radio on different channels, and has come out unscathed. He has also repeatedly asked people to "go and verify". Perhaps, Omatseye should rather direct his questions to, and allow his principal, Tinubu, to be subjected to a live interview - not prerecorded - to tell Nigerians what he has to offer, and how he's gonna do it. He should focus on real issues, rather than personal attacks. It is very obvious that the thoughts of Peter Obi torment them - APC and PDP - and threatens their status quo. They say Obi exists on social media and has no structures, unlike Tinubu, Atiku and Kwankwaso, yet out of the other 16 presidential candidates, APC and PDP can't stop talking and attacking this man called Obi. APC and PDP don't tackle themselves any longer. It is a strong indication that there is something very good about Peter Obi. . Peter Obi is the man "without structures", yet he seems to be the man to beat. Nigerians will decide.
Exactly Rufai, why was it difficult for Tundu and Abati to state that Sam Omoseye did not keep keep his writing on the issue. That was a distasteful article.
Abati might end up destroying the image of this TV station. He is clearly a PDP journalist. My observation
Is not just mere observation, he is a politican
He is a friend of everybody and he cares more about his friendship than call him out.
Yes
So biased a being smh
You simply mirrored My thoughts on this. Abati's biased stance is too pronounced.
Really getting uncomfortable with Dr. Ruben's response to Sam Omasheye, his friends article. Just yesterday, Dr. Ruben lost his cool and ranted on National TV with so much ego, pride and arrogance simply because he was criticized by Gov. Wike. I think Dr. Ruben, needs a vacation. However, the pen is a powerful tool and should be used with great caution. Sam Omasheye, I really doubt what you may have learnt from your years of writing to the point of using the picture of a fellow human being, who is alive like you and ascribe 'Obituary' above his picture. Apologise to Mr. Peter Obi, because prior to this 2023 elections build up, you had no problem with him. Linking PO to miscreants and IPOB cannot hold water. I really sympathize with you especially from the point that you wrote via a newspaper owned by Bola Ahmed Tinubu. PO is a pro Nigerian nationalist. He believes in Nigeria. Whatever God you serve, go and ask for forgiveness. Morally you were wrong. You just went too far. It is obvious that APC/PDP now see PO as a major challenge to the Aso Rock seat. Instead of telling Nigerians how they intend to address the issues facing Nigeria, they are busy attacking PO's personality as if PO is Nigeria's problem. The more they focus on PO, the stronger and wider PO's popularity and acceptance will grow.
the joke is a tribalist, and establishment inclined. I have never seen someone sound as ugly as they actually look!
Well said brother
God bless you for saying the truth. PO all the Way!!!!
Nice one
Arise news of today are total disgrace to the human race. Attaching Obituary to the picture of a living being is not politics , and should not be taken with soft hands. If I were graphic designer I would have also be moved to do same using Tinubu's picture, so as to observe the reactions of Arise news...
He wrote obituary article and got obituary threat now he is complaining
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Someone got extra measure as he has offered now he is crying 😭 foul
Mtchewwwwwwww 😏
I dare him to do the same for Tinubu
@@kelechikema574 e don already die be that
That's a good one😂🤣
If Omatseye was being threatened by whoever, doesn't he know how to report to the police? Did Peter Obi threaten him? Why does every nonentity call Peter Obi's name when their stupidity backfires?
You put up a presidential candidate's picture and write obituary as the heading, then you turn around and shout that the person should be held responsible if anything happened to you? Wait a minute, who was being threatened here, Peter Obi or Omatseye? God forbid, if any happens to Peter Obi, Omatseye must be held responsible.
Does Omatseye think Nigerians are that naive? He wants to use a false narrative to divert attention from the outrage against his silly article? Isn't it very clear that that was his plan from the beginning, because how do you move from writing an obituary of sb else to calling out the same person as the offender without any interaction with the individual?
Here is Abati trying to twist the truth, by shielding his so-called Omatseye friend. I'm ashamed if that is who Abati sees as a friend. Abati did not see anything wrong in Ometseye putting Obituary heading over sb's picture, but he is quick to believe that the same individual was being threatened by Peter Obi.
Well, it is now obvious that APC and PDP have finally shown that they are the same one party, with only one enemy, PETER OBI. I wonder why the man who they say is only a SM phenomenon is their chief problem. Lol
Reuben is a member of the PDP afterall he served under them. He's a friend to Omatseye so I'm not surprised at his comments. I'm disappointed though but it's okay. Freedom of opinion I guess.
Well captured
Abati is a PDP member and Peter Obi movement does not only threatens Omotseye his friend but also threatens him too. He is a hypocrite.
Well said.
@@judeaffo1916
I think he is a hypocrite
Sam Omatseye is an irresponsible journalist. The article on Obi written by him was quite irresponsible and callous. Sam Omatseye should go and report to Bola Tinubu, his God Father
Don't mind the yeye Sam! This Dr that donated 1m dollars to unv of ibadan is an igbo man from Anambra state, state where Peter Obi governed and he didn't tag him a secessionist or a biafran.
