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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria granted full posthumous pardons to Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists during a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, nearly three decades after their execution by the Abacha military regime on Nov. 10, 1995.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria granted full posthumous pardons to Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists during a joint session of the National Assembly on Thursday, nearly three decades after their execution by the Abacha military regime on Nov. 10, 1995.

Tinubu conferred the Commander of the Order of the Niger on Saro-Wiwa and the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Saturday Doobe, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine during the Democracy Day commemoration.

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Tinubu conferred the Commander of the Order of the Niger on Saro-Wiwa and the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Saturday Doobe, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine during the Democracy Day commemoration.

The Ogoni Nine were executed after a military tribunal convicted them of murdering four pro-government Ogoni chiefs during intra-communal riots in 1994. The charges were met with widespread allegations of being politically motivated due to the Ogoni Nine's environmental activism against oil companies.

The Ogoni Nine were executed after a military tribunal convicted them of murdering four pro-government Ogoni chiefs during intra-communal riots in 1994. The charges were met with widespread allegations of being politically motivated due to the Ogoni Nine's environmental activism against oil companies.

Saro-Wiwa founded the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People in 1990 to protest the reported environmental degradation of Ogoniland by oil companies and the Nigerian state, leading a campaign that put them at odds with the Abacha regime.

Saro-Wiwa founded the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People in 1990 to protest the reported environmental degradation of Ogoniland by oil companies and the Nigerian state, leading a campaign that put them at odds with the Abacha regime.

The executions drew widespread international condemnation and even a suspension from the Commonwealth despite pleas for clemency from global leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, and the United Nations.

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The executions drew widespread international condemnation and even a suspension from the Commonwealth despite pleas for clemency from global leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, and the United Nations.

Niger Delta leaders including the Ijaw National Congress and Pan Niger Delta Forum welcomed the gesture as promoting healing and reconciliation, while some Ogoni activists rejected the pardon and demanded the exoneration of the Ogoni Nine.

Niger Delta leaders including the Ijaw National Congress and Pan Niger Delta Forum welcomed the gesture as promoting healing and reconciliation, while some Ogoni activists rejected the pardon and demanded the exoneration of the Ogoni Nine.

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The President conferred the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on Saro-Wiwa and the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine during the Democracy Day commemoration.</span

The President conferred the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) on Saro-Wiwa and the Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) on Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John Kpuine during the Democracy Day commemoration.

The Ogoni Nine were executed after a military tribunal convicted them of murdering four pro-government Ogoni chiefs during intra-communal riots in 1994, charges widely condemned as politically motivated due to their environmental activism against oil companies.</span

The Ogoni Nine were executed after a military tribunal convicted them of murdering four pro-government Ogoni chiefs during intra-communal riots in 1994, charges widely condemned as politically motivated due to their environmental activism against oil companies.

Saro-Wiwa founded the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People in 1990 to protest environmental degradation of Ogoniland and marginalization by oil companies and the Nigerian state, leading a nonviolent campaign that put them at odds with the Abacha regime.</span

Saro-Wiwa founded the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People in 1990 to protest environmental degradation of Ogoniland and marginalization by oil companies and the Nigerian state, leading a nonviolent campaign that put them at odds with the Abacha regime.

The executions drew widespread international condemnation and even suspension from the Commonwealth despite pleas for clemency from global leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, and the United Nations.

The executions drew widespread international condemnation and even suspension from the Commonwealth despite pleas for clemency from global leaders including Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, and the United Nations.

Niger Delta leaders including the Ijaw National Congress and Pan Niger Delta Forum welcomed the gesture as promoting healing and reconciliation, while some Ogoni activists rejected the pardon, demanding exoneration instead since they maintained the activists committed no crimes.</span

Niger Delta leaders including the Ijaw National Congress and Pan Niger Delta Forum welcomed the gesture as promoting healing and reconciliation, while some Ogoni activists rejected the pardon, demanding exoneration instead since they maintained the activists committed no crimes.

President Tinubu’s pardon of the Ogoni Nine marks a profound moment of justice and national healing. It recognizes that their execution was a grave wrong and restores dignity to heroes who gave their lives for truth and environmental justice. This bold act is not just a correction of history — it is a celebration of courage, conscience, and overdue redemption.

President Tinubu’s pardon of the Ogoni Nine marks a profound moment of justice and national healing. It recognizes that their execution was a grave wrong and restores dignity to heroes who gave their lives for truth and environmental justice. This bold act is not just a correction of history — it is a celebration of courage, conscience, and overdue redemption.

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President Tinubu’s pardon of the Ogoni Nine, largely a symbolic act, stops far short of true justice. It wrongly suggests guilt where there was none. Without full exoneration and a formal repudiation of their sham convictions, the stain of injustice remains. Only a clear acknowledgment of innocence and corporate accountability can begin to heal what history so grievously scarred.

President Tinubu’s pardon of the Ogoni Nine, largely a symbolic act, stops far short of true justice. It wrongly suggests guilt where there was none. Without full exoneration and a formal repudiation of their sham convictions, the stain of injustice remains. Only a clear acknowledgment of innocence and corporate accountability can begin to heal what history so grievously scarred.

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President Tinubu's pardon of the Ogoni Nine, largely a symbolic act, stops far short of true justice. It wrongly suggests guilt where there was none. Without full exoneration and a formal repudiation of their sham convictions, the stain of injustice remains. Only a clear acknowledgment of innocence and corporate accountability can begin to heal what history so grievously scarred.

President Tinubu's pardon of the Ogoni Nine, largely a symbolic act, stops far short of true justice. It wrongly suggests guilt where there was none. Without full exoneration and a formal repudiation of their sham convictions, the stain of injustice remains. Only a clear acknowledgment of innocence and corporate accountability can begin to heal what history so grievously scarred.

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