By Owei Lakemfa It was too quick. Humanity heaving a sigh of relief on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 when a two-week ceasefire in the United States/Israel-Iran war came into effect. The very next day, one of the most savage attacks in the war took place in Lebanon. Israel, a sidekick of the US, carried out […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE PRUSSIAN WAR strategist, Carl von Clausewitz, defines war as the continuation of politics by other means. In other words, when diplomacy fails, nations resort to war to achieve the same objectives they had set out to achieve with diplomacy. Thus, war is not an end in itself but a means to an […]
By Babafemi Ojudu A FRIEND of mine, Caxton Matanmi, put up a simple post on Facebook not long ago: “I AM A PACIFIST! I HATE ALL WARS. SAY ‘YES’ IF YOU ARE LIKE ME. GOD BLESS THE PEACEMAKER.” It was short. Almost too simple for the weight of the subject. No long arguments. No historical […]
By Babafemi Ojudu HISTORY IS not a passive record; it is an active force. It shapes memory, guides judgment, and ultimately determines how men are weighed long after they are gone. To distort it is not a harmless indulgence. It is an assault on truth itself. Indeed, as the philosopher George Orwell warned, “Who controls […]
By Owei Lakemfa It was Palm Sunday, March 29, “The Year of Our Lord” 2026. Terrorists dressed in military-style uniforms, and riding motorcycles, arrived in Angwan Rukuba, a district of the picturesque city of Jos. They opened fire indiscriminately killing at least 27 persons. Dozens were injured. There was an immediate outcry. So...
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “I am proud of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…” “Which senate are you talking about – our rubber-stamp senate or the senate of the Republic of somewhere else?” “I mean our own senate and not another! For the very first time, I watched them speak like men with balls, […]
By Owei Lakemfa HUMANITY FOUND its collective voice on March 25, 2026, by situating the 400 years of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and categorising it. Also, it sought ways of honouring the millions who lost their lives in the evil trade, and how justice can be ensured. This United Nations (UN), Resolution was passed under […]
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE “I DON tire for this country o! In fact, I am really, really fed up! Was it not Emilokan that I sighted at the burial ceremony of Nasir el-Rufai’s mother or was I seeing double?” “O-ti o! You were seeing triple! Mr. President was there life and direct! He landed there gidigba […]
By Olukorede Yishau I STILL remember the fear of that season as though it happened yesterday. It was the most terrifying period our family had ever faced. It happened nearly twenty-five years ago, towards the fading days of 2001. My brother and friend, the one that remains Sadoh to me, but many others call Pastor […]
By Owei Lakemfa A DIPLOMAT from the Group of Seven, G7, countries in March 2026, invited me to dinner in Abuja. The first thing he asked was how I was coping with water supply. The diplomatic mission, like some others, is suffering disruption of water supply. I explained that since I relocated to Abuja from […]
