Saving Nigeria from the increasingly absurd theatrics of Jimoh Ibrahim, by Owei Lakemfa
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu this week featured prominently in the newest theatre of the absurd staged by Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Folorunsho Ibrahim. The stage was the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, where, on October 19, 2026, Ibrahim presented the seven-volume UN 2027 draft budget to President Tinubu. Ibrahim began the […]
John Shinkaiye: An African great straddles world stage, By Owei Lakemfa
Given his role in this transition, the new African Union snatched Shinkaiye and he became a sort of legend in the continental body.
Blessed are the human rights defenders, By Owei Lakemfa
MY mind raced back 34 years as I stood on Saturday in the assembly of human rights defenders who had gathered in Ilorin. Back in 1989, some of us had the choice either to surrender or confront the rampaging Generals who had seized both power and the national treasury and were ruling Nigerians as they […]
Clara Pulido: Daughter of Fidel, friend, sister, comrade, By Owei Lakemfa
CARLOS Trejo Sosa was perhaps the friendliest Cuban Ambassador I ever knew. He was a wise, widely travelled man with deep knowledge of Cuban sayings and proverbs which he said mainly emanated from Africa. When in 2016, he received the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, he told him: “We are the same family. I […]
Citizens of a turbulent world in search of a direction, By Owei Lakemfa
Africa can also lead in shaping global discourse. It has valuable insights into sustainable development, and in conflict resolution that can influence international policies and cooperation.
People who forget their past, can’t have a good future, By Owei Lakemfa
The conversion of public spaces, parks and waterways into private estates, offices and residential areas is not uncommon across the country. It is a main reason for flooding in many urban centres.
