Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Kidnapped Delta official regains freedom

DR. John Osuyali, former personal assistant to ex-governor of Delta State, James Ibori, who was abducted last week by some kidnappers at Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, has been released. Osuyali, an official of the State Action Committee on Acquired Immune … read more

Satellite Faulty, Not Missing, Says FG

The Federal Government has said Nigerian Communi-cations Satellite (NigCom-Sat) is not missing but packed up “due to loss of energy”. Briefing State House Correspondents after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, in Abuja … read more

Man with 86 wives released

A Nigerian man with 86 wives has been released on bail from police custody 59 days after he was arrested. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, 84, was arrested by order of an Islamic court for refusing to divorce all but four of … read more

INTELS boss shot dead in PH

The Deputy General Manager of Integrated Logistics Services, INTELS, Ltd. Mr. Chuks Ihuoma has been shot dead by unknown gunmen in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Ihuoma was reportedly gunned down, Tuesday, at point-blank range at the entrance of his house, … read more

Cameroon rebels free 10 hostages

Ten mainly French oil workers who were kidnapped and threatened with death by rebels in Cameroon were released safe and sound late Tuesday after being held for 12 days. The seven French nationals, one Tunisian and two Cameroonians, workers for … read more

JTF threatens to fight militants

The Joint Military Task Force in Rivers on Tuesday said it was now prepared to fight militants should they continue to attack its locations. The spokesman for the task force, Lt.-Col. Musa Sagir, at a press conference organised by the … read more

Gunmen kill Coca-Cola manager in Lagos

A SEVEN-MAN gang, smashed by the police in Lagos yesterday, has recounted how its members shot dead, a Coca-Cola Bottling Company manager in the Mafoluku area of the state on Sunday. The victim, 37-year-old Adedapo Owolabi Adesanya, a father of … read more