The Ken Saro-Wiwa Story | Greed, Betrayal and the Battle for Nigeria's Oil Money 

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Quite literally the only serious channel on historical African affairs. Absolutely wonderful. A true gem!

New africa has pooled the wool out of my eyes, here in Greece we never talk about Africa and when we do it's always in the form of pity for her destitute, or intellectuals mentioning her colonial past and that Europeans are the only ones to blame. But like in Greece, where we have made the worst mistakes with our economy and diplomacy, people always blame the Germans or the Europeans in general, never thought i'd find so many similarities with African nations. Greetings from beautiful Greece!!!

Nigeria has lots of brutal history I hope the day to see visionary leaders rule Nigeria.

“Lord take my soul, but the struggle continues”

"precious black toxin" - never have I come across a phrase that more aptly captures the role crude oil has played in shaping the present and future of humanity and of this planet

I’ve never been this emotional over a RU-vid video. What happened to Ken just shows how brutal and evil life can be to people who stand up for what’s right. I hope his family and loved ones have found peace.

Even our former Kenyan dictator, Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi, was offended by the killing? That's how bad it is when another poor leader has to call you out.

Like PLO Lumumba said corruption killed more people than wars in Africa. Corruption, The neverending story of Nigeria.

And all that was caused by a Comedian? Damn, underrated man.

I just watched this a few days ago and I see today that Shell is going to pay *$11 million* for damages. I’m disgusted but not surprised. There’s not enough money in the world to make up for what was and is being done to the Ogoni people. Thank again for another priceless video. *This* is the context and information I look to when I discuss domestic and world history with my kids.

I cry for Ken Saro Wiwa when I remember him. He and the other 8 didn't have to be killed. He was a brilliant innocent man who stood up for his people. I had just gone into university there when he was hanged. The Nigerian northerners inhumanity to the Southerners will never be forgotten. May Ken Saro Wiwa and the others continue to rest in peace. Can't stop crying now. No one deserves to die that way.

Oil is easily the most destabilising thing on Earth. Great video as usual bro.

Editing 💯 Narration 💯 Authenticity 💯 Objectivity 💯 Lovely page

Extremely unique, unbiased channel. Love the content. Damn, i forgot how good the narrator was too.

This video brings to mind one of the questions I have never been able to answer but history continues to ask it. As a leader, in the face of brutal oppression do you give in for a comprise that keeps your followers oppressed but possibly less so or chose to risk deaths in the hope of true liberation. In this case, till these day the Ogoni people still suffer, their lands and water are ruined. There is still little to no compensational infrastructure in that area. How then can those deaths be justified aside from Matyrs that we eulogize about in our imaginations and some foundations here and there. Sometimes I wonder if any armed resistance against a far superior power is ever worth it.

If his last words didn't bring tears to those who took his life. Huh! It is a sad story. More sad, that as an african, I never knew it until you covered the story new africa. Thank you for sharing this.

Ojukwu thought he was fighting Nigeria but didn't know he was going to fight Britain.

I almost teared up watching this. This story resonates all across Africa, Is this our fate as Africans?.....to be manipulated, robbed and mistreated by foreigners with the help of our leaders?

We always learnt in school that Ken Saro-Wiwa had done good things but we learnt such vague history about him and the evil of Sani Abach and Babangida that I didn't even know he was from such a minority tribe! I'm so glad History is back in the Nigerian curriculum.

Nigeria is not a country, it's a business, a shrewd business.

As an Ogoni Man in Diaspora, when I show resilience to unjust acts around me, I am often asked in German „warum bist du so anders?“, and of course my response is „weil ich in meinem kurzen leben viel gesehen habe“ and doing what is just is the right thing to do. These sad incidents only make us stronger ✊🏽 To the commentator, you never missed and thanks for beautifully narrating our history of struggle. Thanks to New Africa too for this Masterpiece of Historical truth 🙏🏾

I got to know the Ken Wiwa story sometime 2014, and to this day I feel sad seeing how ruthlessly he was killed. My country Ghana had high hopes after oil was discovered in commercial quantities, after 10 years we don’t have much to show for it. With African countries still dependent on natural resources, I wonder what will become of us in 100 years

I cry hard when I watch your videos. The country of my parents. They loved it with all their heart. Yet was robbed of their own birth right. Moving to Europe, to a land where they detested yet was the only place to provide and protect them. Life truly isn't fair!! Africa why? Nigerian when? Were now the supposed golden generation raised in the west with no true identity I tire!

