Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Appeal Court Sacks Shell from Bonny Land

Shell Petroleum Develop-ment Company (SPDC) is about to forfeit ownership of the land hosting its biggest export terminal in the country following the judgment of the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Bonny terminal currently has … read more

Two farmers slain in north

Two Christian farmers were killed on Monday and two others went missing in fresh attacks by suspected Muslim-Fulani nomads in Nigeria’s central Plateau State, police and residents said. The Fulani nomads allegedly attacked the farmers who were working on their … read more

EFCC Makes Fresh Appeal for Ibori to Surrender

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has again appealed to former Delta State governor James Obori to make himself available and answer new allegations of corruption and money laundering while he was governor. This comes as … read more

2 Expats taken at Azumini

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnapped two German men in the OPEC member’s southeastern Abia state, security sources said on Sunday, the second abduction of foreign workers in the last 10 days. The two men, aged between 45 and 55, were abducted … read more

Fears volcano chaos will push into mid-week

The cascade of cancellations continued Sunday as an Icelandic volcano poured out dust clouds four miles high, snarling international travel and stranding tens of thousands of passengers at airports across the world. CNN reports that it’s the worst disruption of … read more