Internationalist Segun Osoba, reunites Nigerian radicals, by Owei Lakemfa
The internationalist, intellectual, radical historian and generally accepted leader of the Nigerian Left, Olusegun Osoba, left on May 14, 2026, at 92. What followed the exit of a man who greatly influenced and led three generations of Nigerian radicals was a twenty-six-day programme of celebrating his life, times and works. It was as if a father […]
Subversive chronicles in the Age of Treason, by Owei Lakemfa
There were celebration chants on May 29, 2026, as President Bola Tinubu marked his third year in office. One of the highlights was that he had stabilized the Naira. Even the opposition could not fault this incredible achievement, with our currency hovering around $1,400. I was going to send a congratulatory message when my Socratic mindset sprouted […]
Russia has the duty to militarily defend Cuba, by Owei Lakemfa
The United States, US The Department of Justice, on May 20, 2026, charged former Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz, 94, and five others for their alleged roles in the Feb. 24, 1996 shootdown of two unarmed U.S. civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR). The US is demanding the death penalty or life imprisonment […]
Africa Day 2026: Nigeria has obligations to Africans, by Owei Lakemfa
Six days after the October 1, 1960 independence of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa stood before the United Nations, UN. The historical mission of Nigeria he said, is to develop Africa, the continent which gave birth to humanity and modern civilization. The date was October 7, 1960 in the hallowed chambers of the […]
What the Vietnamese taught the Africans, by Owei Lakemfa
The world reset in 1945, or so it thought. The Second World War which had taken about ninety million lives, had come to an end. Humanity erupted in joy. To many of the colonized, it was a war for human freedom. But they were mistaken. The European powers that had ignited the war were the same […]
Red salute to Segun Osoba, leader of the Nigerian Left, by Owei Lakemfa
The 1970s to the 1990s were some of the most pitiless seasons in Nigeria. Except for a four-year interregnum, the military was in power and, it was brutal. In the mid-1970s, the seemingly genial General Yakubu Jack Gowon had radical activists like Edwin Madunagu and Tony Engurube detained without trial. But the Murtala-Obasanjo regime that succeeded Gowon […]
