U.S. politics of dubious peace-making – By Owei Lakemfa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Monday August 19, made another public claim that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a peace proposal to end the war in the Palestine. The US christened its latest claim a “bridging … Read more
Tajudeen Abass: A dutiful Speaker at work – By Owei Lakemfa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> AS a young man, I quite often heard the Latin phrase: “Vox populi, vox dei”, meaning: “The voice of the people is the voice of God”. Democracy, whatever the brand, is supposed to uphold this. But the Nigerian people might … Read more
Colonialism: Impacted lives seeking freedom for all humanity – By Owei Lakemfa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE International Conference for the Eradication of Colonialism which held in Abuja, Nigeria from August 12-13, 2024, was full of symbolism. Organised by the African Think Tank, the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA, the theme: “The Forgotten Peoples: … Read more
Labour-baiting: Nigerian history is not an orphan – By Owei Lakemfa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Two occurrences in the past week made me reach the conclusion that either the government is baiting the labour unions or there are quite active fifth columnists in the Tinubu administration. The first, is the laughable ban of the trade … Read more
Ladi Olorunyomi: Thrice detained by Generals, exile was only option – By Owei Lakemfa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> THE first detention of Ladi Olorunyomi was in 1993 under the Babangida military regime. That regime had annulled the June 12, 1993 presidential election, and was on rampage. She was a journalist, and journalism was a high … Read more
Smoking while off-loading petrol in the Middle East – By Owei Lakemfa …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Heart surgeon, Masoud Pezeshkian, was sworn-in as President of Iran on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. His primary concern seemed to be about lifting the unilateral sanctions the United States, US, had imposed on his country. Reviving the economy is … Read more