Internationalist Segun Osoba, reunites Nigerian radicals, by Owei Lakemfa
The internationalist, intellectual, radical historian and generally accepted leader of the Nigerian Left, Olusegun Osoba, left on May 14, 2026, at 92. What followed the exit of a man who greatly influenced and led three generations of Nigerian radicals was a twenty-six-day programme of celebrating his life, times and works. It was as if a father […]
Apes obey, but no free lunch in Washington
By Owei Lakemfa THE United States invited or summoned 49 African presidents to Washington, DC, for a summit from December 13–15, 2022. There was 100 per cent attendance. However, it unilaterally excluded six African countries, and none of the invited countries protested this exclusion. The body language from the African presidents was that everybody was […]
Dunni and Seinde Arigbede: Couple who live for tomorrow
By Owei Lakemfa IT was in 1979. Words went round the University in Ife that students of Ijaw nationality should gather at the Post Graduate Hall to listen to an emissary. Then walked in a tall, slim man. He talked about the neglect of the Niger Delta, its exploitation and the need for us to […]
Ana Montes: American super spy who worked for Cuba
By Owei Lakemfa THE United States, had during the Banana War, occupied Nicaragua in 1912. This gave rise to the Somoza political family, which ruled the country from that period until its overthrow by Nicaraguan youths under the banner of the Sandinista Movement in 1979. The popular Nicaraguan Revolution threw many youths across the world into […]
NEXIM Bank, fuel queues, election rigging and other diversions
By Owei Lakemfa STELLA Erhuvwuoghene Okotete was 33 when appointed the Executive Director (Business Development) of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank, NEXIM, in 2017. Her five-year tenure expired this year and was renewed in April for another half a decade ostensibly on account of her good performance. Then in the past fortnight, seemingly coordinated petitions sprouted […]
A world of deceit without end
By Owei Lakemfa THE European Union, EU, and the Group of Seven, G7, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United States, US, the United Kingdom and Australia made a deceitful announcement to the world on Friday, December 2, 2022. They claimed that in solidarity with Ukraine, they have decided to cap the price of […]
