Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Gunmen kill six at tavern

Gunmen opened fire at an open-air tavern in northeastern Nigeria, killing six people, police said on Sunday, amid an upsurge in violence in the country ahead of April elections. The motive for the attack late Friday at the tavern outside … read more

Secret police seize columnist’s passports

A newspaper columnist critical of Nigeria’s late and current president said Sunday that the oil-rich nation’s secret police seized his passports when he entered the country. Okey Ndibe, who writes a weekly column on politics for The Sun newspaper, told … read more

Political parties ready for primaries

Majority of contenders for the presidential job will, this week, battle to cross the first hurdle in the race to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. Some major political parties are conducting their national conventions where their delegates will either elect … read more

Bidders flock to Shell’s Nigeria sale

At least 18 consortia are working on bids for Nigerian oil rights being sold by Royal Dutch Shell and partners, the Sunday Times newspaper said, citing unidentified sources close to the process. The newspaper said Nat Rothschild, scion of the … read more

Clashes kill 11 amid fresh tensions

Clashes killed at least 11 people in central Nigeria on Saturday amid fresh tensions linked to a political meeting and an attack on buses carrying Muslim passengers, a military commander said. The violence occurred in the city of Jos, where … read more

Obasanjo goes to Ivory Coast

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo made an unannounced visit to Ivory Coast late Saturday in an effort to help resolve the country’s deepening political crisis after several other West African leaders have failed to persuade the incumbent leader to hand … read more

Ruling party candidate wins ‘test’ poll

The ruling party candidate has won a key state governor’s election in Nigeria’s oil-producing region, officials said Friday, in a vote seen as a major test ahead of April’s nationwide polls. Officials announced that Emmanuel Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic … read more