Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Hijacked vessel freed, crew OK

A Spanish oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates off West Africa 10 days ago was freed Saturday and the 23-member crew is OK, its owner said. No ransom was paid for the release of the Cypriot-flagged Mattheos I, although … read more

Nigerian women to march against rape

Women in Nigeria are planning to march in protest at what they say is a hidden epidemic of rape and sexual violence in Africa’s most populous country. The issue has received rare public attention after the emergence of an online … read more

No plan to extend SIM card registration

With eight days to the end of the SIM card registration exercise directed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the commission has said that it has no plans to extend the exercise. It would be recalled that the telecommunications regulatory … read more

No plans to invest in refinery – Shell

SHELL Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) on Wednesday confirmed its decision not to invest in the building of refineries in Nigeria. Mr. Mike Mullier, Global Leader (Crude Trading) in SPDC, disclosed this to newsmen after presenting a paper at the ongoing … read more

Nigerian pirates eye high seas

Nigerian pirate gangs are moving into the waters of neighbouring countries and attacking vessels further offshore after being driven from their coastal haunts by a military crackdown. The shift to deeper waters mirrors one by their better-known Somali counterparts after … read more

Alleged gang-rape of varsity student

The reported gang-rape of a female student of the Abia State University (ABSU) in South-eastern Nigeria by five male students of the same institution has attracted the attention of the federal government, who has vowed to investigate it. The private … read more