THE terms in which we discuss what is generally called ‘the fight against corruption’ gives one the impression that that fight itself has become a project in its own right.

IT was supposed to be a fight tothe finish between organised labour, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on the one hand, and government both at the state and federal levels, on the other hand.

LAST week, on the very ominous 13th day of the month, terrorists struck in India’s largest city, Mumbai, killing 17 people with more than 100 injured.

My father was, however, not a uniform wearing police officer or, rather he did wear the police uniform for a relatively short period. Most times he wore uniform but only to be photographed on attainment of a new rank. In the three decades or so he spent in the Force he worked in the inner sanctum of the investigative arm of the Nigeria Police at Alagbon Close in Ikoyi, Lagos.

THE Boko Haram attack on the Nigerian Police headquarters, Louis Edet House in Abuja, came with an urgency that demanded that the matter be addressed here immediately.

THERE is one thing the latest Boko Haram attack at the Louis Edet House last week has made clear: That the terrorist group means business and is prepared to take on the Nigerian state head-on. For those who don’t know, Louis Edet House is the national headquarters of the Nigeria Police, the principal police department in the country, named for the first indigenous Inspector General of Police, Sir Louis Edet.

IT follows the usual pattern, a pattern of dragging former office holders straight from their executive mansions to jail. This pattern was set in the last eight years or thereabout since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC, became the watchdog or, more appropriately, sharp-eyed eagle of our economic temple.

LET us begin with a comparison by taking a short trip down memory lane. Our comparison makes a strong statement about the democratic credentials of both individuals involved and, to some extent, their relative suitability for the position of president for which they both sought the support of Nigerians recently.

IN an ethnically-alert Nigeria, the people of the Niger-Delta, particularly Bayelsa, must feel proud of the achievement of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan who was three days ago sworn in as Nigeria’s 13th president.

COMING into office on the crest of populist clamour it was natural for Rauf Aregbesola, Governor of Osun State, to respond to public adulation via a populist gesture.