MITT Romney has become a spectacle in U.S. politics. Twice he has made a bid for the coveted position of presidency, and twice have voters blocked his route to the White House. After the last attempt, Romney and his wife swore that running for the presidency was no longer on their political agenda. But of late, Romney has been crisscrossing the United States, waving the banner that indicates that he is once more serious about getting into the presidential race. Generally, American presidential elections do not bestow favours on previous losers in the same race. One of the exceptions was Richard Nixon who lost to J.F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential polls, but bounced back to become the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974. He had to bow out in shame over the infamous Watergate scandal which showed that he had subverted the integrity of the presidency.

“In the medium to long-term, addressing truly economic transformation becomes imperative. “—Tella

Nigerian leaders in government, military or civilian, simply never seem to learn some lessons permanently. They make the same mistakes over and over again – leaving observers wondering if there is not some truth to the assertion that black people are mentally inferior. After all, some of those we elected, or were imposed, as governors are among the “brightest and best” we have ever produced.

“In the medium to long-term, addressing truly economic transformation becomes imperative.”—Tella

JANUARY 15 every year is set aside as the day when activities to remember and honour members of the nation’s armed forces come to an end. This year was not different. What was different was that it was a day the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, finally came out of his shell. Let me not say he came out of hiding.