Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Five facts on Nigerian oil rebel Asari

The Nigerian Supreme Court refused bail on Friday to Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, a 43-year-old former militia leader from the oil-producing Niger Delta whose release is demanded by armed groups in the anarchic region. Following are five facts about Asari. * A … read more

Niger Delta crisis: Shell to sack 3,500

Anglo/Dutch oil firm, Shell Petroleum Development Company, is set to lay off 3,500 workers as the crisis in the Niger Delta region further hampers its operations. Sunday Punch learnt that the retrenchment exercise would be carried out before September. A … read more

Leave Niger Delta, Britons urged

Britons have been advised by the UK government to leave three states in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta. In updates to travel advice on the Foreign Office website, citizens were warned that Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States are unsafe. The site … read more

Supreme Court refuses Dokubo bail

The Supreme Court on Friday denied a bail application of the leader by the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujaheed Asari Dokubo. The apex court held that both the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, Abuja were … read more