Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

The Rivers State Environmental Sanitation Exercise for September, 2006 will hold on Saturday 02/09/06 between 07:00 and 10:00 hours. During this period, movement of persons and vehicular traffic will be restricted. read more

Police have launched a massive raid on all council areas in Anambra State. In the raid, a total of 155 people suspected to be members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were arrested. … read more

President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday summoned a meeting of the Gulf of Guinea Energy Security Strategy (GGESS) at the Presidential Villa. He asked stakeholders to cooperate with the Federal Government to reduce tension and violence and promote socio-economic development in … read more

The Nigerian oil workers’ unions have decided to stage a brief strike to express their concern at the lack of security in the Niger Delta. The announcement follows the death of a Nigerian oil worker who was taken hostage and … read more

THE fear of a possible attack from members of the oil producing host communities yesterday kept state governors of major oil producing states from the on going public hearing on Revenue Allocation Bill in Asaba for the South South geopolitical … read more

*** A summary of the Australian’s statement is included at the bottom of this report. The original US Wardens Message can be found in the News & Security Section. The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade quoted �a warden … read more

The following is from a memo issued by Shell to all staff. “It is with extreme sadness that I inform all of you that a short while ago, we received confirmation that our colleague, Mr Nelson Ujeya is dead. His … read more

Nigeria’s state security service arrested 15 persons suspected of terrorising the oil-rich but volatile Niger Delta region, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Wednesday. State Security Service spokesperson Ado Mu’azu was quoted as saying the suspects were arrested following … read more

GENERAL � Expatriates Kidnapped in Port Harcourt. Two expatriates, including an Italian oil worker working for Saipem, were kidnapped from Aker Base, Port Harcourt, on August 24, 2006 at about 2230hrs. A soldier guarding the Italian was killed. The Italian … read more

The U.S. Consulate has received credible information that, as of mid-August, there was an impending threat to attack and/or take hostages from the following areas: � Intels camp, Kilometer 16, Aba Road � Orlando Courts behind Hotel Presidential � Prodeco … read more