The way of the world
By Owei Lakemfa LAGOS, the most cosmopolitan and politically progressive state in Nigeria on March 18, 2023 engaged in the degenerative politics of exclusion. The debilitating disease of campaigning that a non-full-blooded native cannot be governor, is an incapacitating one. Ten days later, a different philosophy of politics evolved in Scotland where the parliament elected […]
Governance by ambush
By Owei Lakemfa The mass media reported that as Nigerians slept on January 19, 2023, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, again, increased the price of petrol. This time from N170 per litre to N185. Twenty four hours later, the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, denied that government gave the order for […]
Ramaphosa, Nyusi, Buhari: In the dark recess of African leaders
By Owei Lakemfa BILLIONS of the faithful believe that in the beginning, when God created the world, darkness was upon the face of the earth until the Almighty said: “Let there be light,” and there was light. Since then, humanity has worked to bring more light into the world, with electricity being the most ambitious. […]
JAMB’s lonely road to federalism
By Owei Lakemfa A country wracked with corruption and impunity, cannot but be confronted by examination malpractices and admission rackets even by institutions. This was the conclusion I reached at the end of the January 8, 2023 Stakeholders Meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and media executives. Another conclusion was that no […]
The return of heroic Ana Montes
By Owei Lakemfa ANA Belen Montes returned. Captured spies are usually killed, imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole, or used in prisoner exchanges. But the 65-year- old American super spy who, based on her principles, worked for free in Cuba, has returned to resettle within American society. But this was not owing to […]
The Afe Babalola testimonies
By Owei Lakemfa A lot of hope has been placed on the February 25, 2023 general elections in the country. It actually seems that the country’s continued existence depends on them. Already, some foreign observers have dispatched advanced teams. However, in the midst of all these, a 93-year-old statesman, scanning the horizon, advises that the […]
