The Senate has began the probe of the action of Department of State Services, DSS operatives following the rearrest of #revolutionnow protest convener, Omoyele Sowore, at the premises of a Federal High Court in Abuja. Senate on Thursday mandated its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters chaired by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, All Progressives […]
A group of protesters under the aegis of Guardian of Democracy Initiative on Friday, stormed the premises of the Federal High Court, venue of the ongoing trial of #RevolutionNow convener Omoyele Sowore. The protesters who booed at Sowore upon his arrival in court, demanded for the prosecution of the former Presidential Candidate, carrying placards and […]
Sahara reporters founder, Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare have been rearrested by the Department of State Services after a stand-off that lasted almost two hours at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday on account of fresh charges. Supporters of the duo had resisted attempts by men of the DSS to arrest them in […]
The Department of State services (DSS) has tried to rearrest Rights Activist and pro-democracy campaigner, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore at the federal high court in Abuja. He regained freedom yesterday after more than three months that he was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) Reports have it that the DSS officers stormed […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest,within 24 hours. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, who gave the ordered, also awarded a N100, 000 fine against the DSS over its delay to serve the defence counsel with the additional proof of evidence in the […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday insisted that Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the planned RevolutionNow protest would only be released upon proper documentation of persons willing to bail him. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations Officer of the Service disclosed this at a media conference in Abuja. He said the service was […]
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Rev. Justin Welby, has responded to an open letter by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), calling on him to use his good offices and friendship with President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on him to obey the judgment of the court ordering the release of activists Omoyele Sowore and […]
No doubt, the recent warning credited to the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, that disobeying Court orders would attract grave consequences stands out to be commended in the light of the numerous courts orders that were in the past not obeyed. The sore issue of disobedience to courts orders in this […]
The recent attacks on the Department of State Service (DSS) with regards to the handling of the demonstrators demanding the release of the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, is at best uncharitable. I say this for the fact that the demonstrators acted out of ignorance, and as usual, some segment of the country that […]
The Department of State Services (DSS), says no person has turned up to take delivery of Mr Omoyele Sowore since a court order was received for his release. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations’ Officer of the Service disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the clarification was necessary for reasons […]
Sahara reporters owner and RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore and co-defendant, Olawale Bakare is set to be released after meeting bail conditions. Femi Falana, lawyer to Sowore and Bakare, who stated this on Wednesday, explained that they have both met their bail conditions and are expected to be released later today. Details shortly…
Convener of the RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare have pleaded not guilty to Federal government seven-count charges of treasonable felony and other sundry offences instituted against them. Sowore, who was arraigned in the court on Monday, mounted the dock alongside his co-defendant, Olawale Adebayo Bakare (aka Mandate) and declined to […]
The Department of State Service (DSS) on Friday refused a bailiff of the Federal High Court in Abuja from servicing a new court order for the release of Mr. Omoye Sowore. The bailiff who was at the DSS headquarters in Abuja at about 9.30 a.m. today was refused entry into the DSS the headquarters because […]
The founder of Sahara reporters and convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, has disclosed how he discovered that he has been granted jail by Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Tuesday. Sowore, who spoke to Sahara Reporters at the facility of the Department of State Services, Abuja, said, “On Tuesday morning, I was asked to dress up […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, has granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of #RevolutionNow protest. According to Politics Nigeria, Sowore, who is the Former presidential Candidate of the African Action Congress, is also to submit his International passport. In his ruling, Justice Taiwo Taiwo said the […]
The court on Tuesday has dismissed the application by the Department of Social Security (DSS) to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore. Recall that Sowore is being arraigned as a result of charges of Treasonable Felony and conspiring to topple the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari. The counsel to Sowore, […]
Patrick Okohue The Nigerian political environment has been awash since the weekend following the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by some aggrieved members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) at the 2nd Annual Igbo Cultural Festival held in Nuremberg, Germany. Senator Ekweremadu who was attending as a speaker/special guest of honor […]
Department of State Services (DSS), has revealed how Mr Sowere Omoyele, the convener of the #RevolutionNow protest received an undisclosed amount of Dollars from foreign sponsors, to overthrow the government of Muhammadu Buhari and to set the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) or Shiites, Ibrahim El-Zazaky free. The Service said that investigation it […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari led government and the Federal High Court of abuse of power. The group made the statement on Thursday while reacting to the granting of an ex-parte order by Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, to the Department of State […]
The Media Seminar to herald the 2019 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon took place yesterday at the Sports Bar of the Teslim Balogun Stadium. Journalists interested in covering the 2019 race had a fruitful session with the organisers as well as other resource persons present to share their experiences and what is expected from the […]