Commemorating the Life, Times, and Judicial Murder of Ken Saro-Wiwa, 30 Years After
A press statement delivered on this day, 15th September 2025, at the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) headquarters in Lagos, by the Rev. Dr. Nnimmo Bassey, Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Chairman, Ken Saro Wiwa’s 30th Anniversary Planning Committee. Today, we gather against injustice. To remember our immediate history, […]
Activists demand justice, clean-up of Ogoniland 30 years since Ken Saro-Wiwa’s execution
Thirty years after the judicial execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight Ogoni leaders, environmental and human rights groups have renewed calls for justice, accountability, and a comprehensive clean-up of the Niger Delta. At a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, the coalition of civil society organisations condemned what they described as the “unending injustice” that […]
Ogoniland Oil Drilling: CSOs Say No, Demand $1trn Cleanup Fund for Niger Delta
Civil society organizations in Nigeria have vehemently rejected plans to resume oil drilling in Ogoniland, citing the legacy of environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa. Recall that Saro-Wiwa was executed in 1995 for his activism against the environmental degradation caused by oil extraction in the region. At a World Press Briefing on Monday, 15th September held in […]
Environmentalists ask FG to halt plans to resume oil exploration in Ogoniland
Environmental activists have implored the federal government to halt all attempts to resume oil extraction in Ogoniland. At a press conference in Lagos on Monday, civil society groups under the banner of the Ken Saro-Wiwa 30th anniversary planning committee described current moves to reopen oil wells in the Niger Delta as a “grievous assault” on the people. […]
