The Police command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT has arrested one Barrister Abubakar Marshall, a lawyer to human rights activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore, for failing to produce his client after bail. Kokomansion could recall that Sowore, the publisher of SaharaReporters was on February 24, 2022 arrested by the police following an alleged publication of […]
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Nigerian human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has officially joined the presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sowore disclosed the development in a post on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday morning. According to SaharaReporters, Sowore is expected to contest on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC). Recall that the activist, while […]
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A legal practitioner, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore. The Sahara Reporters’ publisher was arrested on Thursday in Abuja by policemen for yet to be disclosed reasons. Adegboruwa lamented that he’s been denied access to lawyers, doctors, family members, allies and comrades. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said state machinery should […]
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Amnesty International, following the arrest of a popular Nigerian activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has expressed concern over the development. While condemning the arrest of Sowore, Amnesty International in a post on its new media handles also frowned at the attack on the activist by suspected thugs. According to the human rights […]
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Mr Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 election, has been reportedly arrested by police in Abuja. Femi Adeyeye, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, made it known in a statement released on Thursday. According to the statement, Sowore was arrested after stepping out of the court where […]
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Top Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the Department of State Services (DSS) is plotting to file a fresh charge against Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement. Falana who spoke during a Channels TV programme on Monday, said the aim of the fresh charge is to further detain the publisher of SaharaReporters. Recall that […]
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A High Court (Federal), sitting in Abuja has granted Omoyele Sowore, founder of Saharareporters and the co-convener of the RevolutionNow protest, bail. The presiding judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, granted him bail in the sum of 100 million naira, and in addition two sureties (Friday 1st October). According to Ojukwu the prosecution failed to show good […]
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The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), has said the Federal Government is playing (obvious) politics with Sowore’s detention. This was in a statement by it’s Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin,, said since inception of the Buhari led administration, the number of Federal Government detainees were increasing by the day, adding that the situation is affecting the image […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered that Omoyele Sowore be remanded in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody, pending his bail hearing on Friday 3rd October 2019. Mr Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, while speaking on his bail application, urged the Court to allow Sowore to continue with his bail, which was earlier granted to […]
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The Presidency has said it’s premature to weigh into Sowore’s prosecution with the Department of State Services (DSS). This was said on Saturday, by the Spokesman to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, in an interview with Channels Television, during a program, Politics Today. He said Sowore’s issue is unraveling within the […]
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