Tag: Omoyele Sowore
Demolition protest: Police warn Sowore, others to keep off Lagos
On the recent Oworonshoki demolition, CP Jimoh defended the government’s action, describing the affected areas as illegal structures and hideouts…
Police break silence on fresh arrest of Sowore
“The story that he was arrested on a fresh charge and ‘whisked away to Kuje Prison to be arraigned on…
‘We don’t know where Sowore is’ – Lawyer alleges after re-arrest
The lawyer representing activist Omoyele Sowore has accused the Nigerian Police of violently re-arresting his client moments after a magistrate…
Police re-arrest Sowore moments after court grants bail
Activist Omoyele Sowore was reportedly assaulted and re-arrested by the Nigerian Police moments after a Kuje Magistrate Court granted him…
Just in: Court grants Sowore, Kanu’s lawyer, 11 others bail
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, on Friday granted bail to Sahara Reporters publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore, alongside…
Sowore: Take It Back Movement threatens mass action
Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force, in a statement said Sowore was arrested because he led the protests…
Police breaks silence: Why we arrested Sowore in court
The Nigeria Police Force has said that activist and politician Omoyele Sowore was arrested to ensure fairness in the case…
Reactions trail Sowore’s arrest in Abuja
Several civil society groups and human rights organizations have demanded his immediate release, condemning his arrest within a court premises…
Police “arrest” Omoyele Sowore in Abuja court premises
By Paul Dada Human rights activist and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has been reportedly arrested on Thursday within…
ASNAT warns members: Stay away from Sowore’s protest plans
He reiterated ASNAT’s commitment to peace, stability, and national development, cautioning that no genuine national cause is advanced through violence…
Presidency Fires at Kanu’s lawyer: Shut up and go to court!
Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy has taken a strong exception to the sight…
Protest: Sowore demands release of detainees, threatens mass mobilisation
Omoyele Sowore has demanded the immediate release of Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, activist Fineboy Kanu and others he says were “illegally…
#FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Sowore versus police suit stalled as protest paralyses Abuja courts
Justice Mohammed Umar had, on Friday, fixed today for the respondents in the ex-parte motion filed by the police, on…
Sowore insists on protest, urges police to protect protesters
The warning notwithstanding, Sowore on Sunday urged the Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, CP Miller Dantawaye, to make arrangements…
Lagos APC slams Sowore over planned Kanu protest
The Lagos State chapter of the APC has slammed activist Omoyele Sowore over his plan to stage a protest demanding…
What ex-President Jonathan told Sowore on free Nnamdi Kanu protest
Sowore, who has been mobilizing leaders and prominent personalities for the protest revealed his meeting with Jonathan in a statement…
Atiku Backs Protest for Nnamdi Kanu’s Freedom
Atiku on his X handle on Thursday, then backed the initiative, describing Kanu's detention as an open sore on the…
Tinubu Defamation: Sowore’s arraignment adjourned
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, over alleged false claims…
Sowore in court over cybercrime charges
The prosecution claims that the post is contrary to Section 24(2)(b) of the Cybercrimes Prohibition and Prevention Act 2024...
Freedom, responsibility, and the need for peace in our democracy
In light of recent exchanges between the Department of State Services (DSS) and activist Omoyele Sowore, I feel compelled, as…
Sowore vows to fight ‘digital dictatorship’, sues DSS, Meta, X
Sowore's suit was in response to suit filed against him earlier on Tuesday by the Federal Government for allegedly cyberbullying…
DSS slams criminal charges on Sowore over anti-Tinubu posts
Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2019 and 2023, in the charge is accused of…
Sowore to DSS: Only Tinubu can call me to order
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has publicly refused a demand from the DSS to retract social media posts critical of…
Sowore, DSS clash over social media post on Tinubu, X reacts
Sowore said on Sunday that he would not be forced to remove the tweet, describing the DSS move as an…
DSS orders X to delete Sowore’s post on Tinubu
In a letter sent to the CEO of X Corp. on Saturday, DSS Director-General B. Bamigboye said Sowore’s post insulted…
How Osinbajo tackled DSS over Sowore saga
Fresh details have emerged on how former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, clashed with the DSS over its refusal to…
Amnesty International asks Nigerian govt to end ‘relentless harassment’ of Sowore
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had yesterday ordered six banks to furnish the police with details of bank…
Court orders 6 banks to furnish I-G with details of accounts linked to Sowore
The I-G, in the five-ground of argument, said Sowore “is being investigated for terrorism financing, money laundering and fraudulent activities.
Police: Sowore faces forgery, cyberstalking charges, no torture in Custody
On allegations of torture, the Force declared: “Equally false and grossly misleading is the narrative suggesting that Mr. Sowore was…
Sowore will face criminal charges in court – Police
The police also denied allegations of torture Sowore following his recent arrest in Abuja, stating that his detention was lawful…