Someone called me at noon on Tuesday October 12. He told me his name which I first thought was a title. After he had lectured me for the better part of 15 minutes on the Niger Delta and the distraction the bombs of October 1 seem to be causing, and after I had wanted to explain a point or two but he would not let me, insisting that as someone who writes for people to know what is happening, I had to listen to him, I told him no one imposes their views on me.

The problems of Nigeria are too serious to be treated cavalierly at this point in time. Therefore, instead of wasting energy and scarce resources celebrating a cretinous giant, Nigerians, especially top members of the ruling class and the bourgeoisie, ought to have spent the day meditating on the problems of the country and how to go about resolving them with renewed vigour, commitment, courage and selflessness. This year’s independence anniversary has come and gone.

Much has been written about the kidnapping situation in Aba; a situation which has basically sacked the city, and made life uninhabitable and brutish. Kidnapping in Aba seems to be the climax of affairs that have brought this great city to its knees.

Cecilia Ibru, the former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, is a meek woman. She looks meek and behaves like it. I was surprised she admitted the fiddling she did.

Their citizens supported them by buying their products; warts and all. Now, their products are acceptable internationally, and to us down here they are the best and we clamour for them. How about us supporting our home industries while they make an effort to improve their products? I buy MADE IN NIGERIA always. Shunning products made here is not the way forward. Thanks. Fada, Ikoyi, Lagos.’‘