Reuben Abati is gradually chipping away at the respect I and indeed many people have for him. How he managed to only point out the alleged threat, which was not even substantiated and completely ignored an unprovoked smear article that Sam Omatseye wrote, using Peter Obi's picture and titling it Obituary, is beyond biased. I watched in disbelief. A leopard can never hide its spots and Abati, much as he tries to paint himself as a person with integrity, is no different from the corrupt establishment.
But Abati has always been both bias and duplicitously tribal. His writings on the backpage of Arise over the years and even beyond illuminates his beliefs. Regardless of all the camouflage thereof. Sad.
I noticed it too
If you know how much Abati hates the Igbos then you will know why he said what he said. Ruben Abati is a chronic hater of the Igbos.
Abati does not care about the "respect" of some unknown biafran.
His an agent of Bad Journalismus in Nigeria
Mr. Abatti should be careful with making is baises more obvious... He could just stay away all together. Nigerians Youth are more Alart than ever
Omatseye chose violence and received violence. He went low and the Obidients went lower. As a professional, he ought to have been more professional. In any case, all media reporting are biased including this report by Arise TV. For instance, pointing to ASUU to find other ways to fund universities and comparing that situation with Lagos Business School is biased reporting. ASUU does not own universities, the Federal government does. ASUU is an association whereas Lagos Business School owns its institution and can seek funds directly from its alumni. I will not even bother going into the issue of why academic institutions do and do not get funds from alumni. But I'll leave it at this, if the donor had graduated from UI in the last 10 years, he probably would not have grown enough wealth to consider donating $1 million. Perhaps, he would have been struggling to find a job somewhere in Lagos and would be a victim of unrealised potential.
Abati is immature. A man that could not hide his disdain because a reporter called him by his first name, cannot condemn an unfortunate Omatseye for such a morbid article.
Shame on Nigerian Journalism, the type these men represent.
The write up was very offensive and should be outrightly condemned by any right thinking person. Peter Obi supporters are 70% youths, so people should be very careful attacking their candidate because in every action there will be reactions. Dr Abati has soft spot for PDP, he's seriously wants PDP to win his body language says it all.
Yes don't mind him the stomach infastructurs
Yes of course, he's a member of the PDP. He served in Jonathan's government and has a soft spot for Atiku. I watched his interview with Atiku and saw how he was grinning from ear to ear instead of asking those tough questions that he is known for. Dr Reuben, I respect you so much, please keep being neutral and open minded towards this election.
The youth are seeing this as an extension of END SARS protest. The political elite thought that the Nigerian youth has forgotten. No, this is pay back time. THERE IS GOING TO BE PROTEST VOTE IN 2023. Watch out!
@@princeokpere4601 Absolutely.
What has Peter Obi’s presidential campaign got to do with the Biafran movement.
To even bring it up shows a very deep entrenched tribalism. And for that, I detest Sam Omataeye the very same way I detest any racist. So personally, I think he deserves every threat he gets
Totally agree with you.
It is good relieve to know people like you still exit. Thanks
You are 100% correct
Completely agree. He can't throw rocks and expect a pebble back😡😡😡
I wonder if this is what is termed "strategy" by Tinubu. What I see is evil and wickedness. This is not politics. Be careful what you wish for others as it might well be your own reality. Tinubu must be very careful.
Why is he reacting to the threat when he started the threat… is Obituary an expression for the living or the dead he deserves what is getting
Dr. Abati, please admit that even the title crossed the line. And Mr. Omatseye didn't help his cause with the content. He not only crossed the line, he crossed over to announce to the world his pen is for sale.
And nobody should shift the discussion to the "Obidients". The lack of civility elicited their reaction. Mr. Omatseye, like Reno, deserves whatever he gets.
abatti is fulani slave and insensitive monster
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Dr. Abati and crew I am very disappointed in your response, call your friend to order. Writing such an "Obituary" and even putting his picture there in a National Newspaper is even worse than the treats he received. Dr. Abati condemns and cautions your colleague. Did Peter obi ask anyone to threaten you? It's okay to criticize people. But attributing the man to the word synonymous with Death is unacceptable and I am sure unethical in journalism. So in my book I feel like he brought such a threat upon himself
abatti is fulani slave and insensitive monster
Thank you Rufai for the courage to say it as it is. Omatseye crossed a line with those FALSE and incendiary allusions, and beyond that line are horrible demons that haunt. In the future, he should maintain the lines and the monsters beyond the boundary won't come calling.
When he posted OBI 🖼️picture, their was nothing wrong with that, but when he received📩 a reaction of his art , it becomes an issue, people should be careful
Imagine calling for a fight and raising alarm when your opponent responds. What he didn't understand is that OBI is now a movement not just a person. OBI is now an idealogy that young Nigerians have embraced.
