Owei Lakemfa

Hare-brained thoughts and actions rather than good governance

By Owei Lakemfa The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Mejabi…

If Tofa and Shonekan had acted differently

By Owei Lakemfa Two prominent Nigerians, Bashir Othman Tofa and Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, departed…

Politics or forced labour: The new America-China tango

By Owei Lakemfa Super heavyweights, the United States, US, and China wrestled in the last…

A life of laughter and commitment ends as Tutu departs

By Owei Lakemfa In its darkest days when the evil Apartheid system reigned, South Africa…

Ode to a dying year, 2021

By Owei Lakemfa Many parts of the universe entered 2021 with the contentment that President…

How we roll in Nigeria

  By Owei Lakemfa Daurans. That is, people from President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town of…

Rivera: 38 years in US prison for freedom

By Owei Lakemfa , Oscar López Rivera, 74, was a 14-year-old Puerto Rican boy when…

Venezuelans: Striving pacifists in a strife-torn world

By Owei Lakemfa IT is not difficult to understand why Venezuelans aspire to be peaceful,…

Migrants about to freeze to death, salute Europe

By Owei Lakemfa The world this week is witnessing about 4,000 human beings, mainly Iraqis,…

African General Overthrows Himself and Retains Power

  By Owei Lakemfa AFRICAN coup generals were at work this week. It must really…