Louis Ogbeifun points oil workers, labour towards tomorrow, by Owei Lakemfa
Life is in flux and labour in Nigeria is caught in its crosswinds. To navigate the strong currents of change, and produce a compass, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Port Harcourt Zone, turned to the union’s 2003–2005 president, Louis Brown Ogbeifun. They asked the 71-year-old former manager, Employee Relations of […]
If we run out of water – Owei Lakemfa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, one of the preferred destinations of the tourist with a population of 3.7 million people, is running out of water. Nestled in the bosom of the mighty Atlantic Ocean and its great sister, the Indian Ocean, it is ironic that such a city would be engaged in a life or death battle over drinkable water.
Forty years of flowing with university admission
There were ‘geniuses’ who scored very high marks in JAMB examinations, but failed throughout their university years
Goodbye Sirleaf, We shall not miss you – Owei Lakemfa
LIBERIA, the African country with the motto: THE LOVE OF LIBERTY BROUGHT US HERE, has seen quite bloody successful and attempted coups, and survived two barbaric civil wars. However, one politician has been part of its troubled history for the past 46 years.
Fuel price hikes as dividends of democracy
At least 16 persons were shot dead by the police during the protests; to date, nobody has been brought to justice for these murders
Pakistan: Victim and ally of terrorism – Owei Lakemfa
GIVEN its painful birth, wars with India, support for terror groups in the Kashmir, role in the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan, and reluctance to declare war on its brand of the Taliban, it is easy to hang a tag of terrorism around the neck of Pakistan. So when the United States, one of its best known allies accused it of sponsoring international terrorism, virtually no country was willing to defend it or come to its aid.
