Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Arms shipment loaded in Iran

An illegal arms shipment including rockets and grenades discovered in Nigeria this week was loaded in Iran by an Iranian trader, the firm that operates the vessel that delivered it said on Friday. Security agents this week intercepted 13 containers … read more

Kidnappers free Indian expat teacher

An Indian teacher who works for an ExxonMobil funded school in southern Nigeria has been released two weeks after she was seized by gunmen, police said on Friday. “She was released yesterday and is in good condition,” Walter Rugbere, police … read more

FIFA fully lifts ban on Nigeria

FIFA said Friday it had fully lifted an international ban on Nigeria after court action against Nigerian football official was withdrawn. The executive committee of world football’s governing body “decided to lift the suspension on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) … read more

PHCN to fire 50,000 staffers

Nigeria’s state-run power monopoly, Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), is to sack 50,000 workers next year as part of the plan to privatise the firm, the local press rep orted Thursday. The report quoted the Special Adviser on power … read more

Illegal arms ship sailed from India

An illegal shipment of rocket launchers and heavy mortars intercepted in Nigeria first arrived in the country in July on a ship which sailed from India, the Nigerian customs service said on Thursday. Nigeria’s secret service intercepted 13 containers in … read more

Shell close to settling bribery case

Shell has almost reached a settlement with the United States in a bribery case in Nigeria. It is expected that the Dutch-British oil company will receive a 30 million dollar fine. Shell is being accused of the large-scale bribery of … read more

Saboteurs attack Agip oil pipelines

Two Agip oil pipelines in Nigeria’s Niger Delta have been attacked with explosives by saboteurs, causing some oil production to be shut in, security sources said on Friday. The sources said two pipelines, from the Osiama oil field to Brass … read more