By Owei Lakemfa THE FEDERAL Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike made two errors of judgement in the incident involving the alleged property of Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, a former Chief of Naval Staff. These have given the leeway for military apologists, defenders of impunity, apostles of the law of the jungle and unfortunately, unsu...
By Owei Lakemfa SENATE PRESIDENT Godswill Akpabio issued a very powerful statement to the world on October 11, 2025, titled “The Trials and Triumphs of a Resilient Nigeria’s 10th Senate.” He vowed that: “The Senate cannot and will not be held hostage by the disruptive instincts of any of its members.” He declared: “Democracy thrives […...
By Owei Lakemfa ANAS JAMAL al-Sharif cried on air as he reported the on-going starvation of Gaza, a city of 2.1 million people. In so doing, he signed his death warrant. The regime in Israel said he was trying to mobilise the world against it by such sentiments. When the Israelis began to mount propaganda […]
By Owei Lakemfa DOGS, NO matter how we view them, are animals. To force human beings to eat like dogs, and under conditions worse than how a dog feeds, is intolerable. But that is what is going on in “God’s own country” the United States, US. It has been plucking alleged illegal immigrants, or those […]
By Owei Lakemfa FOUR LEADING Nigerians died within three months, each leading to one national debate or the other. Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo, noted mathematician and former Governor of Oyo State passed away on April 14, 2025, and the nation mourned him. However, when the iconic Polytechnic, Ibadan was renamed in his honour, it ignited [&hell...
By Owei Lakemfa TO BE a citizen of the United States, the universal superpower, largest economy, the world policeman and God’s own country, is an opportunity millions across the earth would grab with both hands. So, to find a man who, as a right, does not want to be an American and has been fighting […]
By Owei Lakemfa PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu in commemoration of Democracy Day 2025, conferred posthumous national honours on famous writer and environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogonis hanged in 1995. I attended part of their trial in Port Harcourt and had no doubt that the Tribunal was working towards a pre-conceived conclusion....
By Owei Lakemfa THREE EVENTS made Monday, June 16, 2025, a sobering moment for me. On that day, back in 1976, news filtered that the killer Apartheid security forces which had been terrorising African countries like Zambia, Botswana and Lesotho, had turned on unarmed school children in South Africa. The Nigerian society was so conscious [&hell...
By Owei Lakemfa PROFESSOR JIBRIL Muhammed Aminu, formerly known as Aminu Song, passed away on June 5, 2025. May his great soul find eternal rest. It was with deep sorrow the ruling elites rose in unison praising his undeniable academic brilliance. True, the demise of a member of any group reminds the rest that despite […]
By Owei Lakemfa It is unusual for a nation to discover its essence in a man. It is rare for humanity in their millions across continents, to be inspired; to fight seemingly unwinnable wars for freedom. Ho Chi Minh, one of the most famous figures of the twentieth century, fitted into both. Famously known as […]
