Showing posts with label Saro Wiwa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saro Wiwa. Show all posts

Saturday, 13 February 2016

You are COMPROMISED. Hands off Kanu’s case now or - SBCHROs cautions Justice Terhemba John Tsoho

Avoid repetition of Auta/Saro Wiwa justice & hands off Kanu’s case or be dragged to NJC & international arena - SBCHROs advises Justice Terhemba John Terhemba Tsoho
Avoid repetition of Auta/Saro Wiwa justice & hands off Kanu’s case or be dragged to NJC & international arena - SBCHROs

(Onitsha Nigeria, 13th February 2016)-

It has come to the  notice of the leaderships of  Southeast Based Coalition of Human Rights Organizations (SBCHROs), comprising: International Society for Civil Liberties & the Rule of Law (Intersociety), Anambra State Branch of the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO), Center for Human Rights & Peace Advocacy (CHRPA), Human Rights Club (a project of LRRDC)(HRC), Forum for Justice, Equity & Defense of Human Rights (FJEDHR), Society Advocacy Watch Project (SPAW), Anambra Human Rights Forum (AHRF), Southeast Good Governance Forum (SGGF), International Solidarity for Peace & Human Rights Initiative (ITERSOLIDARITY) and Igbo Ekunie Initiative (pan Igbo rights advocacy group) that the widely condemned way in which  Hon Justice John Tsoho of the Court 3 Division of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has handled the case of Citizen Nnamdi Kanu (POC-Prisoner-Of-Conscience)) and ors so far may most likely be connected with ambition as per who becomes the next Chief Judge of the Federal High Court when the current CJ, Hon Justice Ibrahim Auta leaves office in 2017.

Saturday, 12 September 2015

We betrayed them during the civil war. A crucial moment that they trusted us most--- Ogoni seeks forgiveness from Igbos

We betrayed them during the civil war. A crucial moment that they trusted us most--- Ogoni  seeks forgiveness from Igbos
I strongly believe that we the south-south people are indebted to the people of south-east (Igbos). We owe them love and support as long as this British zoo called Nigeria is concerned.


First, we betrayed them during the civil war. A crucial moment that they trusted us most, but we supported the

Friday, 28 August 2015

No Remorse No Regrets! Hamid Ali the soldier that killed Saro Wiwa appointed Nigeria's custom boss by Buhari

Hamid Ali the soldier that killed Saro Wiwa appointed Nigeria's custom boss by Buhari
Col. Hamid Ali (rtd), who was handpicked by the Abacha regime as a member of the kangaroo tribunal that sentenced renowned environmentalist and minority rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa to death by hanging, was on Thursday named by President Muhammadu Buhari as the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Ken Saro-Wiwa was never a saint -Donu Kogbara

Ken Saro-Wiwa was never a saint -Donu Kogbara
Whenever anyone dares to hint that Ken Saro-Wiwa was not a saint - as Richard North did in Friday's Independent - there are outraged responses from people who have no significant knowledge of Ogoniland or Saro-Wiwa's complex personality.


I totally understand why Ken's son - Ken Wiwa - reacts emotionally to any remarks that tarnish his father's image. But everyone else should be able to stand back and calmly listen to criticisms of the man. .