The Kangaroo Court
On 19 January 1994, General Abacha, who had been Nigeria’s head of state for just two months, sent a federal ministerial committee to Ogoniland to meet with Ken Saro-Wiwa in Saro-Wiwa's hometown of Bori. The primary mission of the committee was to investigate the oil crisis in the Niger Delta regio…
The Ogoni 8
In our last episode, we discussed the murder of four Ogoni chiefs, Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Samuel Orage, and Theophilus Orage, at Giokoo on 21 May 1994. We also discussed how their deaths emboldened the General Sani Abacha regime to arrest various Ogonis, especially those who were members of t…
The Execution
On 22 May 1995, the final phase of the Ogoni Nine trial began. The Ogoni Nine had been in detention since May 1994. Ken Saro-Wiwa’s health was declining, and had taken a turn for the worse. Still, the Special Military Tribunal resumed trial. With their lawyers, Femi Falana and Gani Fawehinmi having…
‘We All Stand Before History’
In 2006, Nigerian-British sculptor, Sokari Douglas-Camp, was commissioned by human and environment rights organization, Platform, to create a work of art in honour of the memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa. Douglas-Camp created a life-sized replica of a Nigerian steel bus, called ‘Battle Bus: Living Memorial …
Nigerian Activism in the 90's | The Republic: A Podcast | OpenBookFestival 2025
In this episode, Wale Lawal, editor at The Republic is in conversation with Will Shoki, the editor of Africa is a Country. The conversation is preceded by a preview of a video podcast.Open Book Festival is an annual literary event in Cape Town featuring panelists from all over the writing and publi…
From Corporate Engineer to Fierce Negotiator: How Wale Lawal’s Investor Mindset Made Real Estate Impact
In this episode, we sit down with Wale Lawal, a Nigerian-born entrepreneur whose investor mindset was shaped long before he entered real estate.
Wale shares how a cultural philosophy — never using both hands to eat — influenced the way he approaches money, risk, and opportunity. That mindset led h…
The Loss Rate | Finding Meaning in the Age of AI | OpenBookFestival 2025
In this episode Wale Lawal, Athambile Masola and Moray Rhoda speak to Sue Nyamnjoh about meaning making in the age of AI.
Open Book Festival is an annual literary event in Cape Town featuring panelists from all over the writing and publishing spheres. It is a place where writers and audiences are…
How to Choose the Right Real Estate Strategy Before Buying Your First Rental
In this episode of the Real Estate Pros podcast, host Micah Johnson interviews Wale Lawal, a successful real estate broker and investor based in Houston, Texas. Wale shares his journey from a corporate engineering job to becoming a real estate investor, emphasizing the importance of control and edu…
From Corporate Job To Real Estate Dominance With Ruthless Focus With Wale Lawal
What does it take to go from chemical engineer to real estate powerhouse without losing your edge along the way? In this episode, Wale Lawal brings the answers as he breaks down the mindset, discipline, and client-first approach that helped fuel his rapid success in real estate.
He shares how st…
Who Gets to Tell Nigeria's Story?
In this episode of Lost in Lagos Podcast, we sit down with Wale Lawal, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Republic, to explore how Nigerian and African stories are documented, interpreted, and shared with the world.
Whether you're interested in media, journalism, Nigerian culture, African storytel…
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