In the arcane, subterranean, murky and hard to define, world of politics and diplomacy, the lines are blurred when it comes to defining anything. Take terrorism, for instance, one man's definition of terrorism, is another man's definition of a freedom fighter or patriot.

Despite the ‘acceptance’ of the amnesty deal by some of the most notorious Niger Delta militants like Tom Ateke, Government Ekpomukpolo (Tompolo) and Farah Dagogo.

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.

A MUST read for ALL Nigerians and people everywhere. ‘Tega Olu-Ajetunmobi is a Teenager (15) and the Deputy Head-Boy at the S.T and T Regency College, GRA, Lagos, Nigeria. This speech is submitted & published untouched.

We have debated over the years about the merits of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), a mandatory one-year post-graduation deployment to serve the nation away from your State of origin and place of education.

The Niger Delta Amnesty program has been and interesting one to watch. It arrived with much skepticism coupled with a bit of hope that it might succeed and bring much needed peace to the region.

At almost 50 years, it is expected that a nation would have learnt to Walk. Talk. Run and Jump all in Unison.

If you are going to shoot a man, shoot him. If you are going to hang a man, make sure the rope is strong. If you are going to lock a man away for years on end, then hurriedly pack his favourite things to go with him. With all of these you would have arrived at a decision and taken the next step so we can all move along.

Will Smith gave us a good performance in the movie Enemy of the State. We wondered if truly those scenes and decisions taken by a government were plausible and how we would react if we were in Smith’s position.

If I were James Ibori, I would not be a happy man. Regardless, I am still not a happy man but that has nothing to do with James Ibori.

One common saying epitomizes Nigeria’s daily mechanisms and machinery. ‘Turn by Turn’ is an expression commonly offered when Nigerians are questioned about almost anything and in particular leadership across the country.

We at D&R have been given the opportunity to review the merits, value or demerits of this extensive article by Kennedy Emetulu. We welcome the recognition. In the light of previous debates here, it is a very lengthy submission on the continuing public and media battle involving James Ibori and Nuhu Ribadu. Please take a seat, you might be here a while.

The rights of an individual within his or her own country or environment, is paramount to their ability to live comfortably in the knowledge that there is protection for such an individual.