Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Airlines raise fares by over 100%

PREMIUM airfares on domestic airlines with operations to the Eastern parts of the country, particularly to the Port Harcourt Airport were raised yesterday by over 100 per cent. Certain tickets to Port Harcourt, Owerri and Enugu which standard rate cost … read more

ALSCON managers face kidnap threat

Armed militants operating in parts of Akwa Ibom State have threatened that they will stage a second kidnap attack on expatriate workers of Aluminum Smelting Company of Nigeria, Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State. The company is under the management of … read more

New British visa rules spark family protests

BRITAIN yesterday unveiled plans to tighten visa rules for tourists from outside Europe, Nigeria. Under the proposal, families, according to Agence France Prese (AFP) yesterday, would have to pay a cash bond to ensure that visitors left the country, while … read more

MEND, IYC condemn FG’s peace initiatives

THE Move ment for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) and the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) have joined forces in condemning the Federal Government peace initiative in the Niger Delta. In separate reactions to the Federal Government initiative both … read more

Nigeria confirms state executions

A Nigerian state official has confirmed that at least seven people have been executed in recent years, despite denials by the national government. Amnesty International said the executions had taken place in secret after convictions in Kano State. Last month … read more

Briggs: Kidnappers Reduce Ransom to N10m

Kidnappers of former Vice Chancellor of University of Port Harcourt and Chairman of the Rivers State Electoral Commission, Professor Nimi Briggs yesterday evening reduced the ransom they were demanding for his release to N10 million. They initially asked for N100 … read more

Govt orders massive importation of fuel

TO ensure adequate supply of petroleum products during the festive season, the Presidency is said to have ordered a massive importation of the commodities. A source at the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National … read more