Concerns about the Ogoni dialogue process and the proposed resumption of oil production in Ogoniland, by Donu Kogbara
Chief Lesi Maol is the President of KAGOTE, the Ogoni equivalent of Afenifere, Ohanaeze and the Arewa Consultative Forum. Maol, a highly successful businessman and generous philanthropist who has donated billions to worthy causes in Rivers State, also happens to be a member of the Ogoni Dialogue Committee (ODC), which was inaugurated by the Federal […]
Tribute to Auntie Chinyere
By Donu Kogbara VERY few of the people around us have significant impacts on our lives. And I want to pay a brief but heartfelt tribute to my beloved auntie, Chief Mrs Chinyere Asika, who recently celebrated her 70th birthday and is not only one of the most intellectual and accomplished women of her generation […]
Postscript
I had hoped someone would come forward to offer a factual, balanced perspective to the Ogoni issue. Shell had absolutely nothing to do with the arrest, trial and murder of Ken Saro Wiwa and others.
Farewell to a great man
He was a pioneering indigenous bureaucrat of distinction who started to make an indelible mark on public life during colonial rule and famed patriot whose dedication to excellence and the common good won him admirers all over this country.
