Tag: revolution now
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Did Omoyele Sowore Actually Commit Treasonable Felony?
By Sunday Menukuro It is no more news that Omoyele Sowore, the Publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of “RevolutionNow Protest” was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) before the execution of his planned protests, with some individuals also arrested on August 5, during the protest which was described as ‘treasonable felony and…
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DSS seeks court order to detain Sowore beyond 48 hours
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has fixed August 8 to rule on an application by the Department of State Security Service (DSS) seeking an order to detain the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore for 90 days pending the conclusion of its investigation. Sowore, who is the founder of Sahara Reporters…
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Things you should know about Sowore’s ‘Revolution Now’ movement
Youths and facilitators under the auspices of the Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria on Monday, August 4, defied threats of security agencies to hold the ‘Revolution Now’ protest in four states of the country and Abuja States where the Revolution protests took place are; Lagos, Osun, Ondo and Cross River. It would…
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Sowore speaks from DSS custody, happy Nigerians went ahead with RevolutionNow Protest
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian activist and publisher who was arrested on Saturday, has spoken from detention. Mr Sowore maintained a spirit of defiance when associates visited him in the custody of the State Security Service on Monday evening, two days after his arrest, according to Sahara Reporters, his media platform. “I am pleased that the…
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RevolutionNow: Police Paralysis Sporting Activities In Kwara With Heavily-armed Officials
Sporting activities at the Kwara Stadium Complex Ilorin, were in the early hours of Monday put to a halt with the presence of heavily-armed men of the Nigeria Police. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that athletes, who had arrived at the stadium for training, were turned back by the Police. Many of the…