Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to Omoyele Sowore on self-recognition, warning him against making statements capable of inciting the public against President Bola Tinubu. Sowore was arraigned by the Department of State Services (DSS) on a five-count charge related to alleged cybercrime, including accusations that he…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared human rights activist and convener of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, wanted for allegedly plotting to disrupt public peace in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, announced this on Monday while addressing journalists in Lagos. “I hereby, as the Commissioner of Police of the Lagos Police…
Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, was re-arrested by the Nigeria Police Force shortly after his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, along with Prince Emmanuel Kanu—brother to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu—and several others, had earlier been granted bail of ₦500,000 each, with conditions including two sureties residing in…
A Magistrate Court in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, along with several protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow demonstration in the Federal Capital Territory. Those also released on bail include Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, and Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu. Others…
Activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore was on Thursday arrested by armed police officers at the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after attending proceedings in solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore, a vocal advocate for Kanu’s release, was reportedly approached by security operatives who insisted he…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an interim order restraining activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, and others behind the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest from holding demonstrations near sensitive government locations, including the Aso Rock Presidential Villa. In a ruling delivered on Friday, Justice Mohammed Umar prohibited Sowore and his co-organisers from staging…
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, has filed two fundamental rights lawsuits at the Federal High Court in Abuja against the Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (Facebook), and X Corp (formerly Twitter). In a statement released Tuesday and signed by his lawyer, Tope Temokun, Sowore…
Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared that he will not delete a tweet criticizing President Bola Tinubu, despite an alleged request from Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to take it down. Sowore disclosed a post…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a formal request to X Corp. (formerly Twitter), calling for the immediate removal of a tweet posted by Nigerian activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore. The agency claims the post disparages President Bola Tinubu and poses a threat to national security. On August 25, Sowore, through his verified…
Human rights advocate and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has stated that Nigeria could drastically curb terrorism by up to 70 percent if the Federal Government redirects a portion of its military expenditure to bolster internal policing and implement meaningful security reforms. Human rights advocate and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has stated that Nigeria…
