AREN’T you amused at this federal agency called Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)? And the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for that matter? These two supposed anti-graft agencies can no longer hide the fact that they have become willing tools in the hands of politicians seeking to settle scores and consolidate their strong arm hold on power.

ONE of the most traumatic days in my life was September 21, 2005. Exactly ten years today. A few weeks before, then President Olusegun Obasanjo had again decided to increase the price of petrol (PMS) In reaction, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) decided to hold mass rallies and street marches in selected parts of the country to demonstrate the people’s opposition, and as a warning that the citizenry would resist such increase.

Diego Costa provided the lightning conductor as the longstanding friction between Chelsea and Arsenal crackled to the fore during his side’s ill-tempered 2-0 victory in the Premier League.

This week’s Joyful Homes focuses on the special programme of the Redeemed Christian Church of God ( RCCG) held last month specially for women trusting God for the fruit of the womb.

President Buhari’s official three day visit to France is a sure sign that major countries are quick to establish and develop diplomatic and trade relationship with Nigeria. It is a good sign that Nigeria is open for business.

It was reported early last week that the Imo State governor, Anayo ‘Rochas’ Okorocha had appointed the 27 Assembly men representing the 27 local government areas of Imo State in the state House of Assembly as Interim Administrators of these local governments.

In a series of essays in this column entitled “Areas of concentration for President Buhari,” I discussed some issues or challenges that the President, Muhammadu Buhari, should pay serious attention to as he performs the functions of his office. In that regard, I suggested that political restructuring of the country to allow the six geopolitical zones greater fiscal and political autonomy is the most important task he should take up.

The federal system of government adopted by Nigeria is a popular option considering the large number of countries which utilize it world-wide. Whereas, most countries which rely on the system operate government at two levels-federal and state, Nigeria made history in 1976 when the military government experimented with a third tier level within the federal system.

When I wrote the first installment of this series, I knew that out of the six zones and over two hundred ethnic groups living in Lagos, the only objection would come from the South East. Okoroji asked who grew from the soil of Lagos; he must be deficient in the history of his own State and community in the East, as well as other parts of Nigeria. Who does not know that the Fulani came into Nigeria with Usman Dan Fodio?

In much of the contemporary church, faith is an instrument by which we get something from God. In the hand of motivational preachers, it is a device by which we gain the world. Motivational preachers offer quick and easy solutions to life’s problems. They reduce the believer’s relationship with God to formulas. They imply that God can be programmed like a computer.