Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

MTN refunds N2.7 billion to customers

Mobile telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria Communications Limited will on Saturday pay N175 worth of airtime to each of its 15 million subscribers as compensation for the pains they suffered as a result of congestion on its network during the month … read more

Half of Nigeria�s cyber cafes shut down

Operational problems and keener competition caused by the convergence of technologies have shut down more than 50 percent of the country�s cyber cafes. Industry watchers say even more will be forced to think up new survival strategies or close down … read more

MEND explains delay in planned attacks

Extra precautions taken by the Nigerian security agencies may have scuttled plans by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) to carry out planned deadly attacks in the oil region Thursday, to coincide with the observance of … read more

Piracy attacks on the increase

Nigeria�s coastal waters are proving increasingly perilous for mariners. Some 42 attacks on ships were reported in 2007 compared with 28 in 2004, according to the International Maritime Bureau. But the attacks are increasing by the day so much so … read more

Inside N-Delta militants hideout!

HE is a militant leader with a difference; he does not believe in hostage taking, rather, he specializes in bombing oil pipelines to grind the economy to a halt, and he had no apologies for the countless oil installations he … read more

Pornographic videos inundate Nigeria

Perching on a concrete slab under a motorway bridge, Jude Anyadike displays his pirated video CDs which titles such as “Curve Enticement” and “Interminable Pleasure”. Anyadike, 34, is one of the hundreds of sellers of “pornos” in the sprawling city … read more