Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore has expressed deep pain and criticism following United States President Donald Trump’s public praise of Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC, on February 5. Trump, addressing attendees including members of the US Congress, religious leaders, and international dignitaries, described the Nigerian First Lady…
Former presidential aide and ambassador-designate, Reno Omokri, has said activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore cannot rely on his past statements calling President Bola Tinubu a “drug lord” in defence of his ongoing cybercrime trial. In a statement shared on his Facebook page on Wednesday, Mr Omokri responded to comments attributed to Mr Sowore…
Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, January 19, 2026 over a five count charge filed by the Department of State Services alleging cybercrime, defamation, and incitement. The case, marked FHC ABJ CR 484 2025, is linked to social media posts made in August 2025 in which…
Omoyele Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in 2023, says he would prioritise drone technology over traditional military fighter jets if he becomes Nigeria’s president. Speaking on Monday during his appearance on Morning Brief, a Channels Television programme, Sowore said drones would be effective in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism and banditry. “If…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has alleged that activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, did not complete the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. He made the claim while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, insisting that Sowore was posted for service but failed to report. According to him, “Sowore…
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters has alleged that the Federal Government has perfect plans to sentence Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to death. Sowore made this allegation in a post on his Facebook page on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. He said that there is…
The Lagos State Police Command has declared activist Omoyele Sowore wanted over an alleged plan to incite public disorder and block major roads in the state. Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, announced this on Monday at the Iyana-Oworo section of the Third Mainland Bridge, saying the command is closing in on Sowore and others accused…
Former presidential candidate and prominent activist, Omoyele Sowore has condemned US President Donald Trump’s rhetoric against Nigeria, saying no Nigerian irrespective of their religion should celebrate it. Trump has threatened to unleash the might of the US military on islamists allegedly killing Christians in Nigeria, a move some analysts say is a ploy to infringe…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from the Kuje Prison after meeting the bail conditions granted by a Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja. Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and 11 other protesters, were arrested by operatives of the Nigeria…
Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, was re-arrested by the Nigerian Police shortly after his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, a former member of Kanu’s legal team, Aloy Ejimakor and ten others, had earlier met their bail conditions. The court, presided over…
