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War for Oil in the Niger Delta

By Ben Amunwa on September 14, 2009

For the past few months, the Nigerian military has waged war on the Niger Delta in a desperate attempt to restore Nigeria’s faltering oil production, which has almost halved due to security concerns. Tuesday 15th September is due to be the last day of the ceasefire observed by MEND, the main group of insurgents in [...]

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Complicit then: complicit now?

By Ben Amunwa on May 22, 2009

The same week that Shell are on trial for complicity in brutal crackdowns against the Ogoni people, including the murder of non-violent activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, the Nigerian military has launched a large offensive against the people of the Niger Delta, in an attempt to crush armed insurgent groups. All the while, Shell, the largest oil [...]

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Shut down for Shell: Niger Delta women occupy Shell flowstation at Otumara-Escravos: http://bit.ly/9X0b7V 08:16:28 AM August 26, 2010 from TweetDeck
#UN blames media over #Shell #oil spill scandal: http://bit.ly/cWHNNp 07:20:59 PM August 25, 2010 from TweetDeck
RT @AmnestyUK: AI slam #UN decision to exonerate #Shell for pollution in #Niger Delta http://bit.ly/9t8wQi 12:19:41 PM August 24, 2010 from TweetDeck
Analysis: #UN exonerates #Shell for #oil spills- we disagree. http://bit.ly/cmWdSZ 03:06:07 PM August 23, 2010 from TweetDeck
Outrage at #UN decision to exonerate #Shell for #oil spills in #Nigerdelta http://bit.ly/bNyifl 10:11:01 AM August 23, 2010 from TweetDeck

Shell Guilty! Fed High Court Orders Company to pay N15.4bn for #Oil Spill in Ejama-Ebubu #NigerDelta: http://bit.ly/aSUtoV 07:34:34 AM July 06, 2010 from TweetDeck
Shell, apparently, 'say sorry' to Nigerians: http://bit.ly/b4ESlT but actions = louder than words: http://bit.ly/cZB5hR 03:57:27 PM March 30, 2010 from TweetDeck
Shell leaks blast company's record in Nigeria: http://bit.ly/Vpj3r 01:55:07 PM February 12, 2010 from TweetDeck
Chima Williams in Guardian Comment: Shell must clean up its act in Nigeria http://bit.ly/69YCV9 02:12:24 PM December 04, 2009 from TweetDeck
The people of Nigeria v Shell begins in the Hague, this Thurs: http://bit.ly/8swsu6 07:11:39 PM December 01, 2009 from TweetDeck

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