Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Rivers pulls down shanties

Ahead of President Olusegun Obasanjo�s visit to Rivers State on Tuesday, the state government on Sunday began the demolition of illegal structures along the major routes in the state capital. The officials of the state Ministry of Housing and Urban … read more

Navy Moves To Check Militants

The Nigerian Navy said at the weekend that it was relocating its Basic Seaman Training School to Isaka, Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State to enable it check the activities of militants in the Niger Delta region. Isaka Town … read more

Military Raid As Fuel Of Violence

The gunfire exchange last Wednesday, between Nigeria’s state security forces and militants holding seven expatriate oil workers, marked a watershed in the militant-government confrontation in the marshes of the Niger Delta. By the time the smoke cleared, four people lay … read more

PHCN and the crisis of power supply

The steady slump in power generation reached all-time low in the past two weeks in the Lagos area where the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) is struggling to supply a trickle 200 megawatts of electricity. This has plunged the … read more

Oil Revenues: Soludo Calls for Reforms

Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo yesterday advocated the amendment of the Constitution to the extent that revenues accruing from oil will be �appropriately� managed. He made this call as the CBN disclosed that the nation�s gross … read more

Three Bodies Found In Collapsed Building

FIVE days after an uncompleted three-storey building collapsed in Ajao Estate in Lagos, rescue workers yesterday recovered three trapped bodies. Some relations of the victims who were at the scene of the incident, expressed dissatisfaction over the slow rescue operation. … read more