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Court Rejects Sowore’s Documents in Cyberstalking Trial Over Claims Against Tinubu

admin / 7 days

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Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected two sets of documents tendered by politician and online publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing trial over alleged cyberstalking. Mr. Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for allegedly making false claims against President Bola Tinubu, whom he […]

Sowore Freed on Bail as Court Warns Against Inciting Public Amid Cybercrime Allegations

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Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday granted Mr. Omoyele Sowore bail on self-recognition, cautioning him against making any statements capable of inciting the public against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Sowore’s bail followed his arraignment by the Department of State Services (DSS) on a five-count charge bordering on alleged cybercrime. He […]

Court Adjourns Hearing in Police Case against Sowore over #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest

admin / 4 months

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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rescheduled the hearing of a police suit against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest to 5 November, following the absence of the presiding judge. Justice Mohammed Umar, who was expected to sit on Wednesday, was said to be attending to matters at the Enugu Division […]

Police Re-Arrest Sowore After Bail Over #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest

admin / 4 months

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Human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, was on Friday re-arrested by the Nigeria Police Force shortly after being granted bail by a Magistrate Court in Kuje, Abuja. Sowore, a prominent campaigner for the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement, had appeared in court alongside Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra […]

Sowore Insists on #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest Despite Court Ban

admin / 4 months

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Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has vowed to proceed with the planned #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest despite a Federal High Court order restricting demonstrations around key government institutions in Abuja. The protest, scheduled for Monday, 20 October 2025, seeks the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in custody since his […]

Free Speech on Trial? Sowore Challenges DSS and Tech Giants in Abuja Court

admin / 5 months

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Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, has filed two fundamental rights suits at the Federal High Court, Abuja, against the Department of State Services (DSS) and social media giants Meta (Facebook) and X Corp. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his legal team and signed by […]

‘No One Is Safe’: Labour Union, Atiku Condemn Police Over Sowore Arrest

admin / 6 months

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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the repeated arrest and detention of human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, warning that such actions risk returning Nigeria to a dictatorship where dissent is crushed. In a statement signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero, the union described Sowore as a “moral compass” whose harassment reflects a dangerous slide […]

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Court Rejects Sowore’s Documents in Cyberstalking Trial Over Claims Against Tinubu

Sowore Freed on Bail as Court Warns Against Inciting Public Amid Cybercrime Allegations

Court Adjourns Hearing in Police Case against Sowore over #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest

Police Re-Arrest Sowore After Bail Over #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protest

Sowore Insists on #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest Despite Court Ban

‘No One Is Safe’: Labour Union, Atiku Condemn Police Over Sowore Arrest