Listen I'm from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and I'm really sorry for what happened in south east Nigeria decades ago,I'm sorry about what the Hausa Fula people are have done! I'm also sorry for what is going on in Kaduna,Zamfara, Maiduguri with other ethnic groups like kanuri etc but I really need NIGERIA 🇳🇬 that's all the people to pull together so we can have direct flights from Lagos, Abuja,Jos to my country that we don't have to travel through Europe or America to get to Africa 🌍!!! Pull up yuh socks Nigeria mi a beg

Africa's rich resources are also the reason behind it's poverty.

I thought this video was getting released this weekend y'all. It's gonna be a good one.

Let it not be said that our stories were not told by us. Love what you do on this channel

Really solid content, very much enjoying the depth given to these topics and figures. Although, i wouldnt mind a reading list of worthwhile books on Africa

Watching this and just crying. This is so painful!

I've not even watched yet but I know am gonna love it. Guy you're doing a great job. Maybe you should look into a patreon. Kudos, big ups and more grease to your elbows.

I have never seen a source of information about Africa (history and news) like this one. It explains it greatly, and with details. Keep it up the awesome work ;)

Long live the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa! Thank you for opening my eyes to aspects of history previously hidden from me.

My 22 years living or schooling in Nigeria they never teach us about this.. thank God for technology.... thank you new Africa... a lot of untold stories... the struggle continue

Another very good video! The history of Africa has always just been a muddy cloud of civil wars and dictators, so I like learning about the people who stood up to them like Saro-Wiwa.

I can't state enough how much I value and respect your contributions. Thank you!

KB Taiwo has taught me more than the South African education system ever has

NewAfrica videos are among the most important videos on RU-vid. It is so important to learn the truth and fight imperialism and exploitation wherever they are so important. Thank you so much!

Always looking forward to KB saying "You see..."

When Biafrans will be called I'm surely coming out to fight, peace or no peace

Married into a Nigerian family. Thank you so much for doing this work. It helps me understand my husbands country and educate our children.

Thank you for this story, greed and complete lack of unity has always been the enemy to Africa. It is a shame imagine what she would be with great leadership and lack of tribalism.

I love love love your RU-vid channel. Thank you for all the work

Same people he supported to sabotage Ojukwu's Biafra killed him.

The voice over is amazing. so smooth and refreshing.

Yeah, I'm not lamenting the fact that most of our mineral wealth got depleted before the 20th century. We had oil refineries but the crude oil itself has been getting imported.

Thanks, K. B. Taiwo. You are doing a great job educating Africans and the entire world on such important historical facts. Lord knows that I can't bring myself to make a video like this...half way through and I am already boiling with a mix of emotions, anger being at the top of the list. The greed of humanity is second to none!

Long story short, the international community paid lip service support to the Ogoni people's struggle - while they bought Shell's oil and did nothing to pressure shell.

Traveled to Enugu once. Found demand for Biafra strong even now. Wasn't aware of the Ogoni struggle. Beautiful film, as always ❤

You know the sad part about all this ....ultimately the United Nations and the EU who sought to strip Nigeria from the commonwealth intentionally turned a blind eye to Shell who is at the root of all this. That is why Abacha's money will never be of any good to Nigeria, it's all blood money! Shell continues to walk free today doing irreparable damage wherever oil is found in Africa.

Ken Saro Wiwa has forever Ogoniland as an example for other minority ethnic groups in Nigeria to emulate for liberation.........."the struggle continues "

Always a good day when you release new content. I know this is going to be a good one and a very interesting one.

No single mention of the bizarre 1966 massacre of igbo people in northern nigeria

This a remarkable and incredible video👏🏽👏🏽, it couldn't have come at a better time, considering that we Nigerians are suffering from the ills of this civil war, oil spillage that destroyed farmlands and water bodies, environmental pollution in the south-south done by big oil companies and these atrocities that continues to worsen daily. We are definitely sharing this video. Keep up the great work @NewAfrica 🙏🏾👍🏾 Ken Saro-Wiwo was indeed a hero with integrity.

This looks like it's going to be a good video

As always good work! I love when our history is told with the responsibility on us!

NewAfrica is sincerely the best channel for African history. Keep on with the good work❤

Powerful documentary 👏🇬🇭... They signed their agreement here in Ghana

Thank you. Another great one. Always looking forward to it.

