Remaining sane in an increasingly insane world, by Owei Lakemfa
It appears the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil passed before the US–Iran war, was one of the most urgent tasks of humanity. The United States has, for six months, been unable to re-open this vital artery, which handled 100–140 commercial ships daily. Then, like magic, Oman and Iran reached […]
America’s pointless battles against WHO
By Owei Lakemfa THE World Health Organization, WHO, which is coordinating and leading humanity’s war against the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, is ironically under attack by the United States, US, itself, the country most devastated by the virus. US President Donald Trump sees the world as a stage in which he must play the lead role. […]
Death does not kill
By Owei Lakemfa A MAN was very poor. So much that even when he worked hard, begged and scavenged, he remained hungry. He decided that his best option was to die. So he went in search of death. He knocked death’s door but was told he could not be admitted because he was a living being. […]
The world will not be destroyed by fire or virus
By Owei Lakemfa A VETERAN journalist called me on April 4 to confirm if indeed the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, issued a statement advising government against approving the Fifth Generation Mobile Technology, 5G, claiming it is dangerous and linked to the outbreak of COVID-19. The NUJ also reportedly rejected the invitation of Chinese doctors in […]
Nigerians either surrender to soldiers or control them
By Owei Lakemfa DODAN Barracks, which was the seat of military regimes, is in Obalende, Lagos; the area I grew up. There were three gates I knew: the State House, Keffi and Obalende gates with the last being the general entrance. In those days, the guards at the Obalende Gate in the evenings could be […]
Inhumanity in the season of human tragedies
By Owei Lakemfa WE have gone just a quarter into 2020. Yet we have lost at least 43,000 souls to a tiny virus that has become an unseen and unwelcome guest which forces itself on us. Some 900,000 humans have been unwilling hosts. It is an adversary that dictates we maintain forced spacing in a […]
