Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Oil workers set to go on strike

Folorunsho Ogini, chairman, Lagos zone of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has disclosed plans by the Association to embark on a 3-day strike on Wednesday March 23. Speaking during a protest march staged by the … read more

Actress ‘must be jailed’

A Nigerian judge has issued an arrest warrant for a “Nollywood” actress and former beauty queen who killed a man in a traffic accident. Ibinabo Fiberesima had appealed against her five-year sentence but did not attend the hearing in Lagos. … read more

UN body assesses demolition in Rivers

The United Nations Habitat commission in Nigeria has dispatched a four-man delegation to assess the urban renewal initiative of the Governor Chibuike Amaechi administration in Rivers State. Head of the Nigeria office of UN Habitat commission, Professor Johnson Bade Falade, … read more

Nigeria, Russia sign nuclear power pact

Russia and Nigeria have signed an agreement on nuclear energy, allowing the two countries to work together on mining uranium, building and testing atomic power plants and sharing knowledge. The agreement may also help Nigeria develop nuclear energy research and … read more

Robbers kill 6 policemen in Kano

A gang of armed robbers killed six policemen during a gun-battle on Thursday in Kano, Kano State, while the gang lost two of its members. The state Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Yesufu, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday, said … read more

Obasanjo Pelted With Eggs, Tomatoes

On Wednesday, African students kept their word in London, where they besieged the London School of Economics (LSE), and warned the world that former President Olusegun Obasanjo represents the ugly face of Africa and does not merit the honour of … read more

Death sentence for kidnappers in Anambra

Anambra State House of Assembly has amended the state Criminal Code Law, making it an offence punishable by death for any person convicted of kidnapping. The legislators, at their plenary session on Wednesday, amended sections 315 and 316 of the … read more

CBN moves to ease exchange rate disparity

Nigeria’s central bank will increase U.S. dollar supply to bureaux de change in an effort to reduce the sharp disparity between its official exchange rate and the black market, Governor Chukwuma Soludo said on Tuesday. The central bank also announced … read more

Bomb Blasts Kill One At Ikeja

Sad memories and fear gripped the Army Cantonment, Ikeja, Lagos, yesterday as a bomb went off and killed a secondary school student. Coming seven years after the massive explosions at the cantonment which led to the death of over 1000 … read more