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Nigeria: U.S. Expresses 'Deep Concern' About Sowore's Arrest
Premium Times, 8 December 2019
The U.S. government has said it is 'deeply concerned' by the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore by the State Security Service (SSS). Read more »
Nigerian Publisher/Politician Rearrested in Court After Release
Former presidential candidate and political activist Omoyele Sowore was rearrested by Department of State Service (DSS) agents Friday in court following his release Thursday night after being held since August for organising #RevolutionNow protests. Repeated court orders for his release were ignored, and he was charged with treason, money laundering and insulting President Muhammadu Buhari.
Omoyele Sowore was rearrested in court by agents from the Department of State Security (DSS) the day after he was released on court order.
Omoyele Sowore, an activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the last general election.
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Nigeria: Sowore - Rein in DSS, Soyinka Tells Buhari
Daily Trust, 7 December 2019
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka yesterday condemned the alleged invasion of the court in Abuja by officials of the Department of State Service (DSS), asking President Muhammadu… Read more »
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Nigeria: Confusion in Court As DSS Allegedly Attempts to Re-Arrest Sowore
Daily Trust, 6 December 2019
The Federal High Court in Abuja has been thrown into confusion as the Department of State Services (DSS) allegedly attempts to re-arrest Omoyele Sowore immediately after the end of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Menendez Condemns Harassment and Re-arrest of NJ Journalist in Nigeria
United States Senate, 3 December 2019
Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after Omoyele Sowore, a prominent Nigerian-American… Read more »
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Nigeria: Drama As Armed DSS Operatives Move to Rearrest Sowore in Court
Vanguard, 6 December 2019
There was a mild drama at the court 7, Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, as armed operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) moved to rearrest Omoyele Sowore,… Read more »
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Nigeria: Drama As DSS Re-Arrests Sowore, Bakare in Court
Vanguard, 6 December 2019
The Department of State Service, DSS, on Friday re-arrested pro-democracy activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore. Read more »
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Nigeria: SSS Storms Abuja Court to Rearrest Sowore
Premium Times, 6 December 2019
The State Security Service (SSS) has invaded the Federal High Court in a controversial bid to rearrest the Omoyele Sowore, PREMIUM TIMES can report. Read more »
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Nigeria: Supporters Say Opposition Activist, Reporter Released from Detention
VOA, 6 December 2019
Supporters of Nigerian activist and reporter Omoyele Sowore say he has been freed from state custody following a Thursday court ruling demanding his release. Read more »
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Nigeria: Sowore - We Have Not Violated Court Order - DSS
Vanguard, 5 December 2019
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, said it did not violate the court order on the release of Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow Protest, and his… Read more »
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Nigeria: Activist Sowore Released from Detention
Premium Times, 5 December 2019
The State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday night released Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters. Read more »
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Nigeria: DSS Releases Sowore, Bakare From Detention
Vanguard, 5 December 2019
Following a 24-hour ultimatum that was handed to it by the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Department of State Service, DSS, on Thursday evening, released pro-democracy activist… Read more »
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Nigeria: DSS Releases Sowore, Bakare
Daily Trust, 5 December 2019
The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has released the Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore. Read more »
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Nigeria: DSS Complies With Court Order, Releases Sowore, Bakare
This Day, 5 December 2019
The Department of State Services has complied with the order of Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja which directed it to release the convener of #RevolutionNow… Read more »
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Nigeria: Release Sowore Within 24 Hours, Court Orders State Security Service
Premium Times, 5 December 2019
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, awarded N100,000 against the State Security Service (SSS) for flouting the court order made on… Read more »
InFocus
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Dozens of protesters gathered in Lagos to demand the release of activist Omoyele Sowore who has been detained since August. The protesters were reportedly fired on an pepper ... Read more »
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Nigerian Federal High Court Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has reviewed the bail conditions an earlier court imposed on the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and his ... Read more »
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Former Nigerian presidential candidate and political activist Omoyele Sowore has been granted bail but remains in custody. The Federal High Court has ruled that there is no extant ... Read more »
