Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Filipinos Jailed for Oil Theft Freed

The thirteen Filipino seamen who were last week convicted by Justice Chukwura Nnamani of the Federal High Court in Benin City for stealing crude oil have been released from jail. This was confirmed yesterday by Filipino Vice President and Presidential … read more

Six Militants Killed in Bayelsa

Men of the Nigerian Army on Thursday invaded the camp of Woki Godswill Ibralayu alias Kitikata who last week attacked the multi-billion dollar Brass Oil Terminal belonging to Italian oil giant, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC). Six militants were reportedly … read more

No cult killings in Bayelsa –Police

The Nigeria Police Force Bayelsa State Command said on Friday that there were no more cult killings in the state. The state commissioner of police, Mr. Julian Okpaleke, said in Yenagoa that the police had wiped out all gang related … read more

Petrol may sell for N73.37k per litre

The pump price of premium motor spirit otherwise called petrol could rise to about N73.37k per litre if the Federal Government and other stakeholders ratified the open market price of the product as calculated by the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory … read more

FG to remove petrol subsidy

The Presidential Steering Committee on the Global Financial Crisis has said that the Federal Government will no longer continue to subsidise the prices of petroleum products in the country It also said the planned privatisation of the nation’s four refineries … read more

Seeking reform for oil sector

Nigerian leaders are promising to move ahead with planned efforts to reform the country’s oil and gas sector despite the continuing violence plaguing the petroleum-rich Niger Delta. Speaking to petroleum investors at a conference in Lagos, Nigerian Oil Minister Rilwanu … read more

Army raids militant camp

Nigeria’s army raided a militant camp in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Friday, recovering arms and ammunition in what it said was part of an offensive to flush criminals out of the creeks. Colonel Rabe Abubakar, spokesman for the joint … read more