Lindsay Barrett and Mia Mottley: The Pull of the Diaspora, by Owei Lakemfa
Lindsay Carlton Eseoghene Barrett was a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican when he came from Britain to Nigeria in July 1966 on a few weeks’ visit. Those weeks have stretched to over sixty years, with the playwright, poet, journalist and photographer becoming one of the best-known Nigerians. He was eighty-five years on September 15, and not unexpectedly, I […]
Migrate to UK, go to jail in Rwanda, By Owei Lakemfa
So, how does a country with such a model law, embark on a mission to deport migrants for a fee into an uncertain future?
Baptising Umahi in Abuja after refusing to learn in Ebonyi, By Owei Lakemfa
When Umahi was appointed Works Minister, I knew that if he had not repented his ways, he would soon clash with the staff.
Macron plays the outlaw in Niger Republic, By Owei Lakemfa
Macron might have thought he could hold out in Niger as there was an expected military intervention by the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. However, that invasion did not materialise as the African people were clearly against the blood of fellow Africans being shed.
Why youths stand for Mohbad in death, By Owei Lakemfa
Mohbad is a story of hope turned hopelessness, a rising star, shot down from the firmament, and a youth whose promising life was avoidably cut short by a harsh, uncaring system.
The gates to hell were opened long ago, By Owei Lakemfa
THE world gathered this week under the United Nations to talk peace, security and socio-economic justice, but hawks circled and beneficiaries of a skewed world sat silent in cold complicity. It was the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, and even as the world on Thursday, September 21, complemented the UN objectives […]