@Global Trends If the wordplay is itself not a subtle threat.
@Global Trends I disagree. Obituary means death and subsequent burial. There is no word play that justifies such dastardly use of words. The failed, brown envelope journalist was completely wrong.
@Global Trends
Forget about semantics! The man knew what he meant and Nigerians understood his “bad belle” on Peter Obi!
@Global Trends Would you say the same thing if the picture of your parents or brother and sister was put in a newspaper with the words Obituary or any word relating to death next to it?...be honest if you really love your parents or siblings....the truth is the truth...be honest...this was wrong!
That man if he is a journalist is a very shurdy person how can you write a thing like that. We are all Obidient Omaseye should come and hold us - eye man. How can he put up somebody's face and say Obituary what kind of journalism is that
And Oga Abati when it comes to your friends you get biased. Stop it
What a shameful article from a supposed professional writer. People are selling their grandchildren's future for a pot of porridge.
Wooow
My youngest son was crying yesterday when he saw Omatseye. I was disturbed until he said Omatseye nose reminds him of his lost ram. 🐏🐏🐑🐑🐑🐏
Hahahaha. He is an intelligent boy
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I am have a lot of respect for Doctor Abati and i see him as someone who will not shy away from speaking the truth regardless of who is concerned, i got worried today when he became tongue tied and evasive when asked to speak about "his friend" Sam Omatseye, consistency is a virtue sir.
Sam Omatseye has never hidden his support for Tinubu both in his comments and utterances whilst on TVC. Shame on him.
He's Tinubu's errand boy.
There is nothing wrong with his support for Tinubu but he disgraced himself , showing himself to be a shameless, hungry hack masquerading as a serious journalist all these years. Imagine attacking an innocent man and claiming to be the victim. He should know that nobody is deceived by his antics, if anything happens to Mr. Obi, we all know those who advertised the Obituary of a healthy man including those associated with unresolved assassinations.
There is nothing wrong with his support for Tinubu but he disgraced himself , showing himself to be a shameless, hungry hack masquerading as a serious journalist all these years. Imagine attacking an innocent man and claiming to be the victim. He should know that nobody is deceived by his antics, if anything happens to Mr. Obi, we all know those who advertised the Obituary of a healthy man including those associated with unresolved assassinations.
Good observation!
Dr Abati is a political journalist.
Because the man is his friend, he doesn't want to condem what he did.
That is why Nigeria will never be better, bad and corrupt people full everywhere.
This election season has made him come out to who he truly is. Look at the way he talked about Wike. A journalist who doesn't want to be criticized.
Exactly
That man is not good
Omoseye is trying to drum up tribal sentiments which I am shocked no one on this panel mentioned. The media and journalists are part of the problem in Nigeria. They all are paid by the politicians.
If only they gave Rufai enough time he is the only one who can do that, the presenter thought Dr abati will do that as a writer but he failed.
I'm shocked myself!
Time has gone when William Shakespeare said that the evil that men do leaves after them. The true matter of fact is that nowadays , "The evil that men do leaves directly with them. So for Peter Obi whoever cause his goodwill for the youths and Nigerians,shall be caused by heaven and earth.
Rufai Oseni, once again you stood up for justice on this issue, you are a blessing to journalism and Nigeria, keep shining brother.
To all true Obi Datti family out there, we are not dogs that will bark at every shadow that crosses our way. Our goal is to enthrone good governance in Nigeria through the ObiDatti ticket, let's be focus and leave fools alone in their paradise. Silence is the best answer to a fool. It's only a ripe and juicy fruit that receives the highest stones. E go pain dem die...
You have spoken well and wisely but I like he got what he deserved. The man is a cow.
I weep for this country today, and I never knew that a mere intergrity is this expensive, a lesson to my Generations , never que behind any Activist in life because his intentions could be just only self- servings.
So because Omatseye is Dr Abati's friend, that was all he could say on the question he was asked? Dr Abati please remember how far you have come and protect your good name and reputation 🙏🏾
This is very disappointing from the Dr Abati.
So Editorial Board Chairman to Editorial Board Chairman, una want Abati to criticize Omatseye? If Abati messes up, do not expect Omatseye to criticize him, even if they are not friends?
@@lakeside312 your comment is quite rhetoric! We are here for a balanced analysis of key national issues but for Dr Abati to use friendship to downplay such an important matter been discussed is very unacceptable.
This issue is so straightforward,
Let's analyze this :
Obituary (of a person still alive) = death threat
Death threat = obituary.
Case closed, he should dance to the tune alone. 🤷♂️
Dr. Abati will have a hard time to recover from his analysis today. He could have done well by excusing himself from commenting after he stated that Sam omatseye was his friend. This is a sad day for Nigerian journalism if a journalist of his stature could state publicly that he would not criticize a person who wrote something so dangerous about a political figure just because the writer is his friend. This is truly sad!
