Nigeria's Olu Onagoruwa‎, Activist, Human Rights Campaigner Dies

Respected across Africa, Olu Onagoruwa, 80, served as attorney-general during the dictatorship of the late general Sani Abacha, where throughout his tenure, he never allowed the gates of justice to close for any Nigerian. He was also part of the international team that drafted the constitution of the Republic of Ethiopia in 1994, writes Segun James for This Day.

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    Had Dr. Olu Onagoruwa died 25 years ago, his obituary would have been on the front page of the Daily Times. He would have made the front pages of many other national newspapers and… Read more »

Olu Onagoruwa, human rights campaigner, activist and former attorney general has died.

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