Omoyele Sowore

Sowore, who spoke during a session at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, accused Nigerian politicians of misleading citizens about the benefits of subsidy removal and challenged them to account for the use of resources saved from the policy.

Omoyele Sowore has fired back at former Labour Party presidential candidate’s running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, over his criticism of his comments on former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida. Sowore said Babangida’s age and health could not erase controversies surrounding...

Nigeria’s major political parties and candidates have signed a National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. President Bola Tinubu urged candidates to focus on policies while rejecting violence, hate speech and divisive rhetoric. INEC warned of...

Omoyele Sowore has criticised the continued detention of former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai. The AAC presidential candidate described the detention as political vendetta rather than justice. His comments triggered a heated debate on X, with users divided over...

DSS asks Federal High Court to foreclose Omoyele Sowore's defence, accusing him of deliberately frustrating his criminal trial through repeated delays. Proceedings descend into a heated exchange between senior lawyers for the prosecution and defence over an adjournment...

Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, personally appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja to lead the Federal Government's prosecution in the high-profile criminal trial of activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. Fagbemi urged the...

July 6 (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday gave the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, more time to perfect the conditions attached to his N200 million bail after the Department...

June 30 (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted fresh bail to activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in the sum of ₦200 million after previously revoking his bail over his failure to appear before the court. Justice...

June 24 (THEWILL) — The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fixed June 30 for ruling on an application filed by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, seeking to set aside the...

June 22 (THEWILL) — The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore and drop all charges of criminal defamation and cybercrimes against him, as...