The United States of MAGAs, dreamers and survivors, by Owei Lakemfa
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, is a 1,278-acre or 517-hectare tract seized from the Sioux Nation of India. Into its mountain face are sculpted the 18-metre or 60-foot-high figures of four former United States (US) Presidents. They feature founding President George Washington, main drafter of the July 4, 1776, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, […]
Far-right turns, the West mask of civility falls off, by Owei Lakemfa
THE CNN American Presidential Debate showed humanity is in a catch-22 situation while the European high speed far-right turns on the cliffs, threaten to plunge humankind into an uncertain world. The far-right turns have been taken in countries like Switzerland, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, Finland, Serbia, France and to some extent, Germany. The only light visible […]
Governors need a better knowledge of the National Minimum Wage, by Owei Lakemfa
GOVERNORS, so to say, are up in arms against a new National Minimum Wage, NMW. Individually and collectively, they have voiced opposition to the evolution of a new wage which may not be less than N60,000 as promised by President Bola Tinubu. While some have called for a confederate wage system, others have vowed not to […]
Rescuing the sheep from the lion’s mouth: Solidarity with Assange, by Owei Lakemfa
JULIAN Assange, an innocent man walked out of an American-staged court this Monday, June 24, a free man after spending1901 harrowing days in British captivity. He spent those hellish days in the British Belmarsh maximum security prison in a 2×3 metre cell, isolated 23 hours a day. Not even a dog deserves such inhuman treatment. The […]
Arise O Compatriots, Nigeria, We Hail Thee, by Owei Lakemfa
IT was a bit of an emotional period for me when names of people who fought for democracy kept popping up in the Democracy Week. It was quite good hearing from the family of Mr Alao Aka-Bashorun, Father of the Nigerian Pro-Democracy Movement. He led many, including lawyers, against the rapacious regimes of Babangida, Shonekan and […]
UN diplomacy: Half peace, better than no peace, by Owei Lakemfa
THE visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to North Korea and the United States yelling against it have diverted world attention this week. It has drawn attention from the immediate needs and steps to save Palestinian lives, especially those of babies and children. How does Putin visiting his North Korean ally, Kim Jong Un, constitute a […]
