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S2 EP6: The Execution
Many Nigerians and international observers pushed for the Abacha regime to recall its sentence but on November 10 1995, they woke up to devastating news. From their homes, Nigerians wondered: despite the worldwide appeals, why did Abacha stick to his decision to sentence Saro-Wiwa and the other eight Ogonis to death? What message was Abacha trying to send to the world? Let’s find out together. The sixth episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP5: The Ogoni 8
Following the murders of the Ogoni chiefs, Rivers State military administrator, Lieutenant Colonel Dauda Musa Komo, and the Abacha regime finally had their way in to disrupt MOSOP. On May 22 1994, Komo held a press conference, where he accused MOSOP of the murders. But how did the government decide who to arrest? The fifth episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP4: The Kangaroo Court
On 19 January 1994, General Abacha sent a federal ministerial committee to Ogoniland to meet with Ken Saro-Wiwa in Bori. Lieutenant Colonel Komo, who acted as the official guide of the Committee, saw the tour as an opportunity to impress Abacha. With such differing goals between Saro-Wiwa and Lieutenant Komo, what kind of collision was about to happen? Let’s find out together. The fourth episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP3: The Ogoni Crisis
How did the Ogonis’ peaceful protest turn into a nightmare that many in Ogoniland today are still shuddering from? How did the Ogonis’ hopes become weaponized against them? Let’s find out together. The third episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP2: The Political Rise of Ken Saro-Wiwa (Part II)
What was it about the Ogoni movement that made it (to borrow from the American writer, Toni Cade Bambara) ‘irresistible’ to Ken Saro-Wiwa? Let’s find out together.
The second part of episode two of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP2: The Political Rise of Ken Saro-Wiwa (Part I)
What was it about the Ogoni movement that made it (to borrow from the American writer, Toni Cade Bambara) ‘irresistible’ to Ken Saro-Wiwa? Let’s find out together.
The second episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
S2 EP1: Abacha’s Offer
Why did Ken Saro-Wiwa decline Abacha’s ministerial offer? Let’s find out together.
The first episode of the second season of The Republic is now available wherever you listen to podcasts. Read More...
The Last Guardians of Yoruba Door Carving
Yoruba carvers were once revered for their intricate spiritual and cultural door designs. The few carvers remaining today persevere against a world that increasingly overlooks the value of their art. Read More...
Did Africans Arrive in America Before Christopher Columbus?
The controversial hypothesis that Africans arrived in America before Christopher Columbus further complicates the historical relations between Africans and the Ameri-indigenous. The goal of either people, however, is a point of convergence—to decentre Columbus as an emblem of imperial history. Read More...
Is Nigeria Better Served with Parliamentary Governance?
Could a return to the parliamentary system provide the governance Nigerians yearn for? Read More...
