Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

ANALYSIS: A lesson for Nigeria

Fresh from hosting a World Cup, which FIFA said was one of the best organised in recent times, South Africa gained bonus points yesterday when it sentenced Jackie Selebi, the country’s former police chief and head of Interpol, to 15 … read more

Nigeria cannot monitor devices yet

Some information and communication technology professionals have said that Nigerians should not worry themselves about government monitoring technological devices as the country has not reached such a level. This is against the backdrop of the situation in United Arab Emirates … read more

Police allays fears over rumoured attacks

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday allayed fears of residents over widespread rumour upheavals in the metropolis. This followed messages which are being received by resident via SMS that armed robbers are operating in different locations aroud the state. … read more

Nigeria’s debt is unsustainable

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has pegged borrowing next year to $7.1 billion in a bid to control public borrowing and keep Nigeria’s debt within sustainable threshold. In its latest report on the national debt sustainability analysis (DSA), the debt … read more

Electoral chief vows crackdown on fraudsters

The new head of Nigeria’s electoral agency has threatened to prosecute all of its officials who engage in electoral malpractices in next year’s poll, a national newspaper reported on Sunday. “We will make sure really anybody who breaches the (electoral) … read more

Strange gunmen kill seven in Bayelsa

The capital of Nigeria’s oil-rich south south Bayelsa state, Yenagoa, was jolted by drive-by shootings which left about seven people dead in its trail, the private newspaper, Punch, reported here Sunday. According to the newspaper, an earlier report indicated that … read more

FIFA Warn Nigeria Again

World football governing body, FIFA, have fired yet another stern warning to Nigeria, insisting the government should not meddle in the forthcoming elections into the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The elections have been fixed for August 21 … read more