Tag: Sowore
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Sowore Leads ‘Tinubu Must Go’ Protest In Abuja
By Opeyemi Adelakun African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has led a protest in Abuja, with demonstrators calling for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to leave office. Sowore was seen at the head of the demonstration on Tuesday as protesters marched through parts of the Federal Capital Territory, chanting, “Tinubu must go.” The protesters…
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NAF Crash: Sowore Questions Nigeria’s Emergency Response
By Ameh Sunday Enyo-ojo Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has expressed deep sadness over the crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft near Igbokoda in Ondo State. According to Sowore, the aircraft was carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members, whom he said were “now presumably killed.” In a statement, Sowore sympathised with the families…
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Sowore Calls for Suspension, Scrapping of NYSC After Corps Members’ Abduction
By Ameh Sunday Enyo-ojo Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has called for the immediate suspension and eventual scrapping of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme following the abduction of prospective corps members in Imo State. Sowore made the call in a post on his official social media handle, reacting…
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Tinubu’s Return Repeats Pattern Seen Under Yar’Adua, Buhari – Sowore
By Opeyemi Adelakun African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has criticised the manner in which President Bola Tinubu was received after returning to Nigeria following an extended stay abroad. Sowore made the comments in a post on X, where he shared a video of the President’s arrival and reception at the airport. According to…
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2027: How Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Sowore, Others Plan To Address Nigeria’s Challenges
By Opeyemi Adelakun The 2027 presidential race is increasingly taking shape around competing proposals on how to address Nigeria’s economic difficulties, insecurity, energy challenges and rising cost of living. President Bola Tinubu and opposition candidates including Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, Adewole Adebayo, Omoyele Sowore, Seyi Makinde and Donald Duke have all outlined policy priorities ahead…
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Court Adjourns Sowore’s Cyber-Bullying Trial To October 2
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned until October 2 the continuation of the defence of the African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in the alleged cyber-bullying case filed against him by the Department of State Services. Sowore is being prosecuted over social media posts he published in August 2025…
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Sowore Returns To Nigeria From The United States Today
Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, will return to Nigeria today from the United States after a trip that reunited him with his young family, from whom he had been separated for over 20 months as a result of arrests, detentions, court restrictions, and the seizure of his international passport by…
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Sowore Joins Free Palestine Protest in New York — What Does It Mean for His 2027 Presidential Bid?
By George Omagbemi African Action Congress (AAC) 2027 presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has joined a pro-Palestinian protest in New York, United States, declaring solidarity with Palestinians and calling for justice and human rights. Sowore participated in the demonstration as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. He…
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Sowore Clears Doubts, Confirms 2027 Presidential Bid
By Opeyemi Adelakun African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has said there should be no doubt about his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election after Peoples Redemption Party candidate Donald Duke questioned whether he was running. Duke, a former Cross River State governor, had described Sowore as a “voice of conscience” during an…
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Tinubu’s 21-Day Absence: Makinde, ADC, Sowore Demand Answers
By George Omagbemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s extended stay abroad has triggered fresh political and constitutional debate, with Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and AAC presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore questioning why presidential powers were not formally transmitted to Vice President Kashim Shettima. Tinubu left Nigeria on August 30, 2026, for…
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2027: Sowore Vows To Scrap First Lady’s Office, End Governors’ Security Votes
By Opeyemi Adelakun African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has said he will not establish an Office of the First Lady if elected president in the 2027 election. Sowore made the declaration during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, arguing that the position of First Lady is not created by the…
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DSS Moves To Put Sowore’s Cyberbullying Case On Hold Until After 2027 Election
By Paul Joseph The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly directed its private counsel, Akinolu Kehinde, SAN, to initiate steps toward suspending the alleged cyberbullying case against African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election. According to the information obtained by Starnews NG, the decision followed a meeting…