Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Tinted Glass in Vehicles

The Federal Government Thursday bared the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), ministers and service chiefs from using vehicles with tinted glasses Only the president, vice-president, senate president, deputy senate president, Speaker of the House of Representatives, deputy speaker and governors … read more

Suspected Islamists kill two police

Suspected Islamists have killed two policemen in attacks in northern Nigeria in the past four days, police officers said Thursday, the latest in a spate of such incidents that have left dozens dead. The attackers shot one policeman at his … read more

South African police raid Okah’s cell

South African police have raided the prison cell of a man accused of orchestrating deadly bombings in Nigeria after authorities there said he had threatened new attacks, media said Thursday. Police seized cell phones, chargers, a map and papers with … read more

Army may recruit ex-Niger Delta militants

Nigerian Army is considering the request of the Presidential Amnesty Office to recruit a number of transformed Niger Delta ex-militants into the Army, according to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Onyeabo Azubuike Ihejirika. Lt.-General Ihejirika disclosed this while … read more

Lawyers probe top judges over graft charges

The umbrella Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has named a panel to probe corruption allegations against the country’s top two judges, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Aloysius Katsina-Alu and President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) Ayo Salami. The probe panel, … read more

Details Oil Windfall Spending

Nigeria has spent more than $27 billion from its oil-windfall savings account in three years, significantly eroding the total and putting the financial health of Africa’s most populous country and biggest oil producer under scrutiny ahead of April presidential elections. … read more

Troops uncover weapons cache

Troops in an area of Nigeria hit by repeated attacks blamed on Islamists have killed three gunmen in a shootout and uncovered a cache of weapons in separate incidents, the military said Sunday. Both the shootout and the discovery of … read more