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PDP, Atiku spreading falsehood on Sowore – APC

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2019 0

‘The People’s Democratic Party and Atiku Abubakar, in their dubious attempt at painting the APC government bad by all means, have chosen to exercise no restraint whatsoever in spreading falsehood. We would continue to reiterate the need for Nigerians to be wary of these people who are

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Just In- Invasion of court and rearrest of Sowore totally unacceptable – NUJ

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2019 0

Following the unnecessary violation of the sanctity of the court and the rearrest of political activitist, Omoleye Sowore on Friday, the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has viewed the absurdities of the ongoing drama by Agents of the Department of Security Service with dissatisfaction and disenchantment. Shuaibu Usman Leman, the National […]

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How DSS operatives re-arrested Sowore, Bakare

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2019 0

Abuja – Operatives of the Department of State Service (DSS), on Friday, re-arrested Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Sowore and Bakare had resisted being rearrested by the officers of the security outfit shortly after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the day’s proceeding till Feb. 11, Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, 2020

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Sowore: SERAP petitions African Commission over ‘harassment of sureties, Falana’

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2019 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Mrs Soyata Maiga, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the commission’s members requesting them: “to urgently intervene and put pressure on the Nigerian authorities and their agents to immediately end the intimidation and harassment of detained journalist

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Stop blackmailing Nigeria over Sowore, CSO warns SERAP

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2019 0

By Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Social Society for Peace and Social Justice (NSPSJ) has come hard on the Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over what they described as multiple and bare faced lies delibrlately spurned to destabilize  the  country by giving it a bad image before Nigerians and the International Community.  Addressing a […]

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We are ready to release Sowore once…, says DSS

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2019 0

The Department of State Services (DSS) has said that it is ready to release Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement once the processes are concluded. The DSS in a statement on Wednesday, signed by Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, National Headquarters,Abuja , said that the appropriate persons have still not turned […]

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Sowore’s bail conditions left DSS floundering, says Soyinka

Ihesiulo Grace 13 November 2019 0

Prof. Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate, has said that meeting of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore’s bail conditions left Department of State Services, DSS floundering . Soyinka made this known in a statement on Tuesday reacting the DSS’ Tuesday intimidation of protesters who gathered around the service headquarters to demand for the release of Sowore. Soyinka

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Sowore: SERAP condemns violent attacks by SSS officers on peaceful protesters

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2019 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “violent attacks on peaceful protesters demanding the release of Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare as ordered by the court.” In a statement today by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organization said: “We have seen a video footage apparently showing the use of lethal and excessive force

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SERAP asks Archbishop of Canterbury to intervention in Sowore’s case

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2019 0

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Revd Justin Portal Welby urging him to use his good offices and leadership and his “friendship with President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on him to obey court orders most recently involving activists Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare who […]

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No person has turned up to take delivery of Sowore – DSS

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2019 0

Pro-democracy activist, convener of the Revolution Now movement, the African Action Congress’ (AAC) Presidential candidate in the 2019 election Omoyele Sowore, has been reportedly protesting, his continued detention by the Department of State Services (DSS) following a court order for his immediate release. This came as the DSS said that it has gotten the court […]

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Sowore vs DSS application to take witnesses in camera failed

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2019 0

There was a mild drama at Court 7, Federal High Court, Abuja, as application by the Department of State Services (DSS) counsel, Hassan Liman, to take witnesses in the ongoing trial of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, in camera failed. Sowore, alongside Olawale Bakare, is charged by the DSS with treasonable felony, money laundering, among […]

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Sowore’s trial adjourned over Falana’s objection

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

The trial of Omoyele Sowore has been adjourned to the 5th and 6th of December, 2019. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court adjourned the trial due to the objections raised by Counsel to Sowore, Mr Femi Falana to the effect that the defense team was never served with the witness statement that the […]

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Sowore vs DSS: Security beefed up at Federal High Court Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2019 0

Abuja – Security in and around the Federal High Court, Abuja, was, on Wednesday, beefed up by officers of the Nigerian Police Force as Omoyele Sowore, Convener,#RevolutionNow Protest, appeared for commencement of trial. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu had, on Oct. 21, varied the bail conditions granted Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Justice Ojukwu granted the

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Buhari’s govt playing politics with Sowore’s detention – OPC

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has said that ‘it is obvious that the federal government is playing politics with Sowore’s detention just as it asked ‘Where on earth does a democratically elected president flout the law and refuse court orders?’ The OPC Publicity Secretary, Yinka Oguntimehin, in a statement Tuesday said the prolonged detention was deliberate

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“Atiku Is Coming Back To Create A Paradise For Thieves” – Sowore

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2018 0

Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused his opponent in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, of planning a return to power to allegedly create a paradise for thieves who’ll loot the country blind. While addressing the public at a summit, “African Leadership In The Millenium”, a part of Felabration 2018, in Lagos State on Monday, […]

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Tinubu, Others Used To Hide While We Faced The Military In The 90’s – Sowore

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2018 0

Culled from the question and answer session of his #TakeItBack speech in Toronto: Question: We learnt that you are linked to TINUBU and that he is the largest funder of your medium Sahara Reporters *Sowore: I have been linked to all sort of people in the Past. But about Tinubu, I would make some things […]

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‘Nigeria Is Sick Under President Buhari’- Sowore

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2018 0

Omoyele Sowore, 2019 presidential aspirant and founder of online news platform, Saharareporters, has described Nigeria as a sick nation under the current administration led by President Muhammadu Buhari. He gave this verdict during a town hall meeting at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Sowore said that Nigerian workers will be paid