Tag: Ken Saro-Wiwa

The beneficiaries of this gesture include ex-convicts and convicted felons serving their various jail terms.

Mr Tinubu, who disclosed this on Thursday, 12 June, during his address at the joint session of the National Assembly ...

Nkem Owoh—popularly known as Osuofia—who delivers unforgettable performances, seamlessly blending humour, wit, and social commentary, turned 70 on Friday.

Africa takes the reins for the first time in 20 years, but will the new secretary-general adopt a more assertive ...

Timaya explained that he released the song ‘Cold Outside’ on 14 October 2021 to share his experience of battling drug ...

The awards celebrate the life and career of the famous writer and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa, whom the Nigerian State killed ...

Apart from live-curated concerts, the series will also produce themed biographies, biopics, and documentaries in partnership with select platforms.

The building is also said to have been equipped with a centre for relaxation, seminar and leadership workshop rooms, and ...

Her daughter, Noo Saro-Wiwa, who announced her passing in a Facebook post on Wednesday, said she died on January 16.

Leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu So, what should President Buhari do? He should grant Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday Igboho, their followers, ...

...it will be safe to conclude that Buhari’s recent claim of considering the offer of clemency to Saro-Wiwa “as part of ...

Dictatorship of the majority is dictatorship nonetheless and it negates the very concept of human rights.

“Ken Saro-Wiwa and the other eight Ogonis were not criminals. They were innocent activists unjustly murdered for fighting for a ...

Activist broadcasting socially conscious message It baffles one to think that the people will find it even comfortable to label ...

Mr Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni leaders were tried by a secret military tribunal and executed by hanging on November ...

Mr Saro-Wiwa and the others were hanged on November 10, 1995, despite the intervention by the international community

Recently declassified documents have revealed that the British government resisted the imposition of sanctions on Nigeria after the execution of ...

The judge announced his withdrawal from the case Wednesday after a secret recording where he allegedly made some “biased” remarks ...

Mr Bassey has been involved in decades of a campaign against oil pollution in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.

He said the state has to apologise to the victims and to the Ogoni people for the execution.

The renowned environmentalist was executed on November 10, 1995, by the Nigerian government under the leadership of the then military ...

Terri Ochiagha, a teaching fellow at King's College, London, reportedly made the recovery.

The evidence we have reviewed shows that Shell repeatedly encouraged the Nigerian military to deal with community protests.”