How are we sure his Sam omasheye's life is under threat. Someone that can write this article titled Obituary with Obi's picture is capable of lying. Hope the Tinubu or Atiku camp won't do something bad to him and say it's Obi
They can't hold Obi responsible for it. Obi didn't kill anyone and if the imbecile that wrote rubbish and put Obi's Picture there eventually die from whatever source, it is the duty of Police to investigate and bring the person to books.
You are a fast thinker and more wisdom to you sir, you says it well
Let him destroy himself and call Obi. He is very stupid.
He's not trustworthy by any means. He always has this mischievous smile like Brutus and Judas!
What is actually going on is that some people like Omasheye and Omokri are attempting to taint Obi as the candidate of IPOB and unknown gunmen. For people like Omasheye and Omokri, the Igbo tribe have become synonymous with unknown gunmen and IPOB. They have simply cleverly designed their anti igbo sentiments by masking Igbo as IPOB and unknown gunmen.
See how Dr. Abati is so reluctant to air his opinion about that distasteful article from that bias journo just because of obvious conflict of interest, this is the type of Nigeria we don't want anymore, friends and colleagues should be able to call themselves to order when they're wrong.
exactly my point, he waved the obituary part.
Dr. Abati is an APC OPERATIVE. But honestly nobody should be threatened. Mr. Omatsheye is just being provocative. He has Dr. Abati's back.
Infact ,Mr Obi need to sue him though,that headline is threatening.
It’s shameful that Rueben Abati has messed up twice within 24 hours! Moving from self-glorification in his unprofessional response to Gov. Wike’s chiding of him, to another shameless approval of Sam Omotseye’s heartless article about Peter Obi. Rueben cried more than the bereaved in the PDP/Atiku/Wike saga, fighting on behalf of PDP. His stint as Goodluck Jonathan’s spokesman hasn’t left him!
What manner of journalist is Reuben? He found it impossible to balance his views on Omatseye’s irresponsible article by condemning the “Obituary” title to the article as well!
We’re getting to see the real Reuben Abati now that electioneering campaigns are here in earnest, but let him watch it. He is, just a staff of Arise News!
And for Mr Abati....Please resign as a presenter on this platform....you are really annoying the listeners.
NBC suppose to watch on Nation newspaper and sanction Omatseye,it's unprofessional. If he is Wike, Abati will be ranting. Because he is your colleagues means you can't tell him the truth. What of Tinubu who said he don't believe in one Nigeria?
All obidients should censor the nations newspaper
Ruben has definitely overstayed his welcome as a media person, in campaigning for your principal you cannot target an opponent by saying all manners of evil. Let them go and collect the millions paid for their dirty job but let it also be made known to hem that the future of the Nigerian Youth is not for sales to the likes of Atiku and Tinumu period
Dr. Abati is gradually loosing the respect and regard Nigerians have for him This is a sad day in Nigerian journalism where we have journalists with no regard about who you disparage or insult. Mr Obi has ran the most respectful campaign in the history of a presidential election, never for once insulting any of the fellow candidates but staying on issues of the day. It's quite a shame.
Did just wrote “gradually “, ooh no, I have non for him anymore.
Abatti is Fulani slave and an insensitive monster
HIs Excellency, the Governor of Rivers State, Yesom Wike was right, Dr. Abati is a paid journalist. But I think the best option for him is to retire because like someone in the comment section rightly pointed out, he has overstayed his time in journalism.
Ruben Abati lack integrity.
He is not a Journalist but a politician covering with a journalist wrapper.
Always dodging the truth.
It's a big pity...SMH...
Abatti is a Fulani slave and an insensitive monster
The only person that sounded reasonable here without sentiment of having a relationship with one of the parties involved is Tundun and i respect her for that, i don’t know how Dr Abati will feel if someone expresses his/her opinion in an article in a National newspaper and use his picture on it with caption Obituary and also tag him in relation of group of people proscribed even if the proscription is political, Dr Abati should stop being political right in everything, he has to be a honest man.
Abati is a hypocrite and Arise tv should not have brought him in. I am of opinion that arise tv should let him before he destroys the image of the arse tv.
Mr. Abati that wanted to consume a lady for daring to call his first name without adding the title "Dr.". If such words as Obituary were used for him he would rain fire and brimstone!
A spade is a spade. Thanks to Tundun
The corrupt journalist got what he deserved by using Obituary on all Obidients . Shame on you all for being considerate to the corrupt agent of failure who gave us Buhari and wants to give us another APC failure. His article insulted all Nigerians fighting for change from wicked PDP and APC therefore if he can’t take the heat, then he should get out of the kitchen…period and no apologies to him
Not just using obituary on Peter Obi, but people like him and Omokri has replaced Igbo with IPOB and unknown gunmen. To them Igbos are now synonymous with IPOB and unknown gunmen.
