She is a symbol of the resilience and resistance that is the African woman. Like the Zulu proverb says: “You strike a woman, you strike a rock.” Zuleikha was a …
Owei Lakemfa
…let me thank the Tinubu administration for criminalizing the use of unearned titles. It has ordered that those who parade the title ‘Ambassador’ without being so appointed by Tinubu or …
No sovereign country, including the US, would accept the violation of its airspace or be aware of plans to invade it and do nothing about it. The US claim against …
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Africa Day 2026: Nigeria has obligations to Africans
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa 6 minutes readToday, May 25, 2026, as we mark Africa Day or what was known as Africa Freedom Day or African Liberation Day, Nigerians must not forget her past. She must not …
Nigeria exports to Vietnam have mainly been crude oil, liquefied gas, raw cashew nuts, and various agricultural products while Vietnam according to Ambassador Bui Quoc Hung exports to Nigeria: “Textiles, …
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Red salute to Segun Osoba, leader of the Nigerian Left
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa 6 minutes readHe was fearless, quite perceptive and visionary; qualities he applied when in 1977, he was appointed into the Constitution Draft Committee to usher in civil rule. When it was clear …
…when countries steal and plunder other human beings and their resources, can they be described as thieves or, for political correctness, we should use some other acceptable nomenclature? THE United …
In seeking to auction the school lands, the Tinubu administration strives to give the impression that it is interested in education. If this were so, it would have made strides …
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Africans shouldn’t join our xenophobic South African brothers in lunacy
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa 6 minutes readApart from the failure of the South African government to meet the basic needs of the people and therefore, may find the attacks, a welcome diversion, there is the high …
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Socio-economic crises: Nigerian workers sang, danced and gave ultimatum
by Owei Lakemfaby Owei Lakemfa 6 minutes readThe Nigerian workforce said the common denominator behind the strikes on Tehran, the missiles in Ukraine, the blockade of Cuba, and the events in Caracas, is neo-liberalism which has become …