Nigerian Fishermen continue fight for Ogoniland Oil Spill Clean Up

Nigeria sets for Ogoniland oil spill clean-up
[StarAfrica.com/l'Agence de Presse Africaine (APA); March 6, 2016]
http://en.starafrica.com/news/nigeria-sets-for-ogoniland-oil-spill-clean-up.html

 Two Nigerian communities sue Shell for oil spills in Niger Delta
(William WATKINSON, International Business Times UK; March 2, 2016)
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/two-nigerian-communities-sue-shell-oil-spills-niger-delta-1546978

Bonga Oil Spill:  Fishermen seek President Buhari intervention to get compensation
[Johnson EYIANGHO, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN); March 2, 2016]
http://nannewsnigeria.com/bonga-oil-spill-fishermen-seek-president-buhari-intervention-get-compensation

Ogoniland Oil Spills clean up will take up to 30 years
(Thomas LAZZERI, Africa Europe Faith and Justice Network; February 18, 2016)
http://www.aefjn.org/index.php/370/articles/ogoniland-oil-spills-clean-up-will-take-up-to-30-years.html


N. B.:  For more information on the Ogoniland (Niger Delta) Oil Spill Disasters and their devastating environmental impacts, please refer to "Blog Archives" for my former blog posts under the following titles and dates:

Shell Oil Spill Clean Up Failure in the Niger Delta Continued.                                       11/7/2015

 Just In:  Shell Settlement - 2008 and 2009 Oil Pipeline Spills in Ogoniland, Nigeria*.  1/7/2015

(*) = Embedded video entitled "A True Tragedy:  Bodo Oil Spills" is available for viewing in this former blog post.

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