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Uzodimma and Okorocha: Big Politicians and Tricks of Politics

Nigeria, Nov. 2 -- I do not know where His Excellency Hope Odidika Uzodimma lives. He is Governor of Imo State but is reported from Abuja so frequently that I have come to the conclusion that he lives... Read More


When youths move, society changes: The 2026 barricades, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The ongoing mass protests in France were ignited and led by students. They are the segment of society to which all shades and classes of society belong. When such a class reaches co... Read More


Saving Nigeria from the increasingly absurd theatrics of Jimoh Ibrahim, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- This week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu featured prominently in the newest theatre of the absurd staged by Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Jimoh Folorunsho... Read More


Calypso: Enslaved African gift and its Mighty Sparrow, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Slinger Francisco, better known as Mighty Sparrow, the "Calypso King of the World", flew away on 27 September. He was ninety. Calypso music was invented in the seventeenth century ... Read More


The diplomacy of politics: The eighty-first UNGA and impunity, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Sept. 26 -- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is the global platform for all countries. So, no country can bar another speaking from its podium. But the United States (US) at the on... Read More


The Diplomacy of Politics: The Eighty First UNGA and Impunity

Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA is the global platform for all countries. So, no country can bar another speaking from its podium. But the United States, US at the on-... Read More


Houthis and Saudis: When the weak strike back, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Sept. 20 -- Ears across the globe have been virtually blocked since September 14, 2026, with news of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including its fuel pipeline and military infrastructure. T... Read More


The United Nations Fail The Saharawi, Africans Must Defend Them

Nigeria, Sept. 11 -- The United Nations Security Council, UNSC meets end October, 2026 on the future of Western Sahara. The emerging consensus in the 15-Member body is not to renew the United Nations ... Read More


Dolly Parton gave us a coat of many colours, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Aug. 29 -- Dolly Rebecca Parton-Dean taught the world that poverty is not a reproach. Not a DNA or a sin. In fact, that it can be a badge of honour worn with pride. In her 1971 classic "Coat... Read More


Remaining sane in an increasingly insane world, By Owei Lakemfa

Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- It appears the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which one-fifth of world oil passed before the US-Iran war, was one of the most urgent tasks of humanity. The United Stat... Read More