Northern group backs Sowore’s #RevolutionNow protest (Punch)

The Joint Northern Action Front on Sunday announced that it will participate in the #RevolutionNow protest against President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The group called on northerners to join other activists across the country to protest the bad governance of the All Progressives…

Court sends Sowore to 45-day detention, Nigerians attack FG (Punch)

The Federal Government and the judiciary came under attack on Thursday as a Federal High Court in Abuja granted the Department of State Services permission to detain the publisher of SaharaReporters and convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, for…

We’ll challenge Sowore’s detention order, says Falana (Punch)

Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who is Sowore’s lawyer, indicated to The PUNCH on Thursday, that he would file an application to challenge the order by a Federal High Court in Abuja that granted the Department of State Services permission to detain the…

* Sowore ought to have been arraigned by now —Falana (Punch) * Igbo youths condemn clampdown on RevolutionNow protesters (Nation)

Sowore ought to have been arraigned by now —Falana (Punch) Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has expressed disappointment that the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, has not been arraigned. The publisher of Sahara Reporters and presidential candidate…

We visited Sowore in detention —Deji Adeyanju (Punch)

Deji Adeyanju, an associate of publisher of online medium, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, says members of the ‘Take it Back’ movement visited the incarcerated activist on Monday. “He’s in high spirit and unmoved,” Adeyanju said. The post was accompanied by an…

Surely, not again!!! – Wole Soyinka

Deployment of alarmist expressions such as “treason”, “anarchist”, “public incitement” etc. by Security forces have become so predictable and banal that they have become meaningless. Beyond the word ‘revolution’, another much misused and misunderstood word, nothing that (Omoyele) Sowore has…

* RevolutionNow saga: Protesters, Buhari group may clash, Soyinka, others knock Presidency (Punch) * El-Zakzaky: Police warn against procession (Nation)

RevolutionNow saga: Protesters, Buhari group may clash, Soyinka, others knock Presidency (Punch) The organisers of the #RevolutionNow protests on Sunday met to finalise preparations for the anti-Federal Government protests they scheduled for Monday (today). After the meetings, which were held…

Sowore’s Arrest: Calling a protest is not a crime -Dr. Joe Odumakin

Human rights activist and President of Centre for Change, Dr. Joe Odumakin has condemned the arrest of former African Action Congress (AAC) Presidential candidate, Mr Omoyele Sowore by the men of the DSS ahead of Monday, August 5, 2019 protest.…

*We’ll continue to recognise Sowore as AAC chairman —INEC (Punch) * Fani-Kayode hails Tinubu’s alleged presidential ambition (Guardian)

We’ll continue to recognise Sowore as AAC chairman —INEC (Punch) The Independent National Electoral Commission has recognised Omoyele Sowore as the substantive National Chairman of the African Action Congress. National Executive Committee of the party, on May 13, had written…

N500bn CBN scam: Emefiele should be investigated, says Sowore (Punch)

The presidential candidate of African Action Congress and publisher of Saharareporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to sack and arrest the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, for alleged N500bn scam. He made the…

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