As a student In Liverpool University in the UK I drank in a bar named after Ken saro wiwa and until now I knew little about him. Yet another great video from one of my favourite RU-vid channels

every boy and girl of south south origin should made to watch this.

Great work Taiwo. Perfect narration.

Thanks for this video Taiwo. It was well made as usual.

I love your Channel, it’s so well made and your voice soothing. Big up my African brother (I am a Amazigh)

And Buhari is still here as the President! Recycling one rubbish with another!

Never disappoints, the level of detail is always top notch, I mean I've just found out an insight of what is really going in Nigeria's oil and it's never ending violence, yes I knew it was because of oil but not at such density

This channel is such a treasure. Thanks a lot for all the work and effort you are putting into this!

This oil has done more harm in Nigeria than any war . fought in the world what a tragedy in Humongous proportion.

I've been watching your videos for about three months now and I must say, the amount of work, research, and editing that has gone into these videos are amazing. Being from the United States, we never ever hear about this history, especially from someone who does the amount of work and personal knowledge on these subjects! Thank you for making these amazing videos!

Another amazing vid

Thanks to channels like this, young Nigerians get to learn her history in real time

You are doing a great job. Whenever I see your videos, I get really excited. Thank you for all you do.

All this channel does is drop 🔥 Hands down💯

Fascinating and harrowing, thank you for making this

I love your channel. You do things from all across Africa, well researched, and you put both big and small stories from current new entrepreneurs to huge political presidents across Africa to regional events that may focus on a group in a country like this. Well done

I always had a feeling that Africa was being looted by MNCs for decades. In India, most of us think of Africa in terms of wildlife. But having seens YT videos on DRC, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania...I am deeply saddened to see what Africans and the so-called developed nations have done to this beautiful continent and it's beautiful people. But most importantly one needs to be ashamed of the ethnic divide, tribal divide and religious divide. What's the use of the religions when citizens of the same country become enemies of each other. If a Christian country suddenly sees a large number of its people converting to Islam and then because of differing religions become enemies and look for opportunities to kill or upstage each other...then it's a defeat for humanity. In all the destruction the developed countries not only looted the African continent and it's people but they also divided them for eternity. How foolish can one man be and how clever can the other man be!!!! Now we see boats carrying people across the Mediterranean Sea. These people are leaving their homeland and are proud to go and live as refugees in European countries but are not willing to wake up from their sleep induced by greed, discrimination, betrayal. The countries which took Africans long back as slaves and treated them so badly...today the same Africans are more than happy to entertain them in their own country as royalty and feel blessed and proud if they succeed in getting citizenship in the so-called developed nations. If this is the attitude, ultimately Africa will be rid of its resources, culture, people and wildlife (already poachers kill these animals so that people in developed nations can decorate their homes with the skin and bones). I won't say Long Live Africa...but I will say - WAKE UP AFRICANS

Thanks for informing us about the history

Wonderful work, absolutely

Great video i'd like see you do a complete political analysis of South Africa's ANC government post apartheid.

really really great stuff as always. you and your team are a great credit to both yourselves and your country.

The legacy continues 🙌👏🏿 Kudos New Africa! From The Gambia 🇬🇲

Great video!! It's always worth the waiting!!

I love history and as an african the history of Africa has a special place in my heart, this channel is incredible, objectiv, unbiased and just straight facts. In any african leder you get the good side and the bad side with this channel. You don't make many videos but when you do, it's on point. One of the few channels where the 🔔 is on. I salute you sir!

Another excellent video. Well written, superbly presented.

Nigeria my country has gone through alot, but someday we shall overcome. A lovely documentary

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Divide and Conquer.. Alive and Well.. Righteous People all da Best..

Thanks once again for the enlightenment. You’re take your time and you get it right. God bless you.

Africa deserves better leaders that want to actually better their nations and represent their interests, not just the interests of elites and companies. The struggle continues. Much love from the US, African history is barely talked about or taught so this channel is a great resource.

Another Great story , the sound track is amazing and mesmerizing , I wish I know how composed it

Another good one…I really enjoy learning some of the lessor known history of Africa/Nigeria

Sad story ,we knew about how brutal the Abacha regime and the execution of those rights campaigners.Abacha's looting is well known,his legacy cannot be repaired and his bizzare death does not help.Still today Oil is bloody,it has caused so many Wars and destruction.

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Thanks!

Love your work. I haven't seen any documentary done like yours. Especially on Nigeria

Great stuff, glad I found this channel.