A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the Department of State Services, DSS and the Inspector-General of Police, IG to appear before it on September 4, over the arrest of SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and other persons in connection with the August 5, …
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The Coalition for Revolution, CORE, organisers of the RevolutionNow have organised a programme which seeks to address the ills of the government, with Femi Falana and Wole Soyinka set to participate.
The programme which has the theme, “Democracy, State Repression and The State of Insecurity …...
Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information and chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), not only believes that no responsible government will entertain calls for revolution, but insists that nobody can cause uprising in Nigeria.
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A stalwart of African Action Congress (AAC) and member of the Take it Back Movement, Mr Elias Ozikpu, on yesterday said the recent #RevolutionNow march organised by the movement and some groups was not to force a takeover of government.
Ozikpu made the clarification while speaking with the...
Human rights lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje has dragged the federal government before the Federal High Court over the clampdown on ‘Revolution Now’ protesters, who claimed to be demanding better governance in Nigeria.
In a suit filed before Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Ikoyi Division of the Court...
ABUJA- Human Rights Activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mr. Femi Falana, on Friday, filed a motion to challenge the legality of the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja that gave the Department of State Service, DSS, permission …
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The Coalition For Revolution (CORE), a group led by detained 2019 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, and its allies, have vowed to resume protests demanding revolution in Nigeria.
Co-convener of the group, Mr. Olaseni Ajai, made the announcement to...
Nigeria’s ruling party, APC, has accused an activist, Omoyele Sowore, of treason and plotting to destabilise the country.
Mr Sowore was arrested on Saturday for calling for a revolution against bad governance. He had planned a series of protests across Nigeria to start from last Monday...
Is it constitutional for a judge to order the detention of a citizen for 90 days as provided under the Terrorism Prevention Act? Activist-lawyer Femi Falana SAN said yesterday that it is time to find