Tag: Sowore

Court rejects Sowore’s bid to delay cyberbullying trial

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Court rejects Sowore’s bid

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, seeking to postpone proceedings in his alleged cyberbullying trial until after the court’s annual vacation. Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed the request yesterday, after Sowore’s counsel informed the court that the lead defence lawyer was out of the country and asked for a lengthy adjournment. Counsel for the Department of State Services (DSS) opposed the application, arguing that the matter had suffered repeated delays at the instance of the defendant. The…

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Alleged FCT land-grabbing: Sowore leads hundreds in protest against Wike

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Sowore leads protest against Wike2

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, yesterday led hundreds of protesters through parts of Abuja in a demonstration against alleged land grabbing in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The protesters accused the administration of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, of revoking and reallocating legally acquired lands to political allies and associates. Carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs, the demonstrators demanded the protection of public spaces, particularly Jabi Lake and Jabi Park, warning against attempts to privatize or encroach on the areas. Some of the banners displayed inscriptions…

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El-Rufa’i, Ganduje face fresh calls for probe over alleged killing of Dadiyata

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El Rufa'i, Ganduje on calls for probe

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called for an independent probe into the disappearance and alleged killing of Kaduna-based activist, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Sowore urged authorities to invite former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i; former Kano State governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje; former Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) Yusuf Bichi; and former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, for questioning over the matter. The activist made the demand in a Facebook post yesterday, while reacting to recent moves by the Nigeria…

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DSS re-arraigns Sowore on amended cyber-stalking charges

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DSS re arraigns Sowore

…Meta, X dropped Justice Mohammed Umar,  of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has struck out Meta and X as defendants in the amended cyber-bullying charges brought against Omoyele Sowore for calling President Bola Tinubu a ‘criminal’. The presiding judge yesterday struck-out names of the two foreign defendants when Sowore was re-arraigned, and following the request of counsel to the Department of the State Service (DSS), lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN) withdrawing them from the new charge. In a short ruling, Justice Umar removed X Corp., the owner of the social…

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#FreeNnamdiKanu: Sowore, others barred from protesting near Villa, NASS

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Sowore, others barred

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has restrained the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore and others from protesting tomorrow Monday in some areas in Abuja, including the Aso Rock Villa, for the release of detained the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The court also barred the protesters from anywhere close to the Presidential Villa, National Assembly, Force Headquarters, Court of Appeal, Eagle Square, and Shehu Shagari Way, pending the hearing of the Motion on notice. Justice Mohammed Umar, on Friday, granted the ex-parte…

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“Withdraw charges against Sowore, X, Facebook” – SERAP, Amnesty tell Tinubu

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SERAP, Amnesty

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project  (SERAP) and Amnesty International Nigeria have asked President Bola Tinubu to order the withdrawal of criminal charges filed against activist Omoyele Sowore, as well as the social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, over alleged anti-Tinubu posts. This was disclosed in a joint letter dated September 20, 2025, and signed by SERAP deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare, and Amnesty International Nigeria director, Isa Sanusi.  The groups urged Tinubu to stop the Department of State Services and other security agencies from “misusing judicial processes to…

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IGP charges Sowore, Sahara Reporters with false publication, forgery

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IGP charges Sowore

The Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, has formally charged activist and online publisher Omoyele Sowore with false publication and forgery, citing alleged attempts to incite public unrest through his media platforms. The 3-counts, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, accuses Sowore and Sahara Reporters of conspiring to commit forgery, posting a forged police signal, and disseminating false information aimed at inciting members of the police and the public. The counts state that on July 30 and 31, 2025, Sowore allegedly forged a police wireless message purportedly signed…

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Sowore regains freedom, says detention ‘illegal’

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Sowore regains

Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody. Sowore had been detained at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory since Wednesday when he honoured an invitation from the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Monitoring Unit. The activist confirmed, who his release in a Facebook post, described his detention as “illegal and unjust”. “The Nigeria Police Force has capitulated to the demands of the revolutionary movement. I have been released from unjust, illegal and unwarranted detention.…

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Nigeria not united because of foundational problems – Omoyele Sowore

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The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, says the country is not united because it has foundational problems that need addressing. Sowore stated this at the weekend, at a town hall series for presidential candidates organised by Arise TV and Centre for Democracy and Development, (CDD). The AAC presidential candidate said Nigeria did not have a right foundation from the period it got its independence in 1960. According to him, We have foundational problems, which we finished discussing – those things that divided us. We never…

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State of the Nation: “Nigeria must address anomalies in its democratic space, governance” – Sowore

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Says has not delivered democracy to its people The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has once again emphasised the need for a revolution in Nigeria, aimed at addressing the anomalies in the country’s democratic space and governance. Sowore, who made the remark while featuring as a guest on Liberty TV programme “Democracy in Practice”, lamented that despite over two decades of civilian democracy, inequalities in the distribution of power and resources have continued to impact the peoples right to equal protection and due process. This…

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