GOVERNOR David ‘Dave’ Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State reminds me of the colonial District Officer who was a law unto himself. I know Abakaliki, the state capital was a major centre for slave …
Owei Lakemfa
‘Floods anywhere is a challenge to humanity everywhere; therefore, the US should without any exception, allow humanitarian assistance to be given to all humans who need them irrespective of ideology, …
POVERTY is often presented as statistics. But what the Yusufu Bala Usman Institute did on September 21, 2022 was to produce a book, The Face of Poverty in Nigeria, which focused …
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Ruto and Falana: Brother for enslavement and brother for liberation
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa‘…while Brother Ruto is working for the enslavement and colonisation of the African peoples in Western Sahara, Brother Falana is fighting for their liberation and the complete de-colonisation of the …
‘The image of the NIC began to suffer the present calamity when government and lawyers connived to oust representatives of Labour and employers from the membership of the NIC. These …
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Funerals of royalty and disloyalty, songs of defeat and victory
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei LakemfaFUNERALS, official and unofficial, were held in parts of the world this Monday September 19 to eternally send off Queen Elizabeth II. The pre-funeral ceremonies had included the Queen’s coffin …
‘…it might be an attempt to link Bagauda, the pro-democracy movement and the anti-military National Democratic Coalition, NADECO, to terrorism. They can then start a campaign that anybody linked to …
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Elizabeth II to Charles III: The sun continues setting on England
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa‘Under colonialism, it was a crime to insult the British crown. You can therefore imagine the courage of a Nigerian youth, Raji Abdallah who on being hauled before the colonial …
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Gorbachev as an agent provocateur, fifth columnist or undertaker
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa‘The great Gorbachev, the man who inherited a strong, united country and in six years, broke it into smaller and generally ineffective bits, died this Tuesday, August 30, 2022 at …
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Broken truths and broken ribs: Kukah’s forensic examination of Nigeria
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa‘This Wednesday, August 31, Bishop Kukah will turn 70. He is coming to Abuja from his Sokoto base bearing his latest book, ‘Broken Truths: Nigeria’s Elusive Quest for National Cohesion’, …