Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

MILITANTS TO LAUNCH OPERATION DARK SEPTEMBER

Credible sources have disclosed that MEND and their affiliate militant groups in the Niger Delta have concluded plans to carry out a synchronized attack on major oil installations and military formations across the Niger Delta from midnight on September 3rd … read more

Still confusion over YRD’s return

There was confusion on Monday on the exact day that President Umaru Yar�Adua would return to Nigeria after 12 days of stay in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Yar�Adua�s trip to the oil-rich Kindom had been a subject of controversy. The Presidency … read more

Banks deny claim of losses to stock crisis

ALLEGED losses suffered by banks through the stock market meltdown may have been a hoax afterall, following disclosure by the financial institutions in Lagos yesterday. Specifically, the banks explained that loans granted by them to stock-broking companies for margin trading … read more

Militant Leader Wants Henry Okah Released

A militant group with a camp in Bayelsa State, the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), yesterday joined in the battle of credibility ranging among militia groups in the region over the purportedly 30-day ultimatum issued by a faction of … read more

Muslims in Nigeria begin Ramadan

Muslims in Nigeria began a month-long fast on Sunday to mark Ramadan, the holy month of the Islamic calendar, their chief cleric said. The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Saad Abubakar, who is the spiritual leader of Nigeria’s 70 million-strong Muslim … read more

New Service Chiefs Assume Office

The newly appointed service Chiefs of Nigeria military yesterday took over duty from their predecessors, identifying discipline and the situation in the troubled Niger Delta as their main challenge . The new Army Chief of Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Abdulrahman … read more