Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Election violence alert

Security forces in Nigeria are on full alert, the government has said, after the vice-president was barred from running in April’s presidential poll. President Olusegun Obasanjo’s office said there were plans to “sponsor protests” and cause violence. The alert comes … read more

Soyinka: We�re Heading for Anarchy

Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka yesterday took a look at the unfolding political drama in the country � April polls, tug of war between President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) saga and … read more

Atiku, not a threat to Yar�Adua �PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party on Friday said the disqualified presidential candidate of the Action Congress, Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, had never been a threat to its chances at the poll. Skip to next paragraphAbubakar however debunked the assertion, saying he would … read more

Troops seek kidnappers in oil district

Reuters) – Nigerian security forces raided a rundown district near the Niger Delta oil city Port Harcourt on Saturday looking for ransom-seeking kidnappers and other criminals, the military and witnesses said. A 100-strong team of soldiers, police and secret police … read more

Kidnapped Frenchman released

A Frenchman kidnapped in Nigeria’s southern oil capital Port Harcourt more than a month ago was released early Friday, an industry source said, after the freeing of two Italians 24 hours earlier. Gerard Laporal, a logistics expert aged around 60, … read more

Ateke Tom’s suspected deputy killed

THE guns boomed once again in Okrika, Rivers State on Wednesday night in fresh fighting between security operatives and suspected Niger Delta militants. By the time the dust settled, a man believed to be the deputy of wanted Ateke Tom … read more

V.P. Banned from elections

The electoral commission barred Vice President Atiku Abubakar from Nigeria’s crucial elections, omitting his name from the roster of two dozen approved candidates vying to lead Africa’s most-populous nation. Abubakar’s camp said it would contest the ruling in court. The … read more

Italians released in Niger Delta

Two Italian oil workers who were abducted in southern Nigeria three months ago have been released. The employees of the oil company, Agip, were kidnapped on 7 December during an attack on an oil export terminal in the Niger Delta. … read more