Omoyele Sowore

A retired officer of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, who previously alleged that he was tortured and detained for 21 days following a dispute over the management of retired officers’ welfare funds, has apologised to the Director-General of the agency, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, for taking the matter to the media.

The African Action Congress (AAC) has sought the approval of President Bola Tinubu to inaugurate the Presidential Campaign Council of its 2027 presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja.

Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s approval of 18-month tenure extensions for the heads of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), accusing the administration of frustrating career progression by retaining serving officials.

The decision, according to a source familiar with the matter, is aimed at ensuring that Sowore is able to participate fully in the electioneering process without the pending court proceedings constituting an impediment to his political activities.

Sowore disclosed this during an interview on Arise News on Tuesday, days after the two politicians clashed during a political panel at the conference.

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...