Tag: Sowore
Jonathan To Meet Tinubu Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention — Sowore
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, said former President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to engage Bola Tinubu on the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore disclosed this on Friday via his X handle after meeting with Jonathan in Abuja. According to him, their discussion…
Leave Us Out Of Your Case With Sowore-Meta Tells Federal Government
Meta (Facebook) Incorporated has urged the Federal High Court Abuja to strike out its name from the federal government’s alleged cyberbullying charge against politician and activist Omoyele Sowore. At the court proceedings, Meta (Facebook) Incorporated’s legal team informed Justice Mohammed Umar of its intention to apply for its name to be removed from the Federal…
Court Postpones Sowore’s Trial For Allegedly Making False Claim Against Tinubu
A Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the planned arraignment of a politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, for making false claims against Bola Tinubu to October 27. Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and serial presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was to be arraigned on Tuesday on a five-count charge…
BREAKING: ‘’Heavens Won’t Fall’’ Sowore Sues DSS, Meta, X
Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the State Security Service (SSS), aka Department of State Services (DSS), Meta (owners of Facebook), and X Corp. (formerly Twitter) at the Federal High Court in Abuja, challenging what he described as unconstitutional censorship of his social media accounts. In a suit filed on his…
DSS Sues Sowore, X, Meta Over Post About Tinubu
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed a five-count charge at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. It listed X Corp and Meta Inc. (Facebook) as defendants. A Director of Public Prosecutions at the Federal Ministry of Justice, Muhammed Abubakar, as well as…
DSS Gives Sowore One Week Ultimatum To Delete Post Against Tinubu
The Department of State Service, DSS, has given a one-week ultimatum to human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, to delete what it described as a ‘false, malicious, and inciting’ social media post about Bola Tinubu. The DSS, in a letter dated September 7, alleged that Sowore made criminal and derogatory remarks against Tinubu in a post…
Sowore Released On Bail, Wasn’t Tortured In Custody – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that the recent arrest of human rights activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, was based on credible and corroborated allegations including forgery, cyberstalking, and other offences currently under active investigation. The Force also dismissed widespread claims that Sowore was tortured while in custody. In a detailed statement issued over the…
Sowore To Sue Nigeria Police Over Recent Detention, Alleged Inhuman Treatment
Former presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has resolved to sue the Nigeria Police Force over what his legal team termed “inhumane treatment” during his recent detention. In a Saturday statement, his lawyer, Tope Temokun, alleged that police officers fractured Sowore’s arm during a violent attempt to forcibly transfer him from one cell…
Investing Military Funds In Internal Policing Will Reduce Terrorism By Almost 70% — Sowore
Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has said that Nigeria could reduce terrorism by almost 70 percent if the Federal Government diverts part of the military budget into internal policing and security reforms. “All that cost to the military that is stolen, filtered, or mismanaged—or properly spent where they claimed to—if you invest that in internal…
FG Drops Treason Charge Against Sowore After Judge’s Last Warning To Dismiss Case
The Federal Government has withdrawn its case against Omoyele Sowore, the #RevolutionNow convener, who was accused of treason. A Notice of Discontinuance was officially stamped by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. It was signed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Wednesday. The Notice…
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