Tunde Fanimokun and Jakande: The path of our fathers, by Owei Lakemfa
I anticipated lots of reactions to my April 12, 2025 column titled “How the military taught Nigerians the art of looting.” However, I did not expect an avalanche. It was as if I had made a monumental discovery on corruption. I have not! Some of the reactions suggested that multi-party democracy in a diverse religious and […]
Anthony Asiwaju: 40-year Inaugural Lecture that humanised African borders, by Owei Lakemfa
Anthony Ijaola Ayinla Asiwaju was unaware when he delivered his inaugural lecture on December 12, 1984 that it would change his life forever. More importantly, that with that step, he was transforming our consciousness of the seemingly inanimate colonial boundaries of Africa into the living things that they are in reality. The lecture had […]
When chosen by war, you’ve no right to choose peace, by Owei Lakemfa
The New Year 2025 promises to be full of conflicts, most of them avoidable. The hottest spot might be in the Middle East where fierce proxy conflicts are going on with Israel at the centre. Only the naïve would think that the wars Israel has been involved are entirely fought by it, whereas that country […]
The law, even in Nigeria, is not an ass, by Owei Lakemfa
Olamide Abiodun Thomas is a nurse. She went out with some protesters in October, 2024 to commemorate the ‘EndSARS’ mass protest against police brutality in which a yet- unverified-number of young people were murdered. The nationwide protests organised by youths which began on October 8, was brought to a brutal and bloody end on October 20, […]
Battered ECOWAS applies cosmetic make-up, by Owei Lakemfa
The highlight of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government Summit of December 15, 2024, was the formalisation of its break up. Three of the 15-Member countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic which are now ruled by military regimes, had given notice of withdrawal. Some of us […]
Afe Babalola and many things most Nigerians don’t know, by Owei Lakemfa
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Mohammed Maigari Digyadi, does not appear to have any idea why the Ministry exists. It is also possible that the Tinubu administration that appointed him has no clue why we have a ministry that takes care of both labour and employment. The Ministry was created 85 years ago. The […]
