On the other hand, the Israeli dog might have been long gone in the wilderness and can no longer hear the hunter’s whistle. It is like “The Second Coming,” William Butler Yeats’ famous poem: “Turning and turning in the widening gyre/The falcon cannot hear the falconer;/Things fall apart;the centre cannot hold;/Mere anarchy is loosed upon […]
Thirty years after, recreating the Rwandan genocide in Gaza, By Owei Lakemfa
…as the world marks 30 years of the Rwanda genocide, we have 1,410 Israelis slain, 33,098 Palestinians killed, with over 70 per cent of them being women and children, and 90 per cent of the victims being civilians. So, rather than the world to shout, “Never again!” it is witnessing genocide, “Yet again!” Some years […]
UK, taking medicines for Russia’s headache, By Owei Lakemfa
On the Russian election, the UK is like a person insisting that his neighbour is sick, and since the latter insists he is healthy, decides to take medicines on his neighbour’s behalf. The United Kingdom (UK) has become the chief mourner, wailing over the presidential election in Russia, which gave President Vladimir Putin a new term. […]
A world where Nigeria’s diplomacy is a void, By Owei Lakemfa
The Nigerian delegation returned to the country, leaving no ambassador to drive the follow-up process. This was because back on 2 September, 2023, that was six months before, Nigeria had recalled all its ambassadors in the world, except for those in the United Nations Missions in New York and Geneva. It means Nigeria cannot reap […]
Counting days, World War III enthusiast, Macron will leave, By Owei Lakemfa
Aaron Bushnell: No sacrifice greater than laying down his life, By Owei Lakemfa
World Bank and IMF: In the shadow of their talons, By Owei Lakemfa
The twin institutions, which exercise power without responsibility, are predatory birds, and as the 1969 title of James Hardley Chase novel asserts: “The Vulture is a Patient Bird.”… The World Bank and IMF remind me of ‘The Vultures’ a poem by David Diop in which he wrote: “In those days, When civilisation kicked us in the […]