‘Those with the mistaken impression that women are the weaker vessel have certainly never heard of Micaela Bastidas, a courageous tactician and general in the Peruvian rebel army who as …
Owei Lakemfa
‘The contaminated fuel when poured into a clean bucket is like the Nigerian democracy; the sludge at the bottom are the local governments, the finer parts in the middle are …
‘Faki further caused diversion and division amongst African countries at this summit by violating another core principle of the AU in unilaterally granting Israel an observer status at the AU …
- Opinion
Whenever universities commit criminality, the country dies a little
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei LakemfaIT was a sobering moment for me. Processing the fact that a number of tertiary institutions in the country, from the oldest to the newest generation, are engaged in conscious criminality, …
‘America is sending more troops to the Russian zone, including 1,000 moved from Germany to Rumania and 2,000 troops from North Carolina to Poland which shares boundaries with Russia. So, …
- Opinion
Nigeria’s pyramids of promise, like London Bridge, are falling down
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa‘…Nigerians have become hungrier and inflation is ever rising leading to a bag of rice which in the pre-Buhari presidency, cost N7,500 now going for N32,000. But he has more …
‘The African civil populace needs to be strengthened to resist bad governance even by elected leaders. The conventional armies in the region might not be able to withstand the insurgents …
- Opinion
Hare-brained thoughts and actions rather than good governance
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa‘Why is she not blessed with knowledgeable subordinates that can let her know she is trying to rape the Nigerian Constitution? My advice to her is to help government deliver …
‘…it is unconscionable for the highly respected Queen Elizabeth II to roll out the drums on New Year Day 2022 to honour Blair with a knighthood. It is a disservice …
‘…after he passed, there have been brazen attempts to rewrite history; the political class is presenting Shonekan as a patriot and courageous leader… In all the encomiums showered on Shonekan …