Remembering Saro-Wiwa: THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 10th October 1941

Ken Saro-Wiwa a Nigerian author, television producer, political and environmental activist, was born in Bori, Ogoniland, in the Niger Delta. Saro-Wiwa, a member of the Ogoni people, led a non-violent campaign against environmental degradation of Ogoniland by multinational oil companies, particularly Shell. Oganiland has suffered irreversible damage because of crude oil extraction and indiscriminate waste […]