@@nwachinemere7759 I agree with you . The article was very annoying just reading the first paragraph was quite condescending and cynical. Hope both fail in shame and the truth will shine ✨
Writing Obi-tuary with someone else’s picture is wishing the person dead. Outrageous! Sam has stirred up trouble. He should be civil enough to apologize to Mr Peter Obi, the Gentleman of Contemporary Nigerian Politics, The Man of Issues! Man of Politics without Bitterness!
Well said and nicely delivered my brother👏👏👏👍 Peter Obi doesn't talk about any candidate let alone attacking them. He talks about issues and solutions. Why that unprovoked dog whistle calling for threat to life in insecurity plagued nation.
You will live long for being a man of truth. God's blessings are upon you.
I like to say if his life is been threatening like he claimed he deserves it and I wish him nothing but evil 👿. How can you write such articles with someone picture, make ogun kee am there
Reuben Abati has always been a disappointment whenever his opinion is needed about what any of his friends, and Party affiliates do... He didn't see anything wrong with his friend writing Obituary and putting Obi's picture right next to it (which is a threat to Obi's life)... Reuben, you are so weak and always biased. Always makes excuses for his friends instead of correcting them. It's like someone slapping someone on the streets and then complaining that people want to slap him back.... you light a fire and complain the flame is spreading...hmmmmm... Let's see the court of law that will blame Obi if something bad happens to Omatseye.
Abatti is fulani slave and an insensitive monster
Omatseye by that article tried to associate Obi with IPOB, but he failed. Nigerians are smarter. Kudos to Nigerians. Say no to tribalism.
Dr Abati, you don't have to bring emotions and friendships where you have to show professionalism. The guy wrote a very divisive article, you have to condemn it for what it is rather than trying defend what's bad. Rufai is doing a good Job, keep it up bro. As for Tundun, my advice is that you shouldn't try to be economical with the truth, is better for you to be loved by few for your honesty than being praised by crowd of dishonest people. Finally, the so-called journalist has to write and apologize to PO and the Obi-dients as well as all Nigerians for trying to trigger a tribal conflict with a nonsensical article in a country we are trying to become united. The Obi-dient movement is not about tribe, it's about the future of Nigeria.
Very well said 👍🏽
The ability to speak another man's language fluently doesn't make one an intellectual. Stop over rating yourself Mr. Abati. You're not special after all. Money for hand back for ground journalist. Your bigotry has been unmasked. Igbo hater.
All I see here is a bunch of journalists speaking up/protecting their colleague. As much as we have an obligation to condemn death threats from the OBIdients, we also have a moral obligation to condemn the subtle death threat from Omatsheye to Mr Peter Obi, you can’t put a man’s picture on a newspaper with the Heading “Obituary”, it’s unacceptable.
I think people need to watch this abati or what ever his name , the guy work for politician , I don’t trust him
I totally agree with you. He is not a true journalist. He is biased in his contributions
Rufai and Tundun, thank you for speaking to both sides.
Abati thank you for supporting your friend, i hope when your picture is pósted or that of your family and announcement of "obituary" you will be okay with my friends in the media that will put it out there. Tribalism is in different shades of colors.
"No body is realistically threatening anybody" . This whole idea of Obi's supporters threatening others with contrary views was exaggeratedly/politically contrived by Reno who detected, somewhat overly excited youthful exuberance/heightened political consciousness, which threatens the old order, now sees it as a threat to his person from these youths in their mode. Its all about 2023 election/campaign.
Abati is slowly revealing himself and whose side he's on.
No one should receive death threats but the lousy journalist brought it upon himself through his insensitive and senseless action.
That small Sam is simply looking for a cheap popularity.
He wished “Obi-tuary” to someone else but scared of his own wishes.
May his wishes come to him sooner than he wished.
Whatsoever a man sows, he shall reap abundance of it.
If you sow Obi-tuary, of course you ll redo it in abundance.
Many Obi-dients are innocent & patriotic Nigerians from every tribe & religion who are frustrated, unemployed, out of school, robbed, kidnapped, raped, brutalized, massacred, assassinated, looted, disenfranchised, enslaved , suffering abroad & tired of our past & present government, who even stole our COVID 19 palliatives.
Who massacred innocent & armless youths protesting at toll gate, with a ghost owner.
We see Peter Obi as the only one we can trust, so wishing him death is wishing our Hope of a better Nigeria death.
What do you expect, Romance?
People should be professional. This Omoseye is ridiculously playing with fire because the Tinubu or Atiku team can then take him out and say he complained that the Obi campaign threatened him, so it must be the Obi team.
If he die we wish him good bye. Life goes on and if indeed he was threatening which I doubt anyway let him go to police and report so police can investigation it
What makes you guys think there was a threat at the first place? It's all lies and propaganda started by Reno and this guy trying to discredit Obi with that.
Abating couldn't even speak bcs his friend is involved.. you guys have no evidence that this apc and pdp guys wre really threatened .. enough of this nonsense from you biased media.
Whenever they want to trend they use Obi .. rubbish
The best universities and hospitals in USA are run on endowments.
