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FG Stops Treason Case against Sowore
The Federal Government has declared its intention to discontinue the treasonable felony case instituted against the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. The development was made known in a document by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The document dated February 15, 2024, was addressed to the Federal High…
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Court Lifts Movement Restriction on Sowore
A Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, lifted the movement restriction on human rights activist and convener of Revolution Now, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was, in 2019, restricted to Abuja by a Federal High Court following charges of treasonable felony and cyberstalking the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), among other offences. The Appeal Court ruled…
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Police Deny Officer Attacked Omoyele Sowore
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied that any of its officers shot Mr. Omoyele Sowore this morning. This is contained in a statement by spokesperson for the command, Mariam Yusuf. The statement debunks the viral message in some sections of the social media purporting that Sowore was shot by a female Assistant Commissioner of…
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BREAKING: Police Fire Teargas At Omoyele Sowore
A political activist and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has been shot by a police officer in Abuja. The female police officer reportedly fired a teargas cannister at Mr Sowore who was at the Unity Fountain in Abuja for a protest. This newspaper gathered that he sustained gunshots injuries and has been rushed to…
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Lawyer Alleges Violation of Sowere’s Rights
Mr Marshall Abubakar, counsel to the Revolution Now Convener, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that there is a plan by the Federal Government to keep Mr. Sowore and four others in detention without recourse to judicial processes and the right to fair hearing. Mr. Abubakar made the allegation at the premises of a Federal Capital Territory…
