Tag: sowore
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Disregard for the judiciary worst under Buhari-led govt – Soyinka
Playwright and social critic, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed displeasure over the continued disobedience to court rulings by President Muhammadu Buhari led government. Soyinka cited the refusal of the Federal Government to release the detained Publisher SaharaReporters and ex-presidential candidate, Mr Omoyele Sowore, despite a court order. Sowore was arrested for calling for revolution to…
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Sowore’s mum begs Buhari:’My mind is disturbed, release my son now’ [Video]
Mother of the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has reached out to President Muhammadu Buhari to release his son, while stressing that he [Sowore] is not a criminal. Sowore’s mother (Esther), in a video interview with Objectv Media, an online TV, said her health has been compromised with the continued detention of her son.…
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FG’s request for our transfer to prison unknown to law —Sowore, Bakare
Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-detainee, Adebayo Bakare, on Tuesday, described the Federal Government’s application for their transfer from the custody of the Department of State Service to prison as frivolous and unknown to law. They said the fresh application filed by the government before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court…
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Falana worries over bail condition imposed on Sowore
Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has expressed concern that one of the bail conditions imposed on detained publisher of the Sahara reporters, Omoyele Sowore, by the court is the type that would confine him to a specific part of the country even after meeting other conditions. Falana said he could recall that the last time…
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Sowore, Bakare set to approach court again over ‘stringent’ bail conditions
The convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, and co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, charged with treasonable felony, among others, are yet to perfect the bail granted them on October 4, 2019 by a Federal High Court in Abuja. It was learnt on Friday that both men were still in the custody of the Department of State Services…
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Sowore, Jalingo: SERAP writes NJC, seeks directives on citizens’ rights
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial Council (NJC), urging him to use his offices and leadership of the NJC to “urgently develop measures and issue directives to all courts to respond to the disturbing trends by state…
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[Video] Sowore to DSS: Don’t lose your mind supporting ‘Tyrant’ Buhari
– Like it happened under IBB, Abacha, Yar’Adua your support for Buhari will fail Convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore during his arraignment at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday lambasted officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). Sowore told the DSS operatives in the court premise that they shouldn’t lose their mind…
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Sowore docked, pleaded not guilty to treason charge
The Department of State Services, DSS, has docked the convener of the #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore on a seven-count charge of treason, money laundering and cyberstalking President Muhammadu Buhari. Sowore was brought to court in Abuja today alongside another defendant, Olawole Bakare, also known as Mandate. However, Sowore pleaded not guilty to the seven-count charge…
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#RevolutionNow Protest: FG to appeal judgement, drag judge before NJC for granting Sowore bail
Strong indications emerged last night that the federal government may officially file complaints against Justice Taiwo Taiwo at the National Judicial Council (NJC) on account of his decision to grant bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Recall that Justice Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja admitted Sowore to bail…
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Days after meeting bail conditions, DSS refuses to free Sowore
The Department of State Services is still holding on to Omoyele Sowore, despite meeting the bail conditions as spelt out by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Sowore’s lawyer, Femi Falana, a leading human rights lawyer and senior advocate told newsmen that he was at a loss as to why the detainee has…