Why call on Nigerians in diaspora to donate when we have countless billionaires in Nigeria who should be taught how to make thier money live after them....through endowments. Shameless people who will spend their millions abroad getting medical care in hospitals and training their children in universities built and funded by other rich people's endowments. There's something seriouly warped about the way a Nigerian's mind is wired towards money and power. Theyll rather steal money and bury it in their backyard.
The purpose of wealth is to make the life of others better.
Rufai always saying it the way it is but Abati always going political and diplomatic in his views. Tundu is my woman of the year anytime
Mr Abati can be biased , I watch him do that often.
He is very biased very very biased he has no single truth in his mouth. Fair play to Tundu.
Very biased! He is not professional at all
I have noticed that long time ago. He is so full of his empty self and he is very tribalistic. I have been following him for along time. Once is issue that involve a Yoruba or PDP just watch him how he will twist everything.
Abatti is Fulani slave and an insensitive monster
Who is Sam Omatseye to be complaining about IPOB when his boss Bola Tinubu already said he does not believe in one Nigeria?
The donation is very commendable of him. Well done.
Unlike Buhari donating our money to Niger Republic. Same he did to Afghanistan a terrorist country😡😡😡😡😡
The author of the article subconsciously announced his own obituary anyways. What is good for the goose is also good for the gander. So help us God.
I believe he did that on purpose , to anger Obi's followers,and come out and cry --they want to kill me.
Only you get the point. Sam used that article to stir controversy and bait Obi's followers. They fell for the distraction. The guy is brilliant, because right now, Obi's message is being drowned by the threats his followers are issuing.
What you may not knw is that this guys play their cards so well. It's possible the threats he received is an arrangement among his crews just to tarnish PO's image. But one thing I'm sure of is that Nigerians haven suffered and cried enough will soon be liberated by a living God.
He outrightly threatened Obi's life with the stupid article. If anything happens to Obi Tinubu, Sam and Abati should be held responsible
This is really sad! Should we give up on Nigeria??? I am from Kogi state, nothing close to ipob but I support Obi for a better Nigeria. If supposed elites like Sam Omatseye can write such an article about a fellow human being and he is getting death threats why is he dragging Peter Obi into it? It's just a strategy to put Obi down since they dont have anything else against him. It is really sad but I wish all Obi supporters would just eschew all the shenanigans that other parties, their candidates and supporters write! Just overlook them and wait till election day
What makes him an elite. Being polished is part of being elite. He is nothing of such to spew such nonsense
The Obidients should have written their own articles on numerous newspapers and put Sam Omatseye's face under an OBITUARY caption, dig into the dirty laundry of the Omatseye family and write volumes about it. -Useless Omatseye family. Then, let the article run for one week and more. Let's see how the shoe fits. They should not issue threats. Just revenge back! Then he will know how it feels!
Omatseye is your friend so he cannot be wrong? Dr Abati, drop your garb as a journalist and join PDP abeg. You have a right to your opinions but they are becoming too polarised to be on TV.
This is the most people's way. We tolerate because of familiarity and acquaintances. That is why we don't make any progress
Have you guys not noticed their tricks? First it was Reno with the same word threatening him from Obi-dient which is from PDP and now APC with the same formula. It's so shameful to say the least.
Ojy Okpe, you must realise that sometime ago, ASUU had an agreement with the government where it was agreed that they need to source funding outside the government budget.
Fast forward, lecturers asked that the companies operating in Nigeria should be billed a percentage of their profit as educational fund. So 2% was billed every limited liability company. The agreement was that lecturers will be part of the board that manages the fund.
The inflow of the fund was very tempting and the government took it over. It ran into billions of naira very quickly and lecturers became outsiders to the management.
So you see that our lecturers are not as bereft of ideas as most people would want to think. Government of the day should rise up to the challenges.
The desperation to paint Peter Obi as a vilain is very intriguing! The worst slandering comes from Reno Omokri who has now decided that Peter Obi is a capone in IPOB. This was the same Peter that just left PDP yesterday or is Reno and his now friend and partner in slander, Omotseye refering to a different Peter Obi?
Could it be that Reno and his yeye journalist friend have known about Peter Obi's alleged involvement with IPOB all the while he was in PDP and decided to keep quiet because he was in their camp?
Unfortunately for them though, they are still playing 2015 politics in 2022/23 when Nigerians have become a lot wiser!
Dr. Reuben Abati( It pains me to put Dr. Next to his name but..) has for a very long time tried to sell himself off as a journalist with integrity but I have always seen through his dissembles. He doesn't even need a PhD to understand that Omosetye crossed a moral and ethical line by printing a picture of a presidential candidate under a bold tittle of 'Obituray' on a national news paper! It's even no brainer even to the uneducated that he should've pointed out the fact that his journalist friend made a slanderous and unsubstantiated accusation against the same man he threatened with death on newspaper of being responsible for a death threat against his person!
