Mr Owei Lakemfa

The Battles of Ibadan in the June 12 Uprising

  By Owei Lakemfa The bloody five-year pro-democracy uprising that forced the military back to…

If Nigeria can learn basic lessons, so can Africa.

  By Owei Lakemfa. THERE is a widespread belief that Africa’s problems are basically leadership.…

Laws, enforcers, principles and principalities

By Owei Lakemfa There are people you meet who not only leave a lasting impression…

Government can owe you, but you can’t owe government.

By Owei Lakemfa The Berger Roundabout in Abuja is a usual route for me. On…

Nigerians are in this together

By Owei Lakemfa In the war against the Coronavirus Covid-19, the television screens show various…

Don’t mind Erdogan the gambler

  By Owei Lakemfa Turkey under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has two boiling pots on…

The democracy of letter writing

By Owei Lakemfa. I was one of the Nigerians stunned on New Year Day 2020…

Sen. Elisha Abbo should be in prison

By Owei Lakemfa I have repeatedly watched the video of Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo representing…

Buhari is right; fuel subsidy is a fraud

By Owei Lakemfa. President Muhammadu Buhari was Petroleum Minister from 1976-78 and Governor of North…

We are all migrants, we’re unstoppable.

By Owei Lakemfa. Five thousand, five hundred angry marchers tramped through the streets of Brussels…