Sowore was not arrested as a journalist but for calling for a revolution- Presidency clarifies
SSA to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu The Presidency has insisted that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will not allow any individual or group to incite the…
I can no longer hear Sowore’s case – Judge tells court
Justice Ahmed Muhammed has recused himself from hearing any suit concerning the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Mr Omoyele Sowore. The judge made the declaration at the Federal High Court…
Sowore’s rearrest: CSOs demand release of Sowore, give FG 14 days to prosecute DSS officials
A coalition of civil society organisations in Nigeria have issued a 14- day ultimatum to the Federal Government demanding the release of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement. This ultimatum…
Falana expresses dismay over Sowore’s rearrest, says it is embarrassing
Lead Counsel and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has criticised the Department of State Security Services (DSS) for disrupting court proceedings and eventually rearresting his clients, Mr. Omoyele Sowore…
Sowore’s wife speaks: ‘I want my husband back to his family in New Jersey’
Wife of Omoyele Sowore, co-convener of RevolutionNow, Mrs Opeyemi Sowore, has reacted to the release of her husband who was released by the Department of State Services, DSS, after 125…
Sowore: We have not violated court order, Nobody has come to to take Sowore and co. on bail–DSS insists
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, said it did not violate the court order on the release of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare….
DSS says those who came for Sowore’s release were protesters, insists administrative procedures must be followed
Omoyele Sowore The Department of State Service, DSS has defended the continued detention of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Mr Omoyele Sowore. Addressing a news conference in Abuja…
Nigeria is a lawless country, defiant Sowore declares, addresses supporters
Omoyele Sowore, co-convener of RevolutionNow campaign has called Nigeria a “lawless country” when he addressed the crowd at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. He was denied bail…
Wole Soyinka slams FG over charges against Sowore
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticised the Muhammadu Buhari administration over the charges of treasonable felony and other counts filed against the detained Convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Mr Omoyele…
Court refuses to grant Sowore’s application challenging his detention by the DSS
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of…