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Nnamdi Kanu in the Shadows of Ken Saro-Wiwa

Nnamdi Kanu in the Shadows of Ken Saro-Wiwa

It is now official. President Tinubu has granted general amnesty to Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Ogoni leaders who were condemned to death and executed by the Nigerian government in the administration of General Abacha as military Head of State. For those who do not know, Ken Saro-Wiwa was a renowned writer and environmentalist who mobilized Ogoni people to demand some kind of independence for Ogoni people in Nigeria. Ken’s case is what many now called fiscal independence. He wanted Ogoni to control the oil in Ogoniland and its revenue. For a country constituted on the basis of federal ownership of…
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The Untold Story of Osisi-Kankwu:  Igbo land’s most notorious kidnapper.

The Untold Story of Osisi-Kankwu:  Igbo land’s most notorious kidnapper.

There are kidnappers but the story of Obiọma Nwankwo, popularly known as Osisikankwu will always remain indelible in the history of kidnapping in Nigeria. His was a story of an obdurate fellow who recruited more than 3000 men into the nefarious job of kidnapping that terrorised the whole of Abia State especially Aba and environs, even down to Obigbo in Rivers State. If you had lived in Aba circa 2007- 2010, you would understand definitely what I am saying. It got so terrible that at a point that people living across Ariaria junction of Aba was sacked as the kidnappings…
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Okokon Ndem – Minister of Information for the distressed Nation (Biafra)

Okokon Ndem – Minister of Information for the distressed Nation (Biafra)

(Remembering Okokon Ndem and other hardcore Biafrans who were not from the South East.) Meet Otobong Ndem Who is said to have completed a Higher National Diploma (HND) before secondary school before Federal Radio Cooperation (FRCN) took over the former Radio Biafra? The words of Okokon Ndem come in handy here as we Igbos continue the fight against injustice. We all abhor a system that marginalizes individuals and groups. It is also true that while we cry for equity, there must be a touch of wisdom and diplomacy. With awareness created, bridges should be built and walls destroyed. Okokon Ndem…
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