Archives Tag: Ogoni
ThrowBack Thursday: Ogoni 9 and the Gallows of the Abacha Junta
April 19, 2022
On November 10, 1995, nine leaders of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Ken Saro-Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine were summarily executed based on trumped up charges of murder. Led by Ken Saro-Wiwa, the movement had been a … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ogoni 9 and the Gallows of the Abacha Junta
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Journalist and Former Presidential Adviser, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr, Dies At 47
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
Poem Of The Week: Wastelands… A Tribute To The Ogoni People.
April 19, 2022
By Nehi Igbinijesu. What time we spoke They hushed What time we cried They hanged our nine From Bodo with tears Of dirt that rubbed And robbed- On us many years O! The bore of hunger That drained us With fleeting blackness Of life sucking roundabout Many promises And then hangings No more fishes Only … Continue reading Poem Of The Week: Wastelands… A Tribute To The Ogoni People.
