The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore has reacted to his arrest and subsequent release by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Sowore was picked up by the NIS upon his arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos Sunday morning. Recall that the…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that Omoyele Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) has been released by the Nigerian Immigration Service and his international passport returned. Sowore, a vocal critic of the government, was taken into custody on Sunday morning by Nigerian Authorities immediately upon his arrival in Nigeria. Sowore…
The Department of State Services, DSS, has arrested Omoyele Sowore, the 2019 and 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, ACC following his return to Nigeria. The development comes after it was learnt in early September that the DSS had instructed airport security and immigration authorities to intercept and detain Sowore. The directive to…
Over 70 associations under the aegis of Northern Youth Groups have tackled the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, over what they described as inflammatory statements on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday, 22nd August 2024, the convener of the group, Alhaji Umar Farouk…