LAGOS JUNE 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has reportedly collapsed and was subsequently taken to a hospital following a confrontation with the Nigerian police during a Democracy Day protest at Unity Fountain in Abuja. Witnesses at the scene alleged that Sowore collapsed after police operatives moved to disperse protesters…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal high court in Abuja has dismissed the cyberbullying charge filed against Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, by Kayode Egbetokun, former inspector-general of police (IGP). Musa Liman, the trial judge, on Tuesday, ruled that the prosecutor had failed to diligently prosecute the case. In January 2025, Egbetokun arraigned Sowore on…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Human Right Activist and Presidential candidate of 2023 Nigeria Presidential election, Omoyele Sowore has reacted to the latest threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to launch military attack in Nigeria over alleged Christians genocide. Sowore in a statement made available to NewsRangers said Trump’s claim to protect Christians in Nigeria…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody two days after his arrest at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore was detained on Wednesday after honouring an invitation from the Inspector General of Police’s Monitoring Unit. His release…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore and other activists are currently leading retired police officers in protest in Abuja. DAILY POST reports that the protest aimed to demand improved welfare for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force. The Nigerian Union of Retired Police Officers had…
LAGOS MARCH 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has backed Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member facing backlash for criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration in a viral video. Sowore, in a video shared on X on Monday, March 17, disclosed that he met with Uguamaye in Lagos…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has rejected the Nigerian police bail conditions and opted to remain in cusstody. He said he was asked to submit his passport and present a Grade Level 17 officer, the equivalent of a permanent secretary, as surety. Sowore…
LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement, has revealed that a senior police officer has summoned him for questioning regarding a video he recorded during an altercation with police officers on the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Access Road in Lagos. The video shows police officers stationed on the road, apparently extorting…