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.