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- proper noun An ethnic group from
southeastern Nigeria , famous for their fight againstoil industryexploitation . - proper noun Their language division, which consists of Khana, Tẹẹ, Gokana, Eleme, and
Baan .
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Examples
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The plaintiffs included surviving relatives of Ken and his executed colleagues—now known as the Ogoni 9—as well as other Ogoni who were tortured, and in some cases killed, for their resistance to Shell and their support for MOSOP.124
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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The plaintiffs included surviving relatives of Ken and his executed colleagues—now known as the Ogoni 9—as well as other Ogoni who were tortured, and in some cases killed, for their resistance to Shell and their support for MOSOP.124
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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The plaintiffs included surviving relatives of Ken and his executed colleagues—now known as the Ogoni 9—as well as other Ogoni who were tortured, and in some cases killed, for their resistance to Shell and their support for MOSOP.124
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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The plaintiffs included surviving relatives of Ken and his executed colleagues—now known as the Ogoni 9—as well as other Ogoni who were tortured, and in some cases killed, for their resistance to Shell and their support for MOSOP.124
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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The group, known as the Ogoni nine, had been protesting the impact of oil exploration in the Ogoniland region of the Niger Delta.
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She started by asking him if he thought the group known as the Ogoni Nine got the justice they deserved.
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The Ogoni are a small minority group of about 500,000 people living in a region of the Rivers State in Nigeria.
Contents 1995
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The Ogoni are a small tribe of some 400,000 to 500,000 people who live on the Nigeria delta in the province of Rivers State.
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Ever since, 4th January has been known as Ogoni Day.
Oil Change 2009
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Ogoni-4: Time for Rivers State Government to Act today is not only that their fathers popularly called the Ogoni-4 were murdered following the disorderliness that engulfed Ogoni-land in May, 1994 caused by the
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