I am often miffed by the 'blame' game played by politicians and leaders in directing all attention to Abuja as the cause of their internal problems in some cases.

It is a universally practiced methodology in a bid to achieve control, to breed and provide support for previously unknown elements in an area and a region.

On Christmas day 2009, young Farouk Umar AbdulMutallab went on a misguided adventure on a flight into Detroit where he attempted to blow up over 250 innocent people for a cause that only he understands.

Nigerians must be suffering from an identity crisis at the moment. Just when they are getting over being regarded as 419ers and not forgetting being seen as inherently Corrupt and Fraudulent, having only recently adjusted to being labeled Militants and Kidnappers, now they have to come to terms yet again with being noted worldwide as Terrorists.

[The Freedom of Information (FoI) Bill may not be passed into law by the National Assembly before 2011 when the tenure of the present administration will expire, a member of the House of Representatives, Ahman Pategi, has said.]

We have often come across one of those tricky questions that seek to test your affinity, love, commitment and beliefs.

For purposes of debate and without commentary from D&R, I put this story from the Guardian of Tuesday 27^th 2009 up for consideration. On the surface, a Bill to counter acts of terrorism in Nigeria. What do you think?

When you wake up to headlines that announce the ‘arrival’ of yet another action undertaken by a seemingly sinister group of individuals within our institutions in Nigeria, you wonder who runs the country and why the hold is never broken.