LBN News Digest: Shell Asks US Supreme Court to Bar Human-Rights Suit, Nigerian Politician Ibori Owns up to Corruption in UK Court, China Pledges Strong Support for Nigeria as Okonjo-Iweala Lures Investors

Shell Asks US Supreme Court to Bar Human-Rights SuitBusinessWeek (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc asked the US Supreme Court to rule that the companycan’t be sued by Nigerians seeking damages for torture and murders committed by their government in the early 1990s. The high court in Washington is considering … Court skeptical about overseas corporate abuse suits Washington …

SAVE THE DATE: New York African Film Festival at Film Society of Lincoln Center, April 11th-17th, 2012

The 19th New York African Film Festival, “21st Century: The Homecoming,” will run from April 11 through 17 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Save the date and plan to attend! Ladybrille MagazineFounded in 2007, Ladybrille® Magazine is a California based pioneer digital publication demystifying the image of Africans in the west through contemporary …

SAVE THE DATE: Mercedes-Benz Jo’burg Fashion Week, March 7th-10th, 2012

For immediate release GLAMOUR IN MOTION Date & Designers set for Fashion Week Jo’burg MORE than 25 designers in 20 Shows over four days will give the country a preview of Autumn/Winter collections when Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg runs from March 7-10. South Africa’s pre-eminent Autumn/Winter fashion event, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg presented by AFI …