Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

Nine die as MEND attacks Atlas Cove

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

Doctors warn of nationwide strike

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

MEND claim Lagos attack

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

Okah could be freed early this week

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