Latest News
Commendation: Court orders Shell to pay N45.9 billion to Ogoni people within 21 days
Shell Petroleum Company has been ordered by an Abuja federal high court to pay the sum of N45.9 billion to the people of Ogoni in Rivers State.
Justice Ahmed Mohammed who awarded the sum against the company for oil spillage in Ogoniland stated that the money must be paid within 21 days.
Mohammed also confirmed that A.O Ejelamo, lawyer to Shell said the company has resolved to pay the monetary compensation awarded in 2010 following a lawsuit instituted by ten representatives of Ogoni people in 2001.
Though Justice Ibrahim Buba of the then Port-Harcourt division of the federal high court awarded N17 billion as compensation to Ogoni people in June 2010 and equally granted the Ogoni chiefs a 25-per cent interest charge on the principal sum of about N17 billion, SPDC appealed against the judgment up to the supreme court and lost.
After the company approached the apex court seeking a review of the judgment debt in 2020, a five-member panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes- Vivour, dismissed its application in November 2020 on grounds of lacking merit. 
While lead counsel to the Ogoni communities Lucius Nwosu noted that the judgement sum, with the accrued interests, stood at about N182 billion, Ejelamo at the resumed court session on Wednesday August 11, sought the court’s permission to pay the debt through the chief registrar of the court in a bank account to be opened for the purpose.
READ ALSO: JUST IN: Malami Breaks Silence On Abba Kyari’s Extradition
It was eventually agreed that the amount is to be paid to the aggrieved people through their lawyer, as the communities waived the interest on the principal amount as concession agreed upon during reconciliation.
-
Politics2 weeks agoTinubu Makes Fresh Appointment
-
Latest News4 days agoBreaking Political Barriers: Okpebholo Names Enugu-born Igbo Leader to Edo Cabinet
-
Latest News1 week agoBreaking: Okpebholo Backs Words With Action As Edo Moves To Establish Special Court For Cultism And Kidnapping Cases, Writes Chief Judge
-
Politics6 days agoTinubu Makes New Ambassadorial Appointments, Seeks Senate Confirmation
-
Latest News1 week agoOjirami Shines at Night: Akoko-Edo Residents Hail Engr. Abubakar Momoh Over NDDC Solar Street Light Project
-
Latest News1 week agoBandits’ Captivity Death: Widow Rejects Illness Claims, Reveals What K!lled General Rabe
-
Latest News14 hours agoAPC Submits National Assembly Candidates’ Names To INEC Portal
-
Politics2 weeks ago36 Governors Reveal Their Stance On State Police
-
Sports4 days agoFull List: Every Team Eliminated From The 2026 World Cup So Far
-
Politics1 week agoVIDEO: Shettima, Atiku, Masari, Governors Storm Special Prayer For Tinubu’s Late Mother
-
Latest News2 days agoAPC Dismisses Viral List Of Primary Election Winners
-
Entertainment2 weeks agoDayo Amusa Blasts Peter Obi: “You Can’t Criticize Government And Hide Your Plans