When Today’s Despair Betrays Yesterday’s Promise
BY SIMON REEF MUSA When the former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, was inaugurated as Kaduna Governor on May 29, 2015, the hopelessness that…
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Let’s Mourn Nigeria @61
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Yesterday October 1, 2021 marked the 61st year since the British flag was lowered to give way to the emergence of Nigeria’s green-white-green flag. At birth,…
Ortom And The Refusal To Be Silent
BY SIMON REEF MUSA When former President Lyndon B. Johnson of the United States said the kernel of governance lies “with unceasing concern for the welfare and dignity and decency…
Dealing With This Metaphor Called Kanu
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Initially, the “interception” of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) was too surreal to be taken seriously. Here was a man…
Buhari Needs To Seek Help Now!
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Last week, for those who had been persuaded to believe that President Muhammadu Buhari’s look alike from Sudan was in charge, the media interviews on Arise…
Strike: Open Letter To Governor el-Rufai
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Dear Mallam, In about eight days, Saturday May 29 will mark your sixth year in office. It will also be the mid-term of your second and…
Southern Govs’ Red Flag Must Not Be Ignored
BY SIMON REEF MUSA For many Nigerians who have observed the painful metamorphosis of our democracy narrowed down to the enthronement of the supremacy of a ruling cabal hinged on…
Can Nigerians Bear The Cost Of Break-up?
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Amidst the myriad of calamities threatening our nationhood, we have become oblivious of the advantages we have in being citizens of a united country. Current terror…
Who Can Halt Nigeria’s Journey To Kigali ?
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Events of past weeks have seen insecurity spiraling to frightening levels, with the fate of citizens and Nigeria thrown on the edge. Not many are…
Safeguarding Arm Bearers For Peace
BY SIMON REEF MUSA Violence imperils democracy and provides a podium that casts doubt on the workability of a system hinged on due process. It is out of the need…