Tag: Olawale Bakare
Sowore, Bakare Plead ‘Not Guilty’ to charges as court adjourns case to 11th, 12th, 13th March for definite trial
Mr Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant Olawale Bakare on Thursday pleaded not guilty to two-count amended charges of conspiracy to commit treasonable felony and treasonable felony levelled against them. The Prosecutor, Kayode Alilu informed the court that the FG has complied with the order of the court over the payment of N200,000 as a cost to ...Sowore: Court fines FG N200, 000 on attempt to delay trial
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to pay a N200, 000 fine to Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Justice Ojukwu, who gave the order after Aminu Alilu, counsel to the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), sought for an adjournment to enable him ...Sowore to be re-arraigned on fresh, amended charges as court adjourns case
The convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore will be re-arraigned February 13 on fresh charges. This was concluded after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the case on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The prosecutor; AK Alilu informed the court that the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has taken over ...#RevolutionNow: Sowore, Bakare’s trial stalled Tuesday, to resume on Wednesday
The trial of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, will, on Wednesday, resume before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. Although the hearing was scheduled to begin today, Tuesday, the absence of the presiding judge stalled the trial. At about 9a.m. when News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) visited Court ...Sowore thanks Nigerians, calls for a better nation
The convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Mr Omoyele Sowore, has thanked Nigerians following his departure from the custody of the Department of State Service (DSS). Addressing some supporters in Abuja on his way from the DSS office, Sowore believes Nigerians prevailed on the Federal Government to release him. He also called on the people not to ...Dasuki, Sowore’s release: Falana asks FG to Free El-Zakzaky, wife, others
Femi Falana, SAN A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, has noted the release of his client and convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Mr Omoyele Sowore, as well as former National Security Adviser (NSA), Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd). In a statement on Tuesday, Falana confirmed the directive of the ...SERAP petitions UN over violent attacks on Deji Adeyanju, other protesters
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the United Nations over violent attacks on activists, Deji Adeyanju and other protesters in Abuja. SERAP wrote to the UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Clement Voule, expressing concerns urging him to “publicly express concerns about the growing human rights violations and abuses in Nigeria and call on the ...Counter-protesters clash with pro-Sowore protesters in Abuja
A clash occurred between Pro-Sowore protesters and counter-protesters in Abuja on Monday. A civil rights group, The Enough is Enough Movement, had given a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to release Mr. Sowore or face nationwide protests. On Monday, the group marched in front of the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja to submit ...I’ve not received any letter from US lawmakers concerning Sowore’s detention – Malami
AGF and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has said that he is yet to receive any letter from the lawmakers of the United States of America (USA) over the detention of Omoyele Sowore, who was rearrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). ...Sowore alleges threat to life as armed DSS operatives move to rearrest him in court
There was a mild drama at the court 7, Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, as armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) moved to rearrest Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protest, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, at the court premises. The drama stared shortly after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the trial continuation till ...
