Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Fuel scarcity spreads

DESPITE repeated reassurances from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that the current fuel scarcity which has hit some states across the federation would soon end, the situation seems only to be worsening, as the price of fuel continues to … read more

Shell Shuts Soku Again

Nigeria’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export has suffered yet another major setback as Shell Petro-leum Development Company (SPDC) has announced the shut down of its Soku Gas Plant in Rivers State, exactly two months after the plant resumed operations. The … read more

Opposition slams Justice minister

Nigeria’s most vocal opposition party, the Action Congress (AC), has slammed the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister, Michael Aondoakaa, for “seeking to pull the wool over the eyes of Nigerians with his string of poorly-thought-out comments on … read more

Tompolo In Fresh Trouble

His problems seemed to have come to an end on the night of October 3 this year, when he accepted the Federal Government’s amnesty offered to militants in the creeks of Niger Delta. Then, he had renounced violence and militancy, … read more

Government raises panel on Niger Delta

The federal government, in keeping with its efforts aimed at strengthening the gains of the just concluded amnesty process, yesterday inaugurated a presidential committee and four sub-committees for the Niger Delta. The committees include the Presidential Committee on the modalities … read more