Abuja — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has resolved to honour the late Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others, who made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of the Ogoni people's interests in 1995. In a ...
It led to a massive crackdown by Nigeria's then-military regime. Nine activists, including writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, were executed in 1995, causing global outrage.
after exhausting legal options in Nigeria. In a 2009 settlement, Shell paid $15.5 million to one group of activists' families, including the Saro-Wiwa estate, in the United States. But again ...
“The subsequent struggles of Ogoni leaders to protect their environment from harmful oil exploration were met with severe repression, culminating in the tragic execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and ...
The execution of Saro-Wiwa and the eight other activists sparked international outrage, leading to Nigeria's suspension from the Commonwealth of Nations for over three years. The activists were ...