We were forced out by Nigeria for protesting injustice orchestrated by its government and Shell. These injustices have not been corrected or redressed to date. There are as well scores of Niger Deltans, and other Nigerians in the West looking for a brighter future, whereas we are rich in oil and gas back at home.
Gordon Brown
Ogoni author, Ben Wuloo Ikari, registers objection to any U.S. or UK military role in Niger Delta
UK forces resist plan to help in Niger delta
The UK prime minister, who is to meet Umaru Yar'Adua, the president of Nigeria, in London next week, said he wanted to assist in protecting pipelines and shipping lanes in the Niger Delta.
Nigeria: Pollution and poverty stain a land divided by oil
Once dismissed as a group of amateur bandits, Mend has become increasingly sophisticated despite its arsenal of rusty Kalashnikovs. Proof of this came three weeks ago with their audacious night-time raid on the Bonga offshore field, forcing Shell to shut down the 200,000-barrel-a-day operation, and serving notice that deep-water facilities, once seen as safe, were no longer out of bounds.
Cowboy builder Gordon Brown blamed for leaky roof
Philip Hammond, for the Conservatives, said it is a huge hole which should have been fixed years ago, and laid the entire blame on Gordon Brown for believing that the sun would go on shining forever.
Brown warned about corporate exodus to lower tax regimes
Other companies switching jurisdictions include Experian, Hiscox, Invesco, Omega and Royal Dutch Shell.
Bosses’ tax threat at No 10 summit
SOME of the biggest names in British business have told Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling that Britain risks a corporate exodus if Treasury tax proposals on foreign earnings go ahead. The delegation included... Shell chief executive Jeroen van der Veer and BP chairman Peter Sutherland.