Owei Lakemfa

Indian garri, plastic rice and Brazilian hair

By Owei Lakemfa. Many Nigerians are angry. They discovered that their prized garri, the cassava…

The New American Age of Intolerance

By Owei Lakemfa In his first Address to the Joint Session of the American Congress…

The age of Mugabe and the age of ideas

By Owei Lakemfa Robert Gabriel Mugabe, the Pan Africanist and internationalist who was elected Zimbabwean…

Alfred Ilenre; Saro-Wiwa’s other half, departs

By Owei Lakemfa Alfred Ilenre was a name whispered in news rooms when I became…

South Africa’s wrestle with its past and future

By Owei Lakemfa Turmoil. That is South Africa’s state of mind. The manifestation of this,…

Africa’s push back from the ICC

By Owei Lakemfa There are heated debates in Africa and in diplomatic circles across the…

The choices of Africa

By Owei Lakemfa It had been an hard choice; Africa electing a new Chairperson of…

Swimming with the Nigerian Maritime University

By Owei Lakemfa Never have I come across an institution that has fought so hard…

Nigerians need more, not less government intervention.

By Owei Lakemfa Nigerians need more government intervention, not less. All modern development has been…

Pilgrimage to Algeria: The Mecca of African liberation

By Owei Lakemfa Dr. Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini Zuma, 67, is the Chairperson of the African…