Omoyele Yele Sowore (born 16 February 1971) is a Nigerian politician, human rights activist, citizen reporter, writer, lecturer and pro-democracy campaigner, known for founding the online news agency Sahara Reporters.

2 days ago · Justice Musa Suleiman Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, in the amount of N10 ...

5 days ago · Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore is being detained at the Nigerian Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) office at Old Abattoir by Guzape Junction, Abuja, following his refusal to accept the ...

3 days ago · Count One of the charge read, “That you, Omoyele Sowore, on the 13th day of December 2024, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, did intentionally and knowingly send messages through ...

2 days ago · A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to activist Omoyele Sowore, worth N10 million in bonds following his arraignment on cybercrime allegations. While ruling on the bail application on Thursday, Justice Musa Liman also ordered Sowore to produce one surety in like sum, adding that he/she must have verified landed property in the ...

4 days ago · A former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, will be arraigned before Justice Abdullah Liman of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday. Sowore’s lawyer, Marshall Abubakar ...

4 days ago · The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned to Thursday for its ruling on the bail application filed by a former presidential candidate and activist, Omoyele Sowore, who is facing 17 ...

Omoyele 'Yele' Sowore, a presidential candidate in the Nigerian February 2019 elections was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) on August 3, 2019, in Lagos, Nigeria, after he called for nation-wide protests as part of the #RevolutionNow movement he started.

Mar 10, 2024 · Such was the welcome home on Saturday in Haworth, a tiny hamlet in northern Bergen County, New Jersey, for the Nigerian activist, journalist and reformist presidential candidate Omoyele “Yele”...

May 24, 2024 · After over 5 years of delays, a federal High Court struck out the treason case against Nigerian pro-democracy activist & journalist Omoyele Sowore. As part of the TrialWatch initiative, ABA has been monitoring Sowore's case since his arrest in 2019.