Owei Lakemfa

Osun The Beautiful: The musical opera of our future politics, by Owei Lakemfa

Osun The Beautiful: The musical opera of our future politics, by Owei Lakemfa

There were the beautiful political party dresses, worn with pride as their wearers danced in the streets displaying fantastic dance steps. I wondered where these textiles were made. In Nigeria? If so, ‘kundus’ (kudos) to the procurers. What I do not wonder about is who paid. Doubtlessly, not the mass of those clad in them; hungry […]
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Colonialism: Impacted lives seeking freedom for all humanity, by Owei Lakemfa

Colonialism: Impacted lives seeking freedom for all humanity, by Owei Lakemfa

THE International Conference for the Eradication of Colonialism which held in Abuja, Nigeria from August 12-13, 2024, was full of symbolism. Organised by the African Think Tank, the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA, the theme: “The Forgotten Peoples: International Conference to Decolonize the World” was a potent reminder to the rest of humanity that there […]

Labour-baiting: Nigerian history is not an orphan, by Owei Lakemfa

Labour-baiting: Nigerian history is not an orphan, by Owei Lakemfa

TWO occurrences in the past week made me reach the conclusion that either the government is baiting the labour unions or there are quite active fifth columnists in the Tinubu administration. The first is the laughable ban of the trade unions from politics, including working within the Labour Party, LP, which was established in 2002, that […]

Days of rage when reason is treason, by Owei Lakemfa

Days of rage when reason is treason, by Owei Lakemfa

THE thuggish criminality in the United Kingdom exempted, mass protests have been sweeping through many countries with people standing up for their right to decent lives. Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Uganda, Sudan, Eswatini, South Africa and, of course, Bangladesh. They have been sad days in Bangladesh where bloody mass protests, mainly driven by students, under […]

Ladi Olorunyomi: Thrice detained by Generals, exile was only option, by Owei Lakemfa

Ladi Olorunyomi: Thrice detained by Generals, exile was only option, by Owei Lakemfa

THE first detention of Ladi Olorunyomi was in 1993 under the Babangida military regime. That regime had annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, and was on rampage. She was a journalist, and journalism was a high risk profession during the military regimes. She was also a feminist, pro-democracy and human rights activist. But her […]