Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Plateau Crisis Turns Tragic

The crisis in Plateau state that has pitched two factions of the state House of Assembly took a tragic turn yesterday when at least two persons were killed and several others injured in Jos the state capital. Trouble started when … read more

Police abandon highways at night

COMMUTERS plying Lagos-Ibadan and Benin expressways now do so at the risk of their lives as highway patrol men who are posted to these routes to safeguard lives and property have resorted to abandoning their duty posts for reasons best … read more

SSS nabs militant in Delta

MEN of the State Security Service (SSS) in Delta State, yesterday, in Warri arrested one of the militants that kidnapped eight workers of Peak Petroleum Nigeria Limited in Bayelsa State in June, and there was indication, last night, that a … read more

Travel advisory is issued for polio

Travelers going to or leaving countries in which the polio virus is still active should be immunized against the disease, and polio-free countries should require that proof of protection before granting entry visas, an advisory panel at the World Health … read more

Secret talks to end Nigeria row

Talks to resolve the dispute between Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo and Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have been halted, the BBC has learnt. The confidential talks started last weekend and were proposed after Mr Abubakar was charged with corruption. Mr Abubakar is … read more

An end to Lagos roadside dead

FOR three days, the body of a young woman whose age was put at between 17 and 20 lay along Apapa-Oshodi highway. She was discovered lying facedown on the median separating the service lane and the highway on Sunday morning. … read more