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IG’s appointment legal, police replies Sowore

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…Says action tantamount to destabilisation of security BY STEPHEN GBADAMOSI The Nigeria Police Force has debunked a claim by Mr. Omoyele Sowore that the Inspector General of Police (OGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, is illegally occupying his position. The Nigeria Police, in a statement by

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Police arraigns Sowore for calling Egbetokun “illegal IG”

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…Sowore pleaded not guilty, Court rule on bail application Thursday BY ANDREW OROLUA The Nigeria Police on Wednesday arraigned former presidential candidate and activist, Omoleye Sowore on an amended 16-count charge over comments he made on social media on the Inspector-General I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The I-G had, in the amended charge marked:

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Sowore allegedly reveals Tinubu’s plan against Nigerians

Ihesiulo Grace 3 January 2024 0

The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has accused President Bola Tinubu of having an agenda against poor Nigerians. Sowore alleged that the President plans “to completely wipe the struggling people of Nigeria off the face of the earth.” He made the claim following a report that the Nigerian National […]

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Sowore in Akure, demands Akeredolu’s resignation

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Renowned Rights Activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore, on Saturday, at a townhall at the Akure City Hall demanded the resignation of Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Sowore at the meeting said it was necessary to rescue the state from the few individuals allegedly siphoning the resources of the state. He also challenged the House of […]

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After criticizing Yar’Adua’s family in 2010, Sowore hits Akeredolu for refusing to hand over

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2023 0

The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has knocked Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for refusing to relinquish power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Sowore, in a tweet via his official X handle, called out the governor for his role in ensuring that the family of late former Nigerian president Umar Musa Yar’Adua […]

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Sowore says Lagos workers should be earning N300,000 monthly

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2023 0

The presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC) at the 2023 presidential election, Omoyele Sowore, has suggested that Lagos workers should be paid at least N300,000 monthly salary. Stating this in the wake of the recent controversies surrounding the public procurement document released by the Lagos state government, Sowore argued that after the public

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Buhari, Emefiele, others, masterminded my 2019 DSS ordeal– Sowore

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2023 0

Rights activist Omoyele Sowore has named those behind his predicament at the hands of the Federal Government. Sowore alleged that former President Muhammadu Buhari, the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, Abba Kyari, and Isa Funtua were behind his ordeal with the Federal Government. He disclosed this while reacting to […]

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Sowore rejects Buhari’s apology

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2023 0

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 general election, Omoyole Sowore has rejected an apology offered to Nigerians by President Muhammadu Buhari as his administration wind-up. Buhari had on Friday asked Nigerians to pardon him, especially those he might have hurt while discharging his duties. Reacting to Buhari’s apologies, Sowore

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Sowore speaks on Tinubu’s whereabouts

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Omoyele Sowore, a presidential candidate in the 2019 and 2023 elections, on Saturday said contrary to claims by some of his handlers, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect of Nigeria, was not seen anywhere in Mecca, Saudi Arabia recently. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that in March, after the 2023 presidential election, the president-elect travelled to Europe, precisely […]

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Sowore fires Obasanjo, accuses him of hypocrisy over Igbophobia

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2023 0

Media entrepreneur and presidential hopeful in the 2019 and 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, has said he has “never seen anybody among Nigerians that has probably killed more Igbos than former president Olusegun Obasanjo”. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Sowore was reacting to Obasanjo’s recent statement where the former Nigerian leader condemned the anti-Igbo sentiments in

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Sowore reveals real location of alleged cyberstalker, Chude

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Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) on Friday said Nnamdi Chude, a Nigerian youth who was arrested and detained for alleged cyberstalking, was found at the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Abuja. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Chude was arrested in Onitsha, Anambra State on March, 18, 2023 by […]

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Sowore publishes campaign expenditure for November

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The African Action Congress (AAC) has published its campaign spending for November 2022 as Gathered by Naija News. It was learnt that the Sowore Political Action Committee (SPAC) released details of financial transactions undertaken to support the campaign of the party’s presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, for November 2022. This platform understands that the

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FG-ASUU Face-off: Why no-work-no-pay policy should start from Buhari — Sowore

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BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, while speaking on the issues between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, said the ‘no work, no pay’ policy reportedly enforced on the lecturers ought to be applicable to President Muhammadu Buhari. Sowore, who spoke at the […]

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Sowore Slams N200m Lawsuit Against Businessman Ned Nwoko and Nigeria Police for Illegal Arrest

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Wẹ have commenced the process of slamming 200million naira damages fundamental rights enforcement suit in the federal high court Abuja on behalf of Omoyele Sowore against the acclaimed billionaire politician, Hon. Ned Nwoko and the police authorities for the illegal arrest of Omoyele Sowore at the Court of Appeal premises on the 24th of February […]

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Sowore calls out Ned Nwoko for using police to oppress Nigerians

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Sowore blasts Ned Nwoko for ‘using police to oppress Nigerians,’ demands immediate release of kayanmata seller, Jaruma. Activist publisher and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has weighed in on the battle between businessman Ned Nwoko and Jaruma. Recall that an Abuja court, on Tuesday, remanded Jaruma to prison custody in the alleged defamation

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Malami Nigeria’s worst Attorney-General so far – Sowore

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2021 0

Convener of the Revolution Now Movement, Omoyele Sowore, on Monday criticized the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami. Sowore said Malami is the worst AGF so far in Nigeria who cannot parade himself as a lawyer in “serious climes.” The pro-democracy activist was reacting to a comment by a political activist, Dele Farotimi, […]

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Sowore: Police demanding huge money for my late brother’s autopsy

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2021 0

Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of trying to frustrate his family after his younger brother was shot dead in Edo state. Sowore raised the alarm in a post via his Facebook account on Wednesday. He alleged that the Nigeria Police Force is charging them exorbitantly to ”discourage” them […]

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Police free human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2021 0

Omoyele Sowore, a human rights activist, was arrested at the Federal High Judge in Abuja and released after the court deferred the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra. Sowore revealed this in a video he posted on social media on Monday. “We’ve been set free. We were apprehended […]

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Sowore issues directive to Nigerians In UK Over Buhari’s Medical Trip

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2021 0

Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, has advised Nigerians in the United Kingdom to occupy the London hospital where President Muhammadu Buhari will undergo medical examinations. Remember that the President of Nigeria flew to the United Kingdom on Wednesday for “routine medical leave,” as reported by his media aide, Femi Adesina, on Tuesday.

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Sowore Slams Pastor Tunde Bakare Over Silence on Nigeria’s polity

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2020 0

Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised the General Overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, for keeping mum over bad governance, corruption and oppression under the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Daily Times gathered that Sowore expressed his views in a Twitter post on Saturday. READ ALSO: Eight dead as Police engage in […]