Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Accidents: FRSC takes on Julius Berger

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said Friday that it would thenceforth not accept the use container trucks by construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc in transporting its staff to their respective construction sites. The FRSC Corp Marshal, Osita Chidoka … read more

Police to MEND: Come to Abuja and die

IN what appears a conscious security measure to check the recent threat of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to bomb Abuja, the Nigerian Police during the week issued a strong warning saying that such an … read more

�Militants in secret meeting in Aso Rock�

Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples� Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has alleged that some groups of militants from the Niger Delta region meet often with officials of the presidency in Abuja. Alhaji Dokubo-Asari in an exclusive interview with … read more

Top Nigerian development official arrested

Police on Friday arrested the head of a federal agency charged with developing Nigeria’s impoverished southern oil region after allegations the man spent millions of dollars on a witch doctor in hopes vanquishing a rival. President Umaru Yar’Adua announced Friday … read more

Attack in Bonny River

Reuters) – Two Nigerian soldiers were wounded on Friday after militants attempted to hijack their gunboat in the strategic waters of the oil-rich Niger Delta, security and industry sources said. Gunmen with apparent links to the main militant group MEND … read more