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Nigerian Militants Threaten To Resume Attacks On Oil Installations

allafrica.com | Emma Amaize, Daniel Idonor and Austin Ogwuda | Posted 10.08.2009 | World

Read More: Nigeria Oil Reserves, Nigeria Islamist Militants, Nigeria, Nigeria Oil, Nigeria Oil War, Nigerian Militants, Nigeria Militants, Nigeria-Militants, World News

MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) said yesterday that militants would resume fresh attacks on oil installations in the country a...

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Nigeria at a Tipping Point

Michael Watts | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Musa Yar' Adua, Boko Haram, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Nigeria, Nigeria Oil, Hillary Clinton, Nigeria Violence, Abuja, Niger Delta, Nigerian Government, World News
Michael Watts

Secretary Clinton arrives in Nigeria at a crucial moment: another failure of will by the federal government could prove to be catastrophic.

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Clinton in Nigeria: A Moment of Opportunity

Sarah Dotlich | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Nigeria, Nigeria Oil, Hillary Clinton, Human Rights, Sectretary of State, Umaru Yar'adua, Niger Delta, Fraudulent Elections, Africa, Justice in Nigeria Now, Peaceful-Protest, Nigerian Militants, Oil Companies, Nigerian Government, Oil Industry, Hillary Clinton Africa, Oil Prices, Nigeria Violence, World News
Sarah Dotlich

Electoral integrity and the ability for all citizens of Nigeria's democracy to participate meaningfully should be high on Secretary Clinton's agenda.

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Clinton In Nigeria: US Elections, Like In 2000, Have Problems Too (VIDEO)

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during a visit to Nigeria today, made a comparison between the elections in Nigeria and the United States, sayi...

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Nigeria Storms Mosque, Killing More Than 100 In Raging Gunbattle (SLIDESHOW)

AP | NJADVARA MUSA | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in poli...

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Nigerian Militants Claim Responsibility For Oil Loading Dock Attack

Reuters | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: Mend, Lagos, Africa's Oil Sector, Nigeria Oil Workers, Africa, Nigeria Oil, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, Lagos State, Atlas Cove Jetty, Nigeria, Nigeria Militants, Nigerian Rebels, Nigerian Militants, World News

Nigeria's most prominent militant group said on Monday it had sabotaged a loading dock for oil tankers in Lagos state, the latest in a string of rebel...

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Nigeria MEND Rebels Attack Chevron Oil Facility, Hijack Tanker And Crew

Reuters | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

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Nigeria's main militant group said Monday it had sabotaged a Chevron oil facility and seized a chemical tanker and six crew members, the latest in a s...

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Shell's Settlement Doesn't Hide Unsettling Reality in Nigeria

Stephen Kretzmann | Posted 07.11.2009 | World

Read More: Royal Dutch Shell, Nigeria, Nigeria Oil, Ogoni-Nigeria, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Niger Delta, Shell Oil, Nigerian Government, World News
Stephen Kretzmann

Is $15.5 million is enough to compensate for the hanging of nine men, the death of thousands more, and for the destruction of an ecosystem?

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Green News Report - June 9, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 07.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Long Beach, Biofuels, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Waxman-Markey, Nigeria Oil, Green News, Green, Chevron, Green News Report, Ethanol, Pollution, Niger Delta, Solar Power, Shell Oil, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Protesting in Peru; Settling with Shell; Pollution solutions in Long Beach; PLUS: Republicans vow to block climate legislati...

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War for Oil in Nigeria

Stephen Kretzmann | Posted 07.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Nigeria Oil, Ogoni-Nigeria, Nigeria, Oil, Bill Clinton, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Shell Oil, Green News
Stephen Kretzmann

Nigeria's Government is failing its people, but it is also important to ask why Shell continues to operate in an area where the price of its oil operations is so tragically high.

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The Real Modern Pirates? MNCs Beyond the Rule of Law

Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 06.24.2009 | World

Read More: Southern District, Corporate Responsibility, Corporations, Nigeria Oil, Nigeria, International Law, Royal Dutch Shell, Shell Oil, Corporate Power, Sdny, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Lawsuit, Niger Delta, Atca, Ats, World News
Terra Lawson-Remer

The most common modern pirates are multinational corporations operating beyond the rule of law. The U.S. can and should take firm measures against this kind of piracy, just as we have against the Somali pirates.

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Shell on Trial: After 13 Years, Justice for Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni?

Han Shan | Posted 06.19.2009 | World

Read More: Ogoni People, Africa, Nigeria Oil, Ogoni-Nigeria, Nigeria, Shell Profits, Ken Saro-Wiwa, Oil Companies, Shell Oil, World News
Han Shan

The effort to hold Shell accountable has been a true David & Goliath struggle, with impoverished Nigerian villagers and their scrappy human rights attorneys facing down a multinational oil giant.

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Chevron Seeks Money from Wounded and Tortured Protesters

David Weiner | Posted 03.12.2009 | World

Read More: Human Rights Violations, Big Oil, Chevron Nigeria, Chevron Corp, Oil Profits, Nigeria Oil, Los Angeles Times, Chevron Protesters, Chevron, Chevron Human Rights, Shot Protesters, Chevron Nigeria Lawsuit Reimbursement, World News
David Weiner

Just what is Chevron trying to prove with these actions? Do they really need the money, which includes $190,000 in photocopying charges, and that accounts for less than a rounding error for the company?

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As Opposition Grows, Africom Could Be A Headache For Obama

GroundReport | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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GroundReport

Originally published on GroundReport.com, the citizen journalism platform that covers world news at the local level. By Charles Rukuni United State...

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Oil Prices Likely To Jump As Tension In Nigeria Worsens

24/7 Wall St | Posted 01.30.2009 | World

Read More: Israel Oil, Nigeria Oil Reserves, Middle East Conflict Oil Prices, Oil Gaza, Nigeria Violence Oil Prices, Nigeria, Nigeria Oil, Oil Prices, Oil, Nigeria Violence, Gaza Oil, Nigeria Military Conflict Oil Prices, World News

Both sides in the Gaza conflict have indicated that the fighting could go on for weeks, and there is no reason to believe that the dispute between the...

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