June 16, 2011, will again enter my short list of days to remember; it was a Thursday – a black Thursday for Nigeria. It was our own equivalent of the Al Qeda attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. To most Nigerians, it would only be remembered as the day the Police Headquarters in Abuja, the Louis Edet House, was bombed by Boko Haram muslim sect.

Suddenly we did not hear anything more about James Ibori of Delta State. And, there has been a lot of noise about how he was the Delta “Champion.” Someone even said he was the man who could not be touched.

Tam David-West is well-known nation-wide. Apart from being a former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, and later Minister of Mines, Power and Steel, he is a retired Professor of Virology at the University of Ibadan. Now, although I do not agree with him on several issues, including his uncritical, almost worshipful, admiration of former military dictator, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, his latest comments on the state of Nigerian universities are right on target.

Among the Egbas, Igbein, in Obafemi Owode Local Government of Ogun State, constitutes about 300 towns and villages, and renowned for food production. For instance, the farm produce known as Ofada rice is produced in Ofada town in Igbein. Also, the peaceful co-existence in these communities has made them attractive to notable companies, schools and religious organisations as many of them now operate in Igbein along on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Warri Wolves FC re-main confident as they prepare for their encounter against co- contenders, Sunshine Stars of Akure at the Warri stadium.