ABSU: Running a university as a local village contraption, by Owei Lakemfa
Professor Nnamdi Chinwendu Nwaeze holds three degrees in economics, all with distinction. When, on August 11, 2026, lecturers of the Abia State University, ABSU, where he professes, went on strike, he applied his economics profession by comparing the N400,000 some of the lecturers are paid with the income of the commercial tricyclist who makes an average […]
Bursting Nigeria’s 60-year coup myths with nuclear-headed missiles, by Owei Lakema
The last fortnight has been a-washed with stories marking the sixtieth commemoration of the January 1966 coup that terminated the First Republic. But as usual, a lot of it are myths that had been promoted to the status of history. So, I decided to emerge from the bomb-resistant bunker of my knowledge on Nigerian history to shoot […]
The melodies of Shola Ayebola, Ozo-Eson and Abubakar Sokoto, by Owei Lakemfa
Shola Ayebola was one of the most principled student leaders that emerged from the University of Lagos, UNILAG in the late 1980s. Equally, he was one of the leaders of the 1990s proDemocracy movement that eventually forced the military out of power. During one of the mass protests, he led the leaders in the Sango […]
Goodbye 2025: The Year of carnage and criminality
By Owei Lakemfa Madness. This will be a fitting description of 2025 as it casts its last shadows on humanity. My conclusion is not just based on the mindless slaughter in Gaza where even the Devil will willingly take lessons. What can be more evil than luring starving people to supposed food centres and […]
Tragic a nation without heroes or in need of heroes, by Owei Lakemfa
Nigeria is like an orphan. A country without heroes. The political leadership over the decades have been held in suspicion by a frustrated citizenry whose situation simply gets worse. The country does not seem to have heroes that generations can look up to or, can inspire. The famous German writer, Bertolt […]
Nigeria’s blurred vision in a fractured world, by Owei Lakemfa
It is difficult to be a patriot when you don’t know where the truth lies. It is good to stand by your country. But at least, you should know where your country stands to be able to stand by it or with it. However, where the vision is blurred, it becomes difficult to know where to […]
