Security Guard Stages Self-Kidnap In Enugu, Demands N35million Ransom

The Enugu State Police Command has taken into custody a 26-year-old male security guard for staging his own kidnap and demanding ransom of thirty-five million naira from his family. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Daniel Ndukwe, in a press release states that the male suspect, Chibuike Joshua Ugwuja, sent a message across to his family through their neighbor’s Facebook account claiming his abduction. Meanwhile, Chibuike’s father had reported the disappearance of...

Burna Boy, the Spotlight, and the Cost of Arrogance

“Humility is the anchor that keeps greatness from drifting into delusion.“ —Anthony Obi Ogbo Fame is a dangerous flame. It warms, it dazzles, and if you hold it too close, it burns straight through the layers of judgment that keep a person grounded. In its hottest glow, fame convinces artists that applause is permanent, talent is immunity, and fans are disposable. Arrogance doesn’t erupt overnight—it grows in the quiet corners of unchecked power, in entourages...

Enugu Govt. Inaugurates 9-Man Committee to Review State Tax Policies

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has inaugurated a nine-member committee to review tax policies, rates, levies, and fees in the state. At the inauguration ceremony on Friday, the Enugu State Governor, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Professor Onyia, announced that the government had established a committee in response to various public complaints received regarding taxes and state-controlled revenues. According to the State Government, the Committee has two weeks...

The Federal Government has entered into agreements with more than 100 countries to collect data on Nigerians working remotely, in a bid to ensure tax compliance, Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has disclosed. Oyedele made the revelation during a webinar hosted on Wednesday by the National Orientation Agency, under the theme “Simplifying Nigeria’s Tax System”. He used the occasion to address growing concerns around the taxation of...

November 1, the Gathering Drum —A tide of quiet preparations

November walks in with the grace of an elder, its feet brushing the dust of ancestral roads. It does not shout— it hums, a low, steady rhythm beneath the noise of the year. It is the month of quiet preparations, of whispered calls across cities, of mothers folding wrappers into travel bags, of fathers checking tires and fuel, of children counting down to the village moon. The Igbo are stirring. From Lagos to Kaduna, Port...

Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah: The Agony of a Legacy in Crisis

“From 2019 till his death, Ifeanyi Ubah distanced himself from the ruling APGA in Anambra State.” —Dr. Ebuka Onyekwelu The Late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, whose shocking death occurred mid-last year in London following a cardiac arrest, exited the stage at his prime. At just 53 years old, Ifeanyi Ubah has transformed himself multiple times, from a successful business mogul to a political legend, particularly in Anambra State. Not only getting twice elected into the Nigerian...

Holding Power to the Fire: Journalism Lessons from Rufai Oseni’s Confrontation

“Adversarial reporting isn’t polite—it pierces secrecy, demands answers, and holds leaders accountable.“ —Anthony Obi Ogbo October 7, 2025, will be remembered as the day Rufai Oseni took Minister David Umahi to task live on Arise TV. The Lagos–Calabar Highway project, a ₦15 trillion undertaking under President Tinubu, became a battlefield of accountability versus ego. But the broadcast didn’t just entertain—it instructed. In my advanced reporting class, I had been waiting for this exact moment. Using...

NOA Issues Directive on Proper Recital of National Anthem

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has issued fresh guidelines intended to standardise the rendition of Nigeria’s national anthem and pledge across public and official functions nationwide. In a four-point instruction circulated on Thursday, the agency clarified that at most official events, participants should “recite/sing only the first stanza (not all three (3) stanzas at official events).” Furthermore, the NOA directed that “the third stanza should be recited as the National Prayer at the beginning of...

Nigerian Leaders and the Frequent Certificate Forgery Conundrum

“Currently, there are many people with records of gaining admission into the university, but who have no record of graduation.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As odd as it may look, Nigeria is a country where the well-educated are not likely to end up around the seat of power. There are many reasons for this, ranging from our overly monetized politics to the mere fact that, in most instances, those in power do not particularly appreciate knowledge because...

Nigeria 2027: Breaking Free from the Suffocating Cycle of Power

As a proud Nigerian who believes in this nation’s greatness, I am often astonished when some northern political leaders lament against President Tinubu while clamoring for yet another northern presidency in 2027. This demand comes so soon after Buhari’s eight years in power, a period during which opportunistic politicians exploited an ailing leader and squandered Nigeria’s wealth. To insist on reclaiming the presidency for the north in 2027 is, to say the least, suffocating. Despite...

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