From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:44 AM To: chiefoyibo@oyibosonline.com; Subject: Disclaimer Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) denies in its totality the recent warning … read more
The brother of a notorious militant charged with treason over twin car bombings in Nigeria’s capital last October collapsed in court on Tuesday as his trial was about to start. Charles Okah fell to the floor with proceedings set to … read more
The chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party has resigned after criticism following its primary election last week won by President Goodluck Jonathan, a party official said on Tuesday. The resignation by Okwesilieze Nwodo comes after complex legal manoeuvring which challenged his … read more
A Christian mob razed a mosque and hacked an electoral worker to death Monday as it barred Muslim organisers of April’s polls from a registration exercise in Nigeria’s Jos region, police said. Two other people were shot dead when soldiers … read more
Authorities suspect an Islamist sect in northern Nigeria has begun using armed robberies to steal money to buy weapons to carry out attacks, an army spokesman said on Monday. The sect known as Boko Haram has been blamed for a … read more
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Power Nuhu Somo Wya has said the country will need to spend about US$6 billion annually on electricity generation and distribution across the country to attain its quest of becoming one of the 20 most … read more
Although President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has kept millions of children at home to allow for voter registration in schools, the president’s two children and those of other affluent citizens are attending school uninterrupted. The elite school these children attend, the … read more
From: Jomo Gbomo Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 12:52 PM To: chiefoyibo@oyibosonline.com; Subject: Attack on the downstream oil sector Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) will soon … read more
A former Nigerian military ruler told VOA the failure of the country’s material and physical security could go a long way to undermine the stability of the populous West African nation. Retired General Muhammadu Buhari, who is also the presidential … read more
By Charles Adeyemi It is not that I really believe in this thing they call luck because like George S. Clason, author of ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’, I already know that lady luck is a product of opportunity and … read more