Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Delta Militants have a Point, but…..

MINISTER of State for Defence, Architect Mike Onolememen, spoke to a select group of journalists, last weekend, at Uromi in Edo State shortly after he was honoured by his people on his new appointment. Regional Editor, South-South, Emma Amaize, was … read more

Army urged to prepare for April polls

AS the general elections draw near, men of the Nigerian Army have been charged to adequately prepare for any eventuality that may arise. The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Major-General M. S. Saleh, gave the charge on … read more

Elf supplies power to 17 communities

Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited has said that it is currently supplying uninterrupted power to 17 communities in Rivers State and will continue to devise more ways of making life more comfortable to the natives of its host communities. In addition, … read more

Three Croatian oil workers kidnapped

Gunmen kidnapped three Croatian oil workers from a bar in Nigeria’s oil city Port Harcourt, their employer said on Monday. The abduction in the city’s Iwofe district on Sunday night was the latest in a series of attacks against foreign … read more

The growing power of Nigeria’s gangs

As Nigeria prepares for April’s general elections, fears are growing about the rise of armed gangs in the oil-rich Niger Delta. The BBC’s Alex Last braves the slums of Port Harcourt to find powerful militant commander Soboma George, who tells … read more

NLC Gets New President

After a long drawn voting process which lasted 27 hours, Comrade Abdula-waheed Ibrahim Omar of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) emerged the new President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). He secured 927 votes to defeat Comrade Fidelis Edeh … read more

Atiku�s men held for terrorism�SSS

FOR the second time in two weeks, the State Security Service (SSS), yesterday, took a second official of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation into custody. Mr. Paul Ofana, special assistant to Mr. Timi Frank, the director of youths of the … read more