Owei Lakemfa
The fuel subsidy debate of the deaf, by Owei Lakemfa
Fuel subsidy is the main debate in the country today. This is over three years after President Bola Tinunu’s declaration that “subsidy is gone” It was the main debate in
Calypso: Enslaved African gift and its Mighty Sparrow, by Owei Lakemfa
Slinger Francisco, better known as Mighty Sparrow, the “Calypso King of the World”, flew away on September 27, 2026. He was ninety. Calypso music was invented in the seventeenth century
Lindsay Barrett and Mia Mottley: The Pull of the Diaspora, by Owei Lakemfa
Lindsay Carlton Eseoghene Barrett was a twenty-five-year-old Jamaican when he came from Britain to Nigeria in July 1966 on a few weeks’ visit. Those weeks have stretched to over sixty
The diplomacy of politics: The eighty first UNGA and impunity, by Owei Lakemfa
The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA is the global platform for all countries. So, no country can bar another speaking from its podium. But the United States, US at the
Schools Concession: The Ministry of Education as a retarded child, by Owei Lakemfa
A country’s Ministry of Education is supposed to be a place of illumination with clear ideas about the future. Nigeria has had not just super educators like Professors Wole Soyinka,
Houthis and Saudis: When the weak strike back, by Owei Lakemfa
Ears across the globe have been virtually blocked since September 14, 2026, with news of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including its fuel pipeline and military infrastructure. The news outlets
The spike in the drink of our political leaders, by Owei Lakemfa
Democracy, at least theoretically, is about choice. I have no doubt that our political leaders agree. However, the problem many of those in power have is that Nigerian voters are
The United Nations fail the Saharawi, Africans must defend them, by Owei Lakemfa
The United Nations Security Council, UNSC meets end October, 2026 on the future of Western Sahara. The emerging consensus in the 15-Member body is not to renew the United Nations
The Ogbeni years: Reporting a politician to history, by Owei Lakemfa
There are not a few who see Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, former Minister of Interior and onetime Osun State Governor, as an enigma. A politician that would not shy away
Queen Sarraounia: Hausa guerrilla warrior who took on barbaric France, by Owei Lakemfa
Niger Republic was rocked by an attempted coup from August 29 to 30, 2026. The plotters invaded the Diori Hamani International Airport, where Air Base 101 is stationed. They also
