Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr.Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday, joined the ongoing #October1protest in Lagos. Sowore, who is one of the key organisers of the protest, arrived at the protest ground at the Ikeja underbridge at exactly 8:50 am. Addressing newsmen, Sowore said the protest was a crucial step towards taking Nigeria to the “promised land”. He …

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election and activist, Omoyele Sowore, has been released minutes after his arrest. Sowore was arrested on Sunday morning at Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos State. He wrote, “I had just arrived in Nigeria from the USA at MMIA in Lagos; upon reaching Nigerian Immigration, my passport …

The Federal Government has filed a nolle prosequi to discontinue the treason charges filed against activists and publishers of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare, alias Mandate. A copy of the nolle prosequi (notice of discontinuance) sighted by reporters on Thursday was signed by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN). According to the stamp on the …

Rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Mr. Omoyele Sowore has said that President Bola Tinubu is not different from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. He made the comparison on Thursday after he was denied the opportunity to meet with the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Mazi at the Department of State …

Rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore has said that Premium Motor Spirit (popularly known as petrol or fuel) was not cheap before the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. In a post on his Facebook page Saturday night, Sowore said the term “subsidy removal” was being incorrectly put to push more …

The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has contested the claim by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the party and New Nigeria People’s Party were yet to upload a single nomination for governorship and state assembly candidates to its portal. INEC’s Commissioner for Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye had also advised the …