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Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by AnnaKareninaFan: 9:16pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
The death has been announced of Ken Saro-Wiwa, Jr. A prominent son of Nigeria, Ken Jr. was the son of late Nigerian playwright and activist Ken Saro-Wiwa who was executed in 1995. Ken Jr. died today{18th October 2016} after a brief illness. Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. was one of the world's most influential human rights activists and authors. He was Special Assistant to then president Goodluck Jonathan on Peace, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation. He was an unfailing champion for the claims and rights of his people in debates over the effects of globalization on the nation state in Africa, cultural diversity, ethnic identity and the environment. His first book, a critically acclaimed memoir called In the Shadow of a Saint, is an examination of the dilemmas of fathers and sons, families and community, the paradox of identity, of belonging and the struggle between exile and home. He wrote for various newspapers and magazines around the world, including several in Britain and Africa; he was a weekly columnist for The Globe and Mail. He also produced several television documentaries in Britain and for the CBC. He was a Saul Rae Fellow at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto and was selected in 2005 as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. http://dawntodusknews.com/ken-saro-wiwa-jr-dies-48/
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Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by yeyeboi(m): 9:22pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Ok |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by SamuelAnyawu(m): 9:24pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
RIP |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by Nobody: 9:27pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Eyyahhhh. RIP. |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by sammuell(m): 9:29pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
RIP |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by freshness2020: 9:39pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
What a huge loss to Nigeria and the great people of the South-South region. |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by millionaireman: 9:52pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
RIP. Ken Jr. |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by Ahmadgani(m): 9:56pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
I just saw this guy on a documentary.. what a world? life is too short |
Re: Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. Dies At 47 by Nobody: 9:57pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
My condolence goes to his family. |
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