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"People In The Niger Delta Now Recognize That Jonathan Is A Waste Of Time” – Isaac Osuoka |
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 06:34 |
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Isaac Osouka
As Nigerians from all walks of life gear up for the beginning of the “mother of all protests” on Monday, January 9, 2012, over increase in fuel price, journalist and author of Time to Reclaim Nigeria, Chido Onumah, interviewed Isaac Osuoka, director of Social Action and one of the leaders of civil society in Nigeria. Osuoka has been active in the country’s pro-democracy and Niger Delta peoples movements. He was one of the founders of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) and acted as its first spokesperson in the late 1990s. Osuoka who is currently a Vanier Scholar at York University, Toronto, Canada, speaks on the situation in Nigeria and why Nigerians must look beyond President Jonathan.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 07:37 |
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Monday, 05 December 2011 00:00 |
COP 17 Durban: Social Action Joins Protest to Oppose World Bank Administration of Green Climate Fun
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 January 2012 08:22 |
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Social Action Campaigns in Solidarity with the Ogoni Cause |
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Wednesday, 16 November 2011 00:00 |
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 On Thursday the 10th of November 2011, Social Action joined numerous other Nigerians to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the Judicial Murder of Ken Saro Wiwa and 8 other Ogonis for non violently demanding their right as citizens. The rally was preceded by a candle light procession in major streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital where thousands of candle carrying Campaigners kept vigil till about 03am.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 11:00 |
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STANDING HAND – IN – HAND; SOCIAL ACTION, OTHERS JOIN COMMUNITY TO MARK 2ND ANNIVERSARY OF DEMOLITION OF NJEMANZE WATERFRONT. |
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Wednesday, 31 August 2011 00:00 |
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By Bellonwu Vivian
 The 27th day of every August will ever remain memorable in the hearts of residents of what used to be known as Njemanze waterfront, a popular suburb close to the River and housing over 19,000 people in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
As the clock ticked round to yet another August 27th this year, former residents of the area gathered to painfully mark the 2nd anniversary of the demolition and destruction of what used to be their habitation by the Rotimi Amaechi led Rivers State government in August 27th of 2009.
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Last Updated on Friday, 09 September 2011 11:19 |
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Nigeria: Unlawful killings by the Joint Military Task Force in Maiduguri must stop |
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Wednesday, 13 July 2011 00:00 |
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Index: AFR 44/013/2011
Amnesty International and prominent human rights organizations in Nigeria have today condemned the human rights violations being perpetrated by the Nigerian security forces in Borno state in response to abuses by Boko Haram. The security forces have unlawfully killed dozens of people, and many have been brutally assaulted and unlawfully detained...
Download the Public Statement [PDF]
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Last Updated on Sunday, 17 July 2011 09:50 |
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