Tinubu pardons the Ogoni Nine activists, 30 years after their execution

Nigeria’s president on Wednesday conferred a posthumous national honour on the late activist Ken Saro-Wiwa and fellow campaigners, 30 years after their execution by the then-military regime.

Saro, along with eight other fellows, popularly referred to as the Ogoni nine, were convicted of murder and later hanged in 1995, sparking global outrage.

The nine activists were convicted by a secret special military tribunal over allegations that…