What is really going on with journalism in Nigeria! I can understand politicians being politicians but journalists must never be politicians, too!
I see how Dr Abati was trying to defend his friend by saying nobody deserves to be threatened... It might just confirmed wat Governor wike had said about him..
Abatti is a Fulani slave and an insensitive monster
I'd be personally upset with Peter Obi if he responds to any of these people claiming threats from the OBI-dients. He should focus on this race please and not be tempted to take responsibility for what he didn't do. What is happening is very normal where there is suffering, hunger, corruption, and broken promises, aka our country Nigeria. People are just angry, and frustrated and are looking for credible change. If any of these people from APC and PDP receives death threats from anyone, instead of putting it on PO's supporters, they need to report to appropriate authorities. Or could it be that they do not trust the security systems that they've put in place in all their years of ruling Nigeria? Yeye dey smell!!!
I dey suspect Dr abati
The guys is concerned about his friend ... That's why he couldn't open his mouth to ask Atiku any reasonable question
Where is Dr. Abati FROM?
I'm really disappointed....
See as Rufai gentle😄😄😄. He will bounce back though and get his mojo back in days.
Yeah I took notice. It's really a pity that good people are threated so badly and threatened. He'll surely bounce back. That's why we should vote for Obi for a better country and hope that it continues after his eight years so that Nigeria can be the envy of the world.
If Obi were to be his kind, he(Sam) shud be answering some questions in the police custody now. Is it not sad how we turn things upside down in this country. Where's the evidence he has of death threats? But here we have him publish someone's picture with Obituary title and nobody called him to order from his camp and all of you expected every other person including the OBIdients not respond to him? Look at the response of Dr Abati, one-sided response.
Truly bad!
This Abati should be ashame of himself,
Abati is a politician. I don't take him serious like I take Rufai serious...he still hunger and thirst for political position
(1) People should watch Abati whenever Rufai wants to make his Remarks, Abati he acts like some crayfish. Rufai is clearly a genius and the viewers knows that.
(2) Arise News pls give Rufai more time to elaborate on issues. we tune in to listen to him speak. not Abati bragging he worked 11 years as wat. in a country where they fix unqualified people in positions they don't fit in. SMH
(3) The Man who wrote the article should be very carefully. If anything Happens to Peter Obi. He will answer to millions Home and Abroad. Period.
(4) If Tinubu paid Him to write Obi-tuary with Peter Obi's picture, that's a death Wish to our presidential candidate / next President. PLS Writer's and Editor's Be very careful.
(5) Abati should be behind camera, we tired of seen him, Like seriously..
Starting from his annoying introduction of Ojy. I wonder what Reuben Abati is doing on the Arise set. Like seriously.
2023 it Peter Obi or no other.
You guys should be bold to condemn the action. Whatever the REACTION was based on ACTION.
He need to go to court and explain himself,cos if that headline is not a threat , what is that.
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Dr Abati’s analysis is more in support for his friend Sam who wrote the obituary headline. What he failed to understand is that the man Pater Obi has family who will be upset about seeing such headlines associated with him. Please let your friend know that those who leave in glass houses don’t throw stones.
Abati is a very corrupt journalist
I disagree with you. You have to listen to his analysis on issues about Nigeria. They are factual. Corrupt is too harsh a word
@@nnekagodwin2922 stop sounding delutional
Abatti is a Fulani slave and an insensitive monster
What is being corrupt? When you choose not to say the truth or twist the truth cos your friend is involved, that to me , is CORRUPTION
Shame on you Dr. Reuben Abati!
A very BIG SHAME on you. All you did there was prove Nyesom Wike right
They are looking for all means to tarnish Peter Obi's image opposition is doing their work well, those threatening people are not obi supporters they are PDP and APC supporters
I strongly believed that Ruben Abati is ARROGANT , PARTIAL and PROUD . He did not see any thing wrong in the use of OBITUARY and IPOB against a man who himself never said any derogatory remarks against OMASHEYI. ABATI should write for Retirement instead of embarrassing ARISE TV✍
Dr Ruben Abati, your response to the Obituary issue is one sided which shows you align with the writer of the said, provocative and malicious article. As a journalist, you have to be objective
They have come APC and PDP ahahaha it's not Peter obi supporters okay... It's APC and PDP who wants to use anything to go after LP and Peter obi.. all those thugs from APC and PDP who have been using those nonsense... Let obi out of this...
Dr.OZUAH act should be emulated by well off Nigerians who can endow their former Nigerian alumni, because that is how quality universities around the world maintain good standing. There should also be proper risk and budget management, so that future alumnus can trust the money will be put in good use for the betterment of the university and community.
Abati, Abati Abati I am your admirer, but you fall my hand.
Reuben Abati,it’s a shame to say you are not an honest man....your just a politically correct stomach infrastructural Hustler with big big grama....
