Osun The Beautiful: The musical opera of our future politics, by Owei Lakemfa
There were the beautiful political party dresses, worn with pride as their wearers danced in the streets displaying fantastic dance steps. I wondered where these textiles were made. In Nigeria? If so, ‘kundus’ (kudos) to the procurers. What I do not wonder about is who paid. Doubtlessly, not the mass of those clad in them; hungry […]
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 […]
Clowning in Davos, being good boys in UK
By Owei Lakemfa Ioane Teitiota is from the Pacific nation of Kiribati, a country that is only about two metres above sea level. Faced with land disputes, difficulties of accessing safe drinking water and the danger of his country disappearing under the waves due to the climate crises, he migrated with his family to New […]
Clowning in Davos, being good boys in UK
I OANE Teitiota is from the Pacific nation of Kiribati, a country that is only about two metres above sea level.
