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Nigeria: Court Rules On Sowore's Detention Tomorrow
Leadership, 7 August 2019
An Abuja Federal High Court will, tomorrow, rule in the application filed by the Department of State Service (DSS), seeking an order to detain Omoyele Sowore, the African Action… Read more »
Court to Rule on Nigerian Activist Sowore's Detention
State Security Services has asked a federal high court to grant it permission to detain the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for 90 days. He was arrested for calling for nationwide protests on August 5 - Revolution Now - which the state security services said was aimed at a forceful overthrow of the government.
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Nigeria: Govt Seeks Court Order to Detain Sowore for Months
Premium Times, 6 August 2019
The State Security Services has asked a federal high court to grant it the permission to detain the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, for 90 days. Read more »
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Nigeria: Activist's Detention a Sign of Growing Intolerance
HRW, 7 August 2019
The detention of a pro-democracy activist on August 4, 2019 may well signify the Nigerian government's growing intention to shut down dissent,. Read more »
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Nigeria: Biafra Leader Praises Sowore, Says He Displayed Highest Form of Bravery
Vanguard, 6 August 2019
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has lauded the 2019 Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, for calling for a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Buhari's Govt, Major Beneficiary of Protests, Tightening the Noose On Freedom
Premium Times, 6 August 2019
Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s now f amous statement about being the most insulted president in the world who gave Nigerians “total freedom” they… Read more »
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Nigeria: Akhaine Calls for Sowore's Release
Vanguard, 5 August 2019
Political Science Department of Lagos State University, Prof. Sylvester Akhaine, called for the immediate release of the presidential candidate of African Action Congres, AAC, Mr.… Read more »
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Nigeria: Sowore Speaks On #RevolutionNow From Custody
Premium Times, 6 August 2019
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian activist and publisher who was arrested on Saturday, has spoken from detention. Read more »
InFocus
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Nigerian security officers have fired teargas and arrested a number of #RevolutionNow protesters in Lagos, saying that the gathering was unlawful. The protesters are fighting Read more »
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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has dismissed calls for protests, saying the days of coups and revolution are long gone. This comes after state security agents arrested ... Read more »
