A NEW dimension was added to the armed struggle of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) last Sunday night extended its theatre of battle to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, with an attack on an offloading … read more
NIGERIAN ship owners may have decided to ensure faithful implementation of the nation’s inland and coastal shipping policy, otherwise known as cabotage law, as they have started to collaborate with law enforcement agencies to arrest and prosecute foreign vessels and … read more
With the strike by university teachers entering the fourth week, the Nigeria Medical Association has threatened to declare a nationwide strike, following the alleged reluctance of the Federal Government to issue a circular on the implementation of the Nigeria Medical … read more
Nigeria’s most prominent rebel group says it carried out an “unprecedented attack” on an oil tanker facility close to the main commercial city of Lagos. “The depot and loading tankers moored at the facility are currently on fire,” said the … read more
A top Nigerian rebel leader is expected to be freed early this week, his lawyer said on Sunday, but analysts doubt his release will lead to a significant drop in militant attacks in Africa’s biggest oil sector. Henry Okah, suspected … read more
THERE were feelers from the Presidency, weekend, that the government may fully deregulate the oil sector from August, bringing the price of PMS petrol) to N94 per litre. Sources say that the President had instructed the Economic Management Team headed … read more
A Nigerian militant group on Monday demanded the release of its leader in return for setting free an Indian sailor along with five foreign crew members of a chemical tanker. Nigerian main militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger … read more
While President Barack Obama’s strong worded speech during his just concluded one-day trip to Ghana hinged more on the need for home grown solutions to the region’s many problems, it nevertheless established widely held views of a rounded snub of … read more
Thousands of pirated discs of the memorial service for Michael Jackson have flooded Nigeria and fans of the “King of Pop” have scooped them up, even as they sell above normal price. A copy of the Los Angeles memorial held … read more
Nigeria’s main militant group said in an email Thursday that it will put together a team to negotiate with the government, saying that the appointment of a new presidential adviser on the Niger Delta opens a channel for communication. Its … read more