TweetInjustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. 1963 Speak for Iran – They Need Your Voice The featured video is about Iran and those of us who aren’t Iranian could choose not to care, but an executed innocent is an executed innocent; a grieving mother is a grieving mother;…
Tag Archive: Nigeria
Dickus Cheneyus – 419 Letter to Nigeria
TweetA friend in Nigeria forwarded the following letter to ask my opinion about a multimillion dollar transaction and I advised him to run as fast and far as he could, but he wouldn’t listen. Oh, well… ————————————————————————————- Dear Nigerian Friend, I am Dickus Cheneyus, Vice President, of Halliburtonus, USA Branch. I have an important business…
Chief Dr Oliver De Coque – Omeokachie
Tweet‘Omeokachie’ refers to a supreme being who has the final say. A tribute to the highlife king – Chief Oliver de Coque
Oliver De Coque – Born Singer
TweetVintage Ogene highlife from the late Chief Oliver De Coque
Dr. Victor Olaiya – Baby Jowo / Ere Aladun (Audio)
Tweetclassic highlife from Nigeria Artist : Dr. Victor Olaiya Album : The Best Of Dr. Victor Olaiya Genre : Nigeria Highlife Label : Premier Music Victor Olaiya: 50 years of ingenious highlife on stage – By Richard Eghaghe, Entertainment Correspondent (Daily Independent Online.) A native of Ondo State, Dr Victor Olaiya was born on December…
Ken Saro-Wiwa: the struggle continues
Tweet “Hear rare footage of Ken Saro-Wiwa’s last televised interview, juxtaposed with contemporary footage from Channel 4′s Unreported World from the Niger Delta and the creation of a memorial to Saro-Wiwa in London. Also featuring a photomontage of the remember saro-wiwa project and music by Nigerian-European artist and spectacular singer, Nneka. Learn more & get…
Will Nigeria oil offensive backfire?
TweetFor the past 13 days the Nigerian military has been mounting an offensive in the swampy creeks of the Niger Delta, pursuing oil militants who kidnapped 15 sailors, 18 soldiers and hijacked a petrol tanker belonging to the national oil company. They say the continuing military action is an attempt to rescue their men or…
Niger Delta Leaders Seek Urgent Talks with Government
TweetBy Gilbert da Costa Abuja Some of Niger Delta’s prominent groups and ethnic leaders have called for urgent talks with the government to end the military’s ongoing operations in the region. Rights groups say the army’s indiscriminate bombing of villages in the oil-producing Niger Delta has created a humanitarian crisis. The Nigerian military says troops…
Why do Nigerian scammers get more media time than Shell and other oil companies who steal billions from the country?
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