solo@slrpnk.net to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agoNigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spillswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up177arrow-down1external-linkNigerian king faces Shell in London high court over decades of oil spillswww.theguardian.comsolo@slrpnk.net to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldworldnews@lemmy.ml
King Okpabi, ruler of Ogale, says Shell has caused chronic pollution, while oil firm argues it is not responsible
minus-squareNeuronautML@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down3·1 day agoOh shoot the actual Nigerian King coming up to London to sue Shell. Do you figure they ignored his messages thinking it was just spam the first time his administration contacted them ?
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoHaha, my brain legit assumed it was going to be an article about scams for a few seconds while reading the headline. Anyway, truly hope he wins and Shell is forced to fix their fucking mess.
minus-squareMadbrad200@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-215 hours agoProbably not. There are kings and other such traditional rulers all throughout Nigeria, if you’re doing business there you’ll know about them.
Oh shoot the actual Nigerian King coming up to London to sue Shell.
Do you figure they ignored his messages thinking it was just spam the first time his administration contacted them ?
Haha, my brain legit assumed it was going to be an article about scams for a few seconds while reading the headline.
Anyway, truly hope he wins and Shell is forced to fix their fucking mess.
Probably not. There are kings and other such traditional rulers all throughout Nigeria, if you’re doing business there you’ll know about them.