Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Africa to prosper despite global turmoil: Nigeria

Africa’s natural resources and fast-growing population will help ensure the continent prospers even if the developed world suffers another economic meltdown, Nigeria’s president said. Goodluck Jonathan told a business forum in the Australian city of Perth he was confident that … read more

Sect says killed journo for spying

A Nigerian Islamist sect said it killed a state television cameraman because it had evidence that he was an informant for the security services, and the group warned it would kill anyone else who “steps on our toes”. Alhaji Zakariya … read more

9 get 90yrs each for oil theft

Seven Nigerians and two Ghanaians have each been sentenced to 90 years in prison for oil theft and illegal refining, an organised underground industry that costs Africa’s largest oil exporter hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Nigeria’s oil production … read more

Gunmen kill policeman

Gunmen shot dead a policeman at his home in northern Nigeria in an apparent targeted killing, police said Tuesday, in an incident similar to dozens of other murders blamed on an Islamist sect. The policeman was killed by two motorcycle-riding … read more