Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

10 Feared Killed in Renewed Ebonyi Crisis

The conflict between the people of Ezillo and Ezza communities in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State claimed more casualties yesterday. No fewer than 10 persons including a police officer were feared killed and several others wounded following a … read more

Jonathan Invited to G8-G20 Roundtable

Nigeria’s Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan is among the high powered dignitaries who have been invited to grace a Roundtable on broad range of issues to be deliberated in June by the G8/G20 summits being hosted by the Canadian government. … read more

Strange Weather: NAMA Bars Some Flights

Passengers have continued to be stranded at the nation’s airports following flight disruptions occasioned by the strange weather, which surfaced two days ago in Lagos and some other parts of the country. The windy and dusty weather was still on … read more

Ex-Militants Hold Students Hostage

Protesting ex-militants yesterday held students and staff of Federal Government Girls College, Benin hostage over their non documentation by those in charge of documentation in the Federal Government’s Amnesty programme. The former militants who apart from disrupting the on-going second … read more

Police arrest oil thieves near PH

The police said Monday it had arrested two men for stealing crude oil from a Shell pipeline in Ahoada, near Nigeria’s oil city of Port Harcourt. Police spokesperson Rita Abbey said the men, identified as Edwin Dick and Daniel Amadi, … read more

Two kidnapped NNPC staff found dead

The bodies of the two kidnapped workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Abubakar A. Malabu and Bashir Danjuma were recovered in the bush in Delta State on Saturday. Malabu and Danjuma were staff of the Nigeria Petroleum Development … read more

Anxiety over Yar’Adua

There was anxiety in the Presidency at the weekend over the fate of President Umaru Yar’Adua, following the disbandment of the cabinet and plans to raise a new team. The fear is that Yar’Adua may get well and return to … read more