Tag Archives: Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People

Niger Delta: A Quiet Resistance

January 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Sokari Ekine, Red Pepper The Niger Delta has been at the centre of Nigeria’s post‑independence military project from the first coup in 1966 through to the present. To the outside world it remained a forgotten outpost, however, until the … read more »

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Boko Haram’s Terrorism Does Not Threaten Only Nigeria

July 1, 2011 by benim

  The Nigerian government has imposed a curfew on the national capital city, Abuja, following recent attacks by Islamist militants. Nightclubs, beer parlours, and cinemas must close by 10pm local time (2100 GMT) and public parks that admit children should … read more »

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Nigerian Senate rejects motion to immortalise Saro-Wiwa

November 12, 2010 by benim

An attempt to immortalise late Ken Saro-Wiwa, an Ogoni environmental activist who was hanged in 1995 by the military regime of Sani Abacha, was on Thursday blocked at the senate. The proposal came through a motion sponsored by Lee Maeba … read more »

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