Owei Lakemfa

Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed: UN intervenes in nation’s internal affairs, by Owei Lakemfa

I do not support the call by Oyo State Governor SeyiMakinde that international bodies like the United Nations (UN) should participate in probing the 56-day abduction of 39 pupils and six teachers in the state. In receiving the freed victims, he called “on the appropriate international human rights and accountability mechanisms, including those within the United […]
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When countries steal, are they thieves? By Owei Lakemfa

The United States, US and some of its partners, notably the United Kingdom, UK  went to Venezuela and carted away  13.5 kilograms  of enriched uranium.  The materials which can be used to fuel commercial nuclear plants or   in  research  reactors, are  from an inheritance research reactor in Venezuela.  The research  which was concluded in 1991 had […]

Minister Alausa: Little learning is dangerous, by Owei Lakemfa

In my second year at the University of Ife in 1979, two students from the Federal Government College, Kano joined the Faculty of Arts. Awam Ampah and Funso Alabi  fitted in perfectly. I was so impressed that when I went for youth service in Kano, one of the first places I familiarized myself with was the school, […]

Africans shouldn’t join our xenophobic South African brothers in lunacy, by Owei Lakemfa

South Africa  united  Africa and the Black Race more than any other as we fought Apartheid, one of the most evil systems humans  ever created.  Apartheid was backed by some of the most powerful countries in the world such as the United States, United Kingdom and Israel which  also practices an   Apartheid variant  called Zionism.  But, […]

Socio-economic crises: Nigerian workers sang, danced and gave ultimatum, by Owei Lakemfa

Colourfully dressed. Waving flags. Singing. Wriggling waists. Exchanging banters. Backslapping. Workers danced at various venues on Friday, commemorating the 2026 May Day. Their smiling faces camouflaged their pains.  But their banners and placards revealed their inner thoughts. Their collective speeches tell stories of hunger, government failures, demands, ultimatum and a determination to go beyond the march past; […]

May Day 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, by Owei Lakemfa

May Day! May Day!! May Day!!! The desperate calls from Chicago, United States workers in 1886, taken up by workers of the world, now sounds more desperate. But the world seems to have gone deaf with the May Day calls becoming almost inaudible. In fact, the US, the country from which May Day emanated, does not […]

Nigerians have no friends in Tel Aviv, by Owei Lakemfa

Nigerians and Africans have no friends in Israel. They may, amongst the Israeli people, but not in its establishment which is wedded to a philosophy of violence, repression, exploitation and genocide. Therefore, Nigerians must be on alert and view with suspicion, Israel’s overt and strenuous attempts to befriend the continent, particularly Nigeria. These were part of […]

Sledgehammer diplomacy and China’s soft touch, by Owei Lakemfa

Taiwan is a defined territory with claims to being a sovereign state. This is partly because powerful countries like the United States,US; Japan, New Zealand, Australia and the European Union member countries, maintain strong informal diplomatic and economic relations with it.  Claiming to be the Republic of China, ROC,  Taiwan is the world’s leading producer of […]

Jesus of Washington and sinners of the world, by Owei Lakemfa

Since Jesus Christ departed over two millennia, some have proclaimed themselves as the Jesus who promised to return. In this tribe are also those like Donald Trump who  present themselves in the image of Jesus; in his holiness, solving human problems. In Nigeria, was a man, Emmanuel Olufunmilayo Odumosu, a professional carpenter like Joseph, the earthly […]

The ABC, ADC and APC of Nigerian politics, by Owei Lakemfa

In as much as many have undertaken to speak on the ongoing political crises in the country centering on the future of electoral politics, I have decided to make basic clarifications. My preferred surgical tools are the Antecedent, Behaviour and Consequence, ABC,  of what might, on the long run, endanger us all and, of course, condemn […]

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