Owei Lakemfa

Sense and nonsense in Nigeria voting against Russia

By Owei Lakemfa The unfolding tragedy in the Ukraine’s war with Russia deserves the universal…

War is hell, not a blockbuster

THE domineering media is presenting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a war hero who has…

Ungoverned spaces, ungoverned minds and their governors.

Some parts of Nigeria are becoming increasingly ungovernable. The news every day is, in some cases,…

Ukrainian war: Time to call the Europeans to order

The eight-year war in Ukraine took a dramatic turn yesterday when Russian troops officially rolled…

Conducting census for the living and the living dead.

By Owei Lakemfa Life in Nigeria is very cheap and living is very costly. But…

Micaela Bastidas: Woman with tongue severed who fought her executioners

THOSE who derogatorily, unscientifically and unwisely call women the weaker sex, have not heard about…

Government incompetently running NNPC deserves the Nobel prize

THE latest episode in the Nigerian drama of governance is the importation of at least…

Russians, not Ukrainians should brace up for attack

The United States, US, and its European allies have, for months now, saturated the world and…

Nigeria’s pyramids of promise, like London Bridge, are falling down

By Owei Lakemfa It is common in the social media these days for people to do…

Burkina Faso and Africa’s heritage of coups

The coup in Burkina Faso rolled out sluggishly this Sunday like a slow coach leaving…