Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

American oil worker released

Kidnappers in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta have released an American engineer and his Nigerian driver held captive since January 23, authorities said on Sunday. Gunmen had seized the two hostages, together with a Briton, on their way to work in … read more

Oshiomhole�s Successor Emerges Today

A new President for the Nigerian Labour Con-gress (NLC) is expected to emerge today. Reports from the voting which continued late into the night in Abuja yesterday indicate that Abdulwaheed Umar, President of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) is … read more

Obasanjo: Free, Fair Polls Not Negotiable

President Olusegun Oba-sanjo yesterday tasked the Independent Nation-al Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct credible, transparent, free and fair elections in April, saying it remains the only guarantee for the survival of Nigeria as a democratic nation. The President who was … read more

Nigeria cancels CNN ad over Delta report

Source: CNN The Nigerian government on Thursday canceled an advert it had placed on U.S. television channel CNN because of a report broadcast last week about militants holding hostages in the oil-producing Niger Delta. Information Minister Frank Nweke said Nigeria … read more

JTF Overwhelms Militants, Arrest 5

The Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta has arrested five members of a militant group at the Soku gas plant area in Akuku Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Information available showed that the militants who are currently … read more