LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has condemned the arrest of activist Omoyele Sowore. Mr Sowore, a presidential candidate in the last election, was arrested on Saturday for calling for a revolution against poor governance. “Beyond the word ‘revolution, another much mis-used and misunderstood word, nothing that Sowore has uttered, written, or advocated…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency says the ballot box is the only constitutional means of changing government and a president in Nigeria, adding that the days of coups and revolutions are over. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, stated this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, while reacting…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has moved Omoyele Sowore, human rights campaigner, from its facility in Lagos to Abuja. Sources at the DSS said Sowore, who has been held incommunicado since Saturday, is currently being detained in Abuja. Although the secret police is yet to make any comment on his arrest,…