Tag: Omoyele Sowore
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How I Was Kept In Solitary Confinement For 5 Mths – Former Pres, Candidate, OMOYELE SOWORE, Reveals
The name Omoyele Sowore has become so popular in the political terrain. This is not because he contested the 2019 presidential election. Omoyele Sowore became more popular when he was arrested by the Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) for alleged treason after calling for a protest last year. Omoyele Sowore is a Nigerian human rights…
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US Senators Speak On Sowore’s Release
Two lawmakers of the United States of America have reacted to the release of Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters. The lawmakers are Bob Menendez, a ranking member of the U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and another senator, Cory Booker. In his reaction, Mr Menendez said while he is gratified to hear of…
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Omoyele Sowore Embarks On Hunger Strike
#RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore has reportedly embarked on a hunger strike to protest the violations of his human rights. It’s not clear when he began the hunger strike, but his decision is connected with the fact that the DSS has refused to make his bail process ‘stress-free’. Recall that Femi Falana has threatened to drag…
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Release Omoyele Sowore Now, Court Orders DSS
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the release of Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement. A senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Sowore’s counsel, Femi Falana, earlier said the bail conditions set by the court have been met. The release order dated November 6 and signed by Ijeoma Ojukwu, the judge, was directed…
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Sowore Yet To Regain Freedom – Lawyer Says
A lawyer representing the detained publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has given a reason why Mr Sowore is yet to be free, despite being granted bail by a court on Tuesday. Mr Sowore’s lawyer, Samuel Ogala, explained during a telephone interview with Newsmen, Wednesday morning that Mr Sowore is expected to be released on…
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BREAKING: Sowore Regains Freedom Again
Justice Taiwo Taiwo has asked the Department of State Service to release Omoyele Sowore on bail. The judge made the ruling after listening to the argument of Sowore’s lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) and the prosecuting counsel. The judge, as part of bail conditions, asked Sowore to drop his passport with the court within 48 hours.…
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Sowore Must Remain In Detention, Court Insists
The Federal High Court, Abuja, Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by The Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, challenging his detention for 45 days by the State Security Service (SSS). Justice Nkeonye Maya, who declined all applications by the counsel to Mr Sowore, Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of…
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#RevolutionNow: DSS Gets Court’s Nod To Detain Sowore For 45 Days
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday granted permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days, The Punch reports. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruling on an ex parte application by the State Security Service, whose operatives arrested Sowore last Saturday, held that the detention order would be…
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Sowore’s Arrest Unhealthy For Nigeria’s Democracy – Gani Adams Warns Buhari
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari regime to release the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (ACC), Omoyele Sowore. According to Adams, Sowore’s arrest can have damaging effects on Nigeria’s democracy. “It is unfortunate that many of the people at the corridors of power today were…
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#RevolutionNow: Sen Shehu Sani Rues Attack On Protesters
Senator Shehu Sani has condemned unwarranted attacks on the protesters who staged a protest to demand good governance across the country on Monday. He said violence employed by security operatives had undermined the values and principles of democracy, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had subscribed to Machiavellian philosophy. He stated this in a statement…