“Not at all. As a matter of fact, if we are again faced with a similar set of circumstances as obtained last year, I wouldn’t hesitate to support him a second time.”

CHILDREN, without knowing it, behave like their parents. The parents’ influence on their children is so pervading and profound that even when the children are away from home, it continues to define them.

IT is not often one hears good developments concerning Nigeria. It’s either you read about the squander of the country’s collective resources by those in positions of trust or it will be about the increasing spread of violence in various forms and scale.

I HAVE always seen the new Police Inspector General, M.D. Abubakar from the angle of generalisation. That is, same of same if you understand what I mean. Over time, the Nigeria Police has acquired a notoriety that eclipsed the shining lights within the force.

A ONE time United States of American Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, once referred to Nigeria as the poorest oil rich nation in the world.

In the last few days, one has made a strenuous but futile effort to attach a serious meaning to the report of the House of Representative committee on the “near collapse” of the nation’s capital market.

NEITHER in India, United States, Australia, South Africa, etc, do you have one centralised police force as we do have today in Nigeria.

THE first official recommendation for state police came up in the Constitutional/Law Review Report of the National Think-Tank early in 2009.

AS a build-up, the original motion on the alleged non-implementation of the budget was moved by the Chairman, House Committee on Rules/Business, Albert Sam-Tsokwa, who sought an interface between Jonathan and the leadership of the House on why it had been difficult for Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs, to fully implement the budget.

THE title of this piece was taken from the speech given by President Barack Obama in Ghana on his first trip to sub-Saharan Africa as US President.

THE code of conduct might have to be extended to all kinds of arena of Nigerian life. It might have to be a code of conduct on how to treat anything that resembles a human being.

HOW far will members of the House of Representatives go in their threat to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan, over his alleged non-implementation of this year’s fiscal budget? This is the knotty question milling on the people’s mind.

THE statement was bottomless: What was wrong with her maid getting a manicure? How demeaned is the role of a house maid? In comparison to that, how demeaned is that of a school teacher? How can one of the most important jobs in the world be even demeaned at all?

It was Franklin Benjamin who once said that those who are always disputing, contradicting and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs.

THE article by one John Ainofenokhai and published in the Vanguard newspaper of Wednesday October 26, 2011 was obviously written in appreciation of the sterling quality of Senator Oserheimen Osunbor who was an asset to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while he was governor of Edo State between May 29, 2007 and November 11, 2008.