Archives Tag: Ken Saro Wiwa

Men Personality Politics throwback thursday

April 19, 2022

  Kenule Beeson “Ken” Saro-Wiwa was born on October 10, 1941, in Bori, Ogoni land in Rivers state. He was a gifted Nigerian writer, environmental activist, television producer,  and winner of the Right Livelihood Award for “exemplary courage in striving non-violently for civil, economic and environmental rights” and the Goldman Environmental Prize for his environmental … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ken Saro-Wiwa As A Martyr (1941-1995)

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Men Personality

April 19, 2022

Popularly known as Ken Saro Wiwa, the man was born on the 10th 0f October 1941 to Jim and Widu Wiwa. The couple named the child Kenule Beeson TSaro-Wiwa; a name he will later change to Saro-Wiwa after the Nigerian Civil war. The man Ken Saro-Wiwa was known as a Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Ken Saro-Wiwa

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Books Writing

April 19, 2022

Much has been said about the power and pleasure of reading, and not nearly enough about writing. Without writers there would be no books to read or rave about, but how much do we know about the writing process and what goes on in the minds of writers, be they novelists, journalists, or just people … Continue reading 20 Inspiring Quotes From Writers About Writing

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News Personal Development

April 19, 2022

Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, journalist, author, and son of the late environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa is dead. He is reported to have passed on following a brief illness. His family has said that he died after suffering a stroke. He was aged 47. Saro-Wiwa worked as a journalist and also served three government administrations; the variety of … Continue reading Journalist and Former Presidential Adviser, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, Dies At 47

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News

April 19, 2022

Ken Saro Wiwa Jr dies at 47. Bosch Group to open a training centre in Nigeria by end of the year. FG announces plans to locate job centres in all local government areas by the end of March. Emirates and Kenya Airways suspend Abuja flight operations due to economic downturn and FOREX scarcity. Senate asks … Continue reading Nigeria Today: Top 5 News Stories, Wednesday, Oct 19, 2016

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Culture Opinion Personality

April 19, 2022

Dear Ken, It’s twenty years now since you left us. I’m partly from Rivers State given that my mum is from Opobo. I was only but a child when they took you away from us. I was just fifteen years old then to be precise. My father had sent me to get the dailies when … Continue reading Letter to Ken Saro-Wiwa

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Discover Nigeria Personality

April 19, 2022

Today, the world remembers the life and times of Ken Saro-Wiwa who passed away on this day twenty years ago (November 10, 1995). A writer, filmmaker and environmentalist, Ken Saro-Wiwa’s name has gone down in the history books as a man of valour and principle. As the voice of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority in … Continue reading Remembering Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941-1995)

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Discover Nigeria History

April 19, 2022

By Nehi Igbinijesu. Ogoniland recently got the national spotlight again; a damning United Nation Environmental Program (UNEP) report and, the subsequent declaration of secession by its indigenes due to government’s neglect of their land. Environmental damage in Ogoniland as a result of crude oil exploitation has worsened over the years with little or no attention … Continue reading DISCOVER NIGERIA: In Memory Of The Ogoni Nine

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