He was a Man of Peace

It is with deep humility that I address this gathering to mark the 79th posthumous birthday of our great leader, Ken Saro-Wiwa. I thank Ogoni Civil Society Stakeholders’ Forum for facilitating this event.  For some of us Ogoni has become the training ground for...
Jesse Pipeline Fire Tragedy: 22 Years of Silence

Jesse Pipeline Fire Tragedy: 22 Years of Silence

Pipelines convey goods from one location to another. For example, pipelines are used to convey water to households in cities and other human communities. They can be used for irrigation purposes and for a variety of purposes. Today we remember the tragic pipeline fire...

An Infectious Bill

In these days of acute suspicion and uncertainty about who may be asymptomatic and who may just be harbouring early stages of COVID-19, sneaking in a Control of Infectious Diseases Bill and attempting to ram it through the legislative process is bound to generate...

Climate Debt Long Overdue

Climate Debt, an overdue debt You want to know If and when the Climate Debt will ever be paid When will the debtors agree there is a bill? Could be soon‬… ‪Could also be later‬ Don’t you see? Can’t you yet perceive it? ‪Like the Natural Mystic 🎶 ‬ ‪Probably a...

End of an Illusory Civilisation

  Nature builds The end of an Illusory Civilisation was bound to come. The illusion that the petroleum civilisation will last into the foreseeable future has always been a marker that our vision is rather limited. The civilisation has been preserved by our...

Art and the Codes of Life

  Art and the Codes of Life. While humans make history through acts of valiance or of villainy, much of history is preserved through the arts. Official historians may couch history to please the despotic rulers and politicians and may even decree the elimination of...