Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Lagos to run smoothly on rails soon

A giant billboard towers over a stretch of road in central Lagos, offering a tantalizing vision of the future: a sleek, modern station from which Lagosians will be whisked efficiently around the city on a light rail transit line. But … read more

U.S. Protests Campbell’s Visa Denial

United States has protested the denial of visa to Mr. John Campbell, its former envoy to Nigeria, by the Nigerian embassy in Washing-ton DC. Meanwhile, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr Ban Ki-moon, will be visiting Nigeria next week during … read more

Multiple blasts rock Maiduguri

Multiple blasts have rocked a city in Nigeria’s restive northeast where a radical Muslim sect is accused of a rash of targeted killings, authorities said Thursday. A spokesman for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said that the three blasts appear … read more

Obasanjo to Quit Politics

One of Nigeria’s foremost nationalists – as well as one of its most divisive personalities – former President Olusegun Obasanjo has indicated interest to finally retire from active politics. He told Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains from Lagos State who … read more