The Ozymandias complex in the Tinubu administration psyche, by Owei Lakemfa
The transformative Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders. So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos about its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. My interest here is its […]
Governance is not rocket science, by Owei Lakemfa
Governance is not about sharing blame, making excuses, or the individual exonerating himself. It is about getting the job done. So, when in the face of serious financial and economic crises which have seen hunger envelop the land like a shroud and the national currency waterboarded, Olayemi Michael “Yemi” Cardoso, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, […]
Aaron Bushnell: No sacrifice greater than laying down his life, by Owei Lakemfa
JUST 25. I mean Aaron Bushnell, a soldier of humanity. Inside his United States Air Force uniform, he wore the conscience of sacrifice for a people he may never have met. He was trained by the most powerful military in the world to obey the last order. But he was not going to obey the order […]
Adumein: Unsung warrior goes to the Supreme Court, by Owei Lakemfa
JUSTICE Moore Abraham Aseimo Adumein is one of the eleven new Justices of the Supreme Court to be sworn-in today, February 26, 2024. Some who knew him, in his younger days, did not believe he would move to the bench, not to talk of climbing to the apex court. This is because he was a […]
After the AU Summit, Africa continues its drift, by Owei Lakemfa
IF a family meets in a room, members give themselves pecks, exchange polite greetings, make flowery speeches and emerge laughing for group photographs, it is likely they have not been truthful to themselves. That was my impression following the 37th Summit of the African Union, AU, from February 17-18, 2024 in Addis Ababa. After attending […]
Nigeria is on the road to Haiti, not Venezuela, by Owei Lakemfa
In reality, Nigeria is on the road to Haiti, a failed state where insecurity is so bad that anyone arriving at the airport needs armed security to drive into town, or be abducted for ransom
