Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Deadline for Nigeria ex-governors

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency has given 15 ex-governors wanted for corruption until the end of Friday to turn themselves in or face arrest. Five of the former governors have already been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), an … read more

FG may raise naira value

The Federal Government may allow the naira to appreciate about two per cent against the dollar this year to help contain inflation. An economist with the Standard Chartered Bank, Razia Khan, who disclosed this in notes to clients, on Thursday, … read more

British High Commission travel advice

This advice has been reviewed and reissued with amendments to the Summary and Terrorism section (British nationals advised to leave Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States, including Port Harcourt). The overall level of the advice has not changed. We advise against … read more

Gunmen abduct Lebanese man in PH

Gunmen late Friday kidnapped a Lebanese man in Nigeria’s southern oil city of Port Harcourt, police said Felix Ogbuadu, Rivers state police commissioner, said that the man abducted was Mohammed Ibrahim, a manager with Modant Marine, a shipyard service company … read more

Yar�Adua gives condition for Dokubo�s release

President Umaru Musa Yar�Adua has demanded an undertaking from Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan and other leaders of the Niger Delta region before he can release the detained leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujarheedin Asari-Dokubo. Our correspondent learnt … read more