The diplomacy of politics: The eighty first UNGA and impunity, by Owei Lakemfa
The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA is the global platform for all countries. So, no country can bar another speaking from its podium. But the United States, US at the on-going UNGA decided that the voice of the Palestinian State will not be heard. Only that of the State of Israel would be permitted. […]
There is such a thing as a bad peace
I AM not a pacifist. Not all who seek peace are pacifists. There is such a thing as a bad peace, which is the silencing of the gun even if the terms are not favourable.
The country lies drained in the valley between party primaries
By Owei Lakemfa This is one of the most engaging seasons in the life or history of this country; when Federal and state governments and our political leaders at all levels are engaged in succession politics which can also slide into secession politics. This is the season of party primaries and nothing else matters. This […]
Peace is costly, but far cheaper than war
The European Council met this Monday, May 30, 2022 on the Ukrainian-Russian War, made the same old arguments, declarations, threats against those who do not support Ukraine, imposed additional sanctions on Russia, and returned to the comfort of their homes.
The road to destruction is straight
By Owei Lakemfa The Kings Assembly Pentecostal Church, in Port Harcourt announced that it would be handing out food packs to the needy from 9am on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Envisaging a large turn-out in Nigeria’s oil-rich city, the church wisely picked a mini-stadium as venue. What, however, it did not envisage, was a mammoth […]
Three new Presidents in an old, skewed world
IN our skewed world infected with conflicts, growing inequalities and the right of might over right, we produced three new leaders in the last three weeks, none of which has promised to take a different direction.
