Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Alamieyeseigha: EFCC Writes US for Visa

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commis-sion (EFCC) yesterday told a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice Muhammed Shuaib, that the Commission has formally written to the Consular-General of the United States embassy in Lagos, requesting … read more

How does the Transition Monitoring Group view preparations for the coming elections? Well, in recent times the TMG has spoken about the lackadaisical attitude of the Independent National Electoral Commission, and indeed, the Federal Government towards these important elections. Don’t … read more

Militants Grab 7 More Hostages

Kidnappers grabbed seven foreign workers off a merchant ship Saturday in the latest hostage-taking in Nigeria’s restive southern oil-producing region, officials said. Militants seeking to pressure the national government into giving more local control over the area’s oil resources have … read more

We value our Nigerian passengers � BA

General Manager of British Airways, Mr. Ian Petrie, last Monday cleared the air on the lingering allegation of maltreatment of Nigerian passengers on board the airline by its crew, saying that BA holds its Nigerian customers in high esteem. Incumbent … read more

April poll in danger � Reps

The House of Representatives on Thursday raised the alarm that the activities of the Independent National Electoral Commission might jeopardise the conduct of the April general election. The reaction followed the presentation of a report by the House Committee on … read more

Obasanjo warns militants

President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday hinted that the Federal Government could launch a full military campaign against the militants engaged in hostage taking activities in the Niger Delta. This hint came in the form of a stern warning which Obasanjo … read more