Dr. Reuben, you can't stop showing your insensitiveness to issues. So what's important to you is that a journalist was threatened. You are probably part of the problem. Rufai, keep up the good work, it pays! Putting ones name and tagging it obituary is the height of stupidity. Tundun, pls be firm and call bad what it is. Good job.
If this Dr. Philip Ozuah resided in Nigeria they Fulani Govt NigaArea (FGN) would have killed his career - Why only Fulani are qualified to head the FGN even with quarter system education?
Dr Abati,Wow, really is that all you can say, I see,Respectfully Dr Abati your bias is really showing or I'm i the only person seeing it ? When your friend used Obituary to write nonsense about Peter Obi you didn't see that as threatening but when Peter Obi supposed supporters replied with the same manner as you said right of reply, You had a problem with that, You didn't say alot that quite unlike you because your Friend was involved in written rubbish about Peter Obi, Are you guys expecting Peter Obi supporters to be clapping for that guy whom used Obituary to write all kinds of rubbish about Peter Obi......Their response is their right of reply...Whats wrong with that or using Obituary on somebody isn't that life threatening ?
Abatti is a Fulani slave and an insensitive monster
Remember pastor chris oyakhilome donated 1billion naira to Benson Idahosa University & Built a structure worth over 300 million naira for Edo State University some time past.... I think he needs to be commended too... just like this man
if anything happen tp omtseye, he called for it, and he must pay for it
I was beginning to enjoy Ruben's analyses our political disourse, but recently, particularly in the wake of the fallout from Gov. Wike's remarks and now, on the Obi-tuary issue, and quite frankly, he has blatantly revealed that he is chronically biased.
How do you explain to a man called Obi, you write obituary and put his picture at the same time and you are playing the victim? This people can't see that the youths are now wiser and can read between the lines.
Abatí- Your response to Omateseye’s behavior is a shameful disgrace! Obituary by a man’s name is a threat already. Your reply is lopsided and we have no skin in the game. You couldn’t even condemn your friends antics . Archives show you defending Goodluck Jonathan for lesser menacing articles . You’re just a closet politician/ journalist. Eagleyereporters
Ojy, I watched a program where that man Sam Omatsheyi or whatever he is called , was out rightly biased against Peter Obi, accusing him (Peter Obi) of saving the money he claimed to have saved for Anambra state in a bank he (Obi) was a board chairman. That wasn't right of an anchor man. Threatening his life is not right but, sincerely speaking, Journalists from TVC are often times disappoints to the sophistication modern day Journalism tends to portray. It's a pity!
Abati if you have talked about not threatening Omatseye, you should also advise your friend Omatseye not to avertsise a living person and write their Obi-tuary. So Abati you projected BIASNESS here and I am going to reserve the right to agree in TOTO all that Nneka Amahagwu wrote somwhere in this column. I am so sorry for you Abati.
Playing a victim of talking against a certain tribe to get people from his tribe to rise up and say it's this tribe vs the other tribe. Don't worry, the terrorists don't know boundary. Lagos may not survive their scorn.
Perhaps, the only success Sam Omatseye's "Obituary" article recorded was using
Peter Obi to trend and get cheap popularity. What else can we expect from someone on the payroll of Tinubu? Sam Omatseye, like Reno, is just another installment of a person from the camp of jilted and scared persons resorting to personal attacks on Peter Obi. Omatseye's article lacks substance, credibility, is devoid of any objectivity and failed to focus on critical issues bedeviling Nigeria. To say the least, it is a vendetta against Obi, and an attempt on war of attrition using sheer display of tribal and ethnic bigotry as a tool. How pathetic!
Sam, the Chairman, Editorial Board of The Nation Newspapers, a Tinubu owned media outlet, attempted to question Obi's credentials, competence and modus operandi to turn the fortunes of Nigeria that he claimed he will do. But Obi has been drilled on these same, and many other issues on live TV and radio on different channels, and has come out unscathed. He has also repeatedly asked people to "go and verify". Perhaps, Omatseye should rather direct his questions to, and allow his principal, Tinubu, to be subjected to a live interview - not prerecorded - to tell Nigerians what he has to offer, and how he's gonna do it. He should focus on real issues, rather than personal attacks.
It is very obvious that the thoughts of Peter Obi torment them - APC and PDP - and threatens their status quo. They say Obi exists on social media and has no structures, unlike Tinubu, Atiku and Kwankwaso, yet out of the other 16 presidential candidates, APC and PDP can't stop talking and attacking this man called Obi. APC and PDP don't tackle themselves any longer. It is a strong indication that there is something very good about Peter Obi.
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Peter Obi is the man "without structures", yet he seems to be the man to beat.
Nigerians will decide.
Exactly Rufai, why was it difficult for Tundu and Abati to state that Sam Omoseye did not keep keep his writing on the issue. That was a distasteful article.
Omo you de mention? It's always hard to pin that Tundu down on any controversial issue. Always sitting on the fence.
Mr Abati, you're not a sincere person 😒 ...I will never respect you again 😒 what a shame