Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

NLC threatens national strike

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress Comrade Abdulwaheed Ibrahim Omar says efforts by the NLC to resolve issues through dialogue have been frustrated by agents of government, adding that Labour would go on strike if government goes ahead with its … read more

JTF arrests nine linked to Agip attack

Nigerian security forces arrested nine gunmen suspected to be involved in last week’s pipeline attack that forced Agip to halt some oil output in the Niger Delta, the military said on Tuesday. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger … read more

Amnesty likely for Okah, Tompolo, Ateke Tom

A picture of the impending amnesty terms for repentant militants emerged yesterday. They were unveiled, just as Niger Delta militants intensified their onslaught on Shell Petroleum Development Company, hitting its Afremo offshore oilfield and two other facilities in Rivers State. … read more

Shell confirm attacks

Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) Sunday confirmed an attack against an offshore oil platform, the third militant operation against its Nigeria subsidiary in 24 hours. The main militant group in this rare incident in Nigeria Sunday claimed three attacks against … read more