Remaining sane in an increasingly insane world, By Owei Lakemfa
It appears the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil passed before the US–Iran war,...
When the voice of humanity reverberated in a man, By Owei Lakemfa
“In a world where selfishness, war, and injustice are resurgent, Fidel’s legacy calls upon us to: defend the sovereignty of...
Infantile Infantino should exit for trying to sell the World Cup, By Owei Lakemfa
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino In reality, the Infantino gang tried to commercialise the soul of football, a unifying force of...
Zelensky, Netanyahu and Trump: A prostrate world at their feet, By Owei Lakemfa
...today, humanity is moving back to the pre-World War era when there were no agreed universal rules, might was right,...
ECOWAS needs our collective wisdom, not a shared amnesia, By Owei Lakemfa
...ECOWAS reiterated its promise to reduce the airfares amongst its member states. But I wonder why the emphasis as regards...
Jimoh Ibrahim is uninformed: UN intervenes in nation’s internal affairs, By Owei Lakemfa
Jimoh Ibrahim I do not support the call by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde that international bodies like the United...
The United States of MAGAs, dreamers and survivors, By Owei Lakemfa
The Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement of Trump supporters would doubtlessly be proud of their leader’s speeches and his...
Victors, victims and witnesses: 250 years of US triumphalism, By Owei Lakemfa
As I join millions around the world to congratulate the US on its 250th Independence Day, I pray humanity can...
Our sister, Ruth First, By Owei Lakemfa
She was one of those who wrote the Freedom Charter, the historic 1955 document which laid the democratic principles of...
Ona Judge: Suffering in freedom, than comfort in presidential slavery, By Owei Lakemfa
She fled North on a ship to Portsmouth. An angry President Washington began a relentless search and attempts to get...
Zuleikha Al-Shayeb: Dropped from an helicopter to her death by the French, By Owei Lakemfa
Zuleikha Al-Shayeb She was captured by the French who, rather than treat her as a Prisoner of War (POW) in...
Russia has the duty to militarily defend Cuba, By Owei Lakemfa
US President John F. Kennedy and USSR President Nikita Khrushchev at the Vienna Summit in 1961. Picture credit: Wikipedia ...in...
What the Vietnamese taught the Africans, By Owei Lakemfa
The world reset in 1945, or so it thought. The Second World War which had taken about ninety million lives,...
When countries steal; are they thieves?, By Owei Lakemfa
Mexican land seized by the US in 1848. Image credit: Wikipedia. So, when countries steal and plunder other human beings...
Africans shouldn’t join our xenophobic South African brothers in lunacy, By Owei Lakemfa
Picture credit: AP As we all know, the socio-economic liberation of Africa depends on the integration of the continent. So,...
May Day, 140 years later: Distress calls become more desperate, By Owei Lakemfa
Today, the 140th Commemoration of May Day, I wonder where the Palestinian workers go: to bombed out offices and factories?...
Sledgehammer diplomacy and China’s soft touch, By Owei Lakemfa
China is not neutral in world diplomacy; like other countries, it defends its interests. So, while its hands might be...
Jesus of Washington and sinners of the world, By Owei Lakemfa
Since Jesus Christ departed over two millennia, some have proclaimed themselves as the Jesus who promised to return. In this...
Ceasefire: A world on its knees and US on its throat, By Owei Lakemfa
It was too quick. Humanity heaving a sigh of relief on Tuesday, 7 April when a two-week ceasefire in the...
Football, Moroccans and a runaway monarchy, By Owei Lakemfa
Moroccans. I love Moroccans. They are a fine people with a very rich history and culture. But in the last...
Washington’s three blind mice: See how they destroy the world, By Owei Lakemfa
Beyond the ongoing slaughter in Iran, the Gulf, Israel and Lebanon. Plus, the connivance of Western Europe that rather than...
Love thy neighbour, but attack if he harbours your attackers, By Owei Lakemfa
The leading international leaders of hypocrisy and deception, with headquarters in Western Europe, are as they historically do, teaching lessons...
Biodun Jeyifo: The intellectual as a revolutionary, By Owei Lakemfa
Late Professor Biodun Jeyifo (BJ) ...BJ was not just a lecturer, literary critic, author, actor and playwright who made giant...
Donald Trump, like Adolf Hitler, walks on both legs, By Owei Lakemfa
President Donald Trump The US had claimed that its current invasion of Iran is over nuclear talks, but these fell...
Nigerians rally for Cuba as US grows politically schizophrenic, By Owei Lakemfa
The United States is becoming increasingly schizophrenic as it tramples on territories around the world. One of the first instances...
