LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has explained why the Supreme Court judgment granting autonomy to local governments would not make any difference. Sowore said the judgement would remain ineffective if state governors continue to control the state electoral machinery. He noted that if state…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has confirmed that he will be travelling to the United States of America Friday night to reunite with his family. This comes after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the release of his passport following the decision of the Nigerian government to withdraw its treasonable felony…
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), says the election results do not “reflect the will of the people”. His statement comes amid criticisms of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its failure to electronically transmit results to its portal. On Wednesday, Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the commission, declared Bola Tinubu,…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In Maryland, a United States district court has ordered Daniel Olukoya, general overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), to pay $7,320 within 30 days to Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters. SaharaReporters had published stories involving Olukoya in September 2017 when some members of the church in Maryland…
LAGOS JANUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Rights activist and Amnesty International designated Prisoner of Conscience, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists in Abuja who were carrying out a peaceful procession to mark the New Year have been arrested by Nigerian security forces. Eyewitnesses say policemen suspected to be with the Rapid Response Squad stormed Gudu junction in Abuja, wounding…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The #EndSARS protest has resumed in Abuja with the protest taken to the Force Headquarters and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The protest resumed on Sunday with leading activists: Omoyele Sowore, Deji Adeyanju, Raphael Adebayo and Sidney Usman, leading the charge. According to those who reacted to the development, the protest in Lagos…
LAGOS APRIL 24TH (NEWSRANGERS) Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, has called on Nigerians across the country to protest against the lockdown imposed by the Federal and state governments to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Sowore, who made the call in a series of Twitter posts on Thursday, dubbed the protest…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Like The PUNCH Newspapers which recently criticized the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration over its disregard for the rule of law, The NATION Newspaper is also not happy that the supposed civilian government has been disregarding public opinion and valid court orders. In its editorial opinion published on Sunday, December 29, titled Freed…