When the voice of humanity reverberated in a man, by Owei Lakemfa
Across the world, countries, movements and groups on Thursday August 13, 2026 marked the centenary of Fidel Castro Ruz, the iconic Cuban revolutionary. That was yesterday. But Fidel is not yesterday’s man. Although he marched into the full embrace of history on November 25, 2016, he is a man of today as […]
When Coronavirus arrived in Lagos
By Owei Lakemfa THE Coronavirus, Covid-19 borne by an Italian flying on the wings of the Turkish Airlines, slipped undetected into Lagos on February 24. The carrier went through the airport process, spent the night at a hotel in Ikeja, travelled to Ogun State and settled down to work, with nobody being wiser. He took […]
Victor Olaiya: Trajectory of Nigeria’s birth and decline
By Owei Lakemfa Victor Olaiya: A WIDELY held African belief is that there are three stages in life: when you are born, adulthood and old age which presages eternal departure. These are also symbolised by dawn, afternoon and sunset. Likewise, the life of Victor Abimbola Olaiya, the music genius can be broken into three equal […]
Solidarity with the Chinese on the Coronavirus frontline
By Owei Lakemfa Coronavirus: LI WENLIANG, 34 was an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, China. In December 2019, he noticed seven cases of a virus that he thought looked like Sars. The victims were said to come from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan. Then he slowly realised that this virus was a strange one. […]
The falcon cannot hear the falconer
By Owei Lakemfa Buhari: MICHAEL Nnadi, eighteen, is no longer with us. He has become one more figure in the statistics of innocent Nigerians murdered by rampaging terrorists, bandits and kidnappers. When I look at his youthful face, I do not see a Seminarian, I see a blossoming young man who deserved to live; I […]
Big Brother Nigeria still a toddler in African politics
By Owei Lakemfa TWO overriding ironies marked the 33rd Summit of African leaders held this week from February 9-10 with the theme: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.” The first is that its Chairperson, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, was a serving general who contrary to the African Union, AU, rules, […]
Arthur Nwankwo: Giant in a country of political Lilliputians
By Owei Lakemfa I CALLED Dr. Arthur Agwuncha Nwankwo a few months ago to discuss what those who fought for the enthronement of democracy can do to rescue the country in the aftermath of the 2019 elections and inauguration. As I began to explain the motives and why I want him to be one of the […]
Visa ban: Come and see American wonder
By Owei Lakemfa WHEN I was a boy, magic was associated with what the adults called ‘American Wonder’. The United States of America, USA, was a wonder to that generation and it was believed that it was a country of anything goes. That America could change white into blue or insist that white is actually […]
How the Federal Republic of Nigeria runs
By Owei Lakemfa Nigeria: Senator Ali Ndume, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, who was a darling of the opposition when he was in the House of Representatives has been embroiled in controversies. But perhaps because he was once accused by the Federal Government of sponsoring the Boko Haram terrorists, he has been like a […]
Reluctant divorcee, UK, claims to be happy
OLD United Kingdom, UK, tonight, walks through the gates of divorce 47 years after saying ‘I do’ to the European Union, EU.
That life be so cheap
By Owei Lakemfa, Life is very cheap in the country. My point of reference is not the case of Ropvil Daciya, an undergraduate of the University of Maiduguri, and hostage of the terrorist Boko Haram whose execution was carried out by a twelve-year old boy. Young Daciya was executed on his way to school, the […]
