Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Contractors Abandon FG Projects in N�Delta

Major contractors handling federal government projects in five oil producing states of the Niger Delta and another non-oil bearing state in the South East, have abandoned their projects because of rising cases of insecurity and youth restiveness in the areas. … read more

Bomb blast at council secretariat

The Education Secretary of Aba South Local Government Education Authority in Abia, Mrs. Ejindu Ejindu, on Friday narrowly escaped death when a bomb exploded in her office. The blast, which occurred around 1.30 p.m., shattered parts of her office, situated … read more

Bush nominates new US ambassador

United States President George Walker Bush has nominated a senior Foreign Service career diplomat, Ms. Robin Renee Sanders, as the new United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria. Our correspondent gathered from a listing by the US Senate on … read more

Four former governors were on Friday charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with allegedly laundering several billions of naira belonging to their respective states. The ex-governors are Joshua Dariye (Plateau); Saminu Turaki (Jigawa); Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia) and … read more

Gunmen free Nigerian chief’s son

The two-year-old son of a Nigerian chief has been freed a day after being kidnapped by gunmen in the oil capital, Port Harcourt. Samuel Amadi, son of Iriebe Chief Eze Francis Amadi, was seized as he was being driven to … read more

Militants in first Nigeria talks

Nigeria’s most prominent oil militant leader has held his first talks with the new government and promised to help end the violence in the Niger Delta. Mujahid Dokubo-Asari met Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan in the capital, Abuja, after a call for … read more

EFCC arrest two ex-governors

Nigeria’s anti-corruption police arrested two former state governors on Wednesday, a bombshell in a country where politicians have looted public funds with impunity for decades. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said Orji Kalu and Saminu Turaki were answering … read more