Tag: Lakemfa

Emptying the Sahel of transnational terrorists and insurgents

By Owei Lakemfa Martin Luther Agwai, retired General, walked briskly on the…

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Academics, politicians and rogue elements

By Owei Lakemfa The country heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday,…

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Smart Europeans, daft Africans

By Owei Lakemfa SMART Europeans. After building their wealth from resources taken…

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Umahi: Impunity, falsehood and denials as governance

By Owei Lakemfa Governor David ‘Dave’ Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State reminds…

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Floods anywhere is a challenge to humanity everywhere

By Owei Lakemfa THE Confluence Hotel in Ganaja, Lokoja used to be…

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This is the face of poverty in Nigeria

By Owei Lakemfa Poverty is often presented as statistics. But what the…

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Ruto and Falana: Brother for enslavement and brother for liberation

By Owei Lakemfa His Excellency William Ruto, Kenya’s newly minted President, prides…

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Funerals of royalty and disloyalty, songs of defeat and victory

By Owei Lakemfa Funerals, official and unofficial, were held in parts of…

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Elizabeth II to Charles III: The sun continues setting on England

By Owei Lakemfa As a child growing up on Lagos Island, I…

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Small but mighty Trinidad and Tobago freed after 464 years

By Owei Lakemfa IT was like a seamless gathering. Diplomats and academics.…

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When a government runs out of ideas

By Owei Lakemfa THE news went round. The Federal Government and striking…

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Having Amnesty International as lunch in Ukraine

By Owei Lakemfa The Amnesty International which is 61 years having been…

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