Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Osama bin Laden Killed

The United States has killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and recovered his body, according to numerous media reports May 1 citing U.S. officials. It is not clear precisely how bin Laden was killed or how his body was … read more

Politics dominates Nigeria media

The last of the three-phase general elections, held 26 and 28 April, dominated newspaper headlines in Nigeria this past week. Beginning with the National Assembly (parliamentary) polls on 9 April and the presidential election 16 April, the general elections were … read more

Post-poll killings planned: Nobel laureate

Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has said killings in the country’s north amid widespread rioting following presidential elections were pre-planned, local media reported on Friday. Several Nigerian newspapers quoted Soyinka, Africa’s first Nobel literature laureate, speaking of pre-planned violence and … read more

The confusion about tinted glass

NIGERIAN motorists daily face the dilemma of which instruction to abide by regarding the use of tinted motor glasses. It is a case of confusion and exploitation of motorists by law enforcement agents, who have taken advantage of the double … read more