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CPC-Hypocrisy: ‘If Abacha Murdered Kudirat In Cold Blood, Buhari Pretended Not To Know, Curiously CPC-Supporters Say Hang Al-Mustapha’–Reports
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New York [RR] ABUJA–According to respected international and Nigerian commentator Dominic Ogbonna following Court order that former Security Chief to dictatorial Abacha military regime, Al-Mustapha sentenced to dead by hanging, asked: “What does Buhari t Full Article at Republic Report
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A chronology of key events: 1926 - Imperial Conference: UK and its dominions agree they are "equal in status, in no way subordinate one to another in any aspect of their domestic or external affairs, though united by common allegiance to the Crown, and f Full Article at BBC News
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan delivers a speech during his visit to his alma mater at the University of Port Harcourt in Rivers State on May 15, 2010. Nigeria's new leader Goodluck Jonathan flew to the volatile Ogoniland on May 15 winding up a... View Photo »
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Globalisation has been generous with new openings for anyone with an interest in cinema, or revolution. Jeta Amata, a maverick Nigerian director, falls into both camps. Last summer, the 37-year-old thought he'd finished his most ambitious film yet, a dra Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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Boko Haram threatens to kill judges over Al-Mustapha •ACF, Emirs hold secret meeting •Prisons Service renovates cell for Al-Mustapha •Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan appeal judgment
Nigerian TribuneIf after appeal the judgment is upheld, I'd like to see if the State will chicken-out on the heels of Boko Haram's threat. If the judgment is execution, they should be executed. When Saro-Wiwa was hanged by a Northerner, who killed Judges in retaliation? Full Article at Nigerian Tribune
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Nigeria does not top many people's lists of the ideal holiday destination. And for all its amazing vitality and astonishing natural resources, this seems unlikely to change given the unrest over fuel prices and worsening terrorism in the Islamic north, h Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
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I was born in the Niger Delta, and lived in the Niger Delta in Nigeria until I came to the U.S. In some ways, I can be considered a child of big oil -- Mobil Oil -- to be specific. But I own no oil fields and none of my family works in the oil sector. My Full Article at The Huffington Post
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The Movement for Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) founded by late Ken Saro-Wiwa says MPC is not an authentic Ogoni Organ. In a statement based on a four-point resolution adopted at the end of an inter-kingdom Open General Assembly held on January 21, 201 Full Article at Scoop - New Zealand News
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KSW reminds us of a struggle Nigerians have largely ignored or at best dismissed. The Nigerian media [pre social media] has to take major responsibility for the lack of information and analysis no doubt bullied as usual by military and … Continue reading Full Article at Humanitarian News
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Kenule "Ken" Beeson Saro-Wiwa (October 10, 1941 – November 10, 1995) was a Nigerian author, television producer, and environmentalist. He was the son of Chief Jim Wiwa. Saro-Wiwa was a member of the Ogoni people, an ethnic minority whose homelands in the Niger Delta have been targeted for oil extraction since the 1950s. Initially as... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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