Niger Delta
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Shell Exits Nigeria, Leaving Behind Trail of Environmental Degradation
I’ll never forget seeing the vast, charcoal wasteland left from a devastating oil spill in the village of Ebubu, in the heart of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. The oil from a pipeline belonging to the Anglo Dutch oil group Shell had burst three decades before my visit, destroying the community’s streams and aquatic life.… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks reveals how Shell infiltrated Nigeria
The petrol giant Shell has thoroughly infiltrated the Nigerian government, newly leaked WikiLeaks documents show. The multinational corporation inserted its employees into every key government ministry to gain unparalleled influence in policy-making in the oil rich Niger Delta. Al Jazeera’s Jesse Mesner-Hage reports on how the revelation fits into the decades-long troubled relationship between Royal… Continue reading
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Shelling out or just a Shell game? By William Bowles
As far I know I’m not on any Shell mailing list but Shell must have been doing their homework and Googled me because low and behold, on the 17 May I got a press release from the biggest energy company on the planet. Amongst other things, the press release informs me: “The Comprehensive Shell Remediation… Continue reading
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Video: "Massive Casualties Feared in Nigerian Military Attack on Niger Delta Villages"
Nigerian Joint Task Force troops, made up of the army, navy, air force and mobile police, launched an offensive on communities across Warri south and southwest government areas on 13 May after JTF troops were reported to have been attacked by armed groups in Delta state, according to Amnesty International. Continue reading
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Video: Nigeria – Sweet Crude Directed by Sandy Cioffi
“For fifty years, crude oil has been flowing from under the feet of the people of the Niger Delta. For fifty years, they have been promised that this would mean a better life. This promise has never been kept. Now, the people have had enough.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 