Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Anxiety Grips Governors

PALPABLE fears have gripped several state officials, as there are strong indications that tribunals sitting at various state capitals may overturn more governorship elections. The ruling of the Supreme Court last Thursday in Abuja, which removed Celestine Omehia as governor … read more

PDP In Trouble

INDICATIONS are that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is in big trouble, as shown in its last Wednesday night’s meeting at the Villa, in Abuja. President Yar’Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan as well as the party governors were … read more

Dokubo Threatens To Return To Creeks

Leader of Niger Delta People�s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, on Friday, threatened to go back to the creeks if the federal government failed to address the agitation of the region. Asari, who spoke at the Niger Delta Investment and … read more

Amaechi sworn in amidst tight security

NEW governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi was sworn in yesterday evening amidst tight security, after he arrived Port Harcourt at exactly 5.30 pm to the waiting embrace of hundreds of supporters, who had thronged the Port Harcourt Air … read more

Nigerian court removes governor of oil state

Nigeria’s Supreme Court has annulled April’s election of the governor of oil-rich, violence-prone Rivers State. The court said current Governor Celestine Omehia had not been the legitimate candidate of the governing People’s Democratic Party. It ruled that the post should … read more

Police kill 21 robbers in Lagos

Twenty one suspected armed robbers have in the last few days been killed while 47 were arrested by the police in Lagos State after exchanges of gunfire at different confrontations in the state. The police have also recovered 18 stolen … read more

Crowd butcher stranded baby whale

A BABY whale measuring about 12 metres beached around 3.30 a.m. Wednesday on the Nigerian side of the Seme border town along the Nigeria-Benin Republic international corridor. While some of the crowd that thronged the scene went with nothing more … read more