I, therefore, shudder that Nigeria would shoot itself in the foot by yanking off the Chairman of the ILO Governing Body who is just three months into leading that huge …
Owei Lakemfa
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Moroccan earthquake: A monumental disaster and a monarch’s parochial politics
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa…rather than accept badly needed international aid, Morocco prefers its citizens to use pick axes and their bare hands to dig concrete rubble. The aid intended for Morocco could well …
The judiciary can be democratised in such a way that almost all cases will be adjudicated at community, local, and state government levels. For appeals, the states can be bunched …
AS the new Soun of Ogbomosho, Prince Afolabi Ghandhi Olaoye, emerged on Saturday, September 2, a major issue in the selection process caught my attention. The kingmakers …
‘Rather than see the FCT as a war zone in which even the pronouncement of the courts will not matter, regard it as a large farm for which you have …
‘BRICS may eventually float its own currency which in contrast to the euro, would be more universally acceptable and used. A vastly expanded BRICS would signal the decline of the …
- Opinion
Consumption to production is mythical with neglected producers
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei LakemfaIT appears that Nigerians are fairly attuned to the new sing-song that the country needs to move from consumption to production. However, discussions at a conference on Wednesday, August 16, …
‘Given the near comatose state of the economy, growing hunger, despair, contending and conflicting ideas, clearly the pessimists and optimists have different prayer points. The former’s prayer would be like: …
‘…should a heavily indebted Nigeria, unable to maintain vital subsidies for its populace, spend resources sending and maintaining troops in a foreign country? If the money comes from other countries, …
‘The simple advice to the Tinubu administration is: set all political prisoners free while also addressing the grievances of the Nigerian people’ VIOLENCE was expected last Friday, July 28, 2023 …