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 […]

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 […]

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. […]