by Cheta Nwanze

Truth is that no amount of crocodile tears can change the facts. The fact is that we, the people of Nigeria, are guilty of making a lot of noise, and then taking our eyes of off the ball.

We, the people of Nigeria, are being told in almost crystal clear terms that our noise is just that, noise. Despite all the outrage, and coverage that #OccupyNigeria generated a year and a half ago, it turns out that the indicted oil marketers are back in the game.

Did they ever leave the game in the first place? That’s a question that can only be answered by the EFCC, who have told us that despite collecting full payments for oil deliveries, said oil marketers only deliver a fraction of said product.

Truth is that no amount of crocodile tears can change the facts. The fact is that we, the people of Nigeria, are guilty of making a lot of noise, and then taking our eyes of off the ball. It happens time and time again.

Bits and Bobs

Buoyed by the prospect of a coming season of discontent, soldiers, yesterday in Abuja, had some practice. Two elderly women fainted as they partook in the drills.

If you build rubbish in Lagos in now and forever more, and that rubbish comes down on heads, you’ll go in for murder.

The gains of political office in Nigeria, even at the lower levels are to die for. One dead, 100 broken heads. In Ebonyi.

Finally, in most jurisdictions, blackmail, which normally involves threats to make gain, or make others lose, is seen a crime. Given that analogy, we can safely assume that David Mark says Sani Yerima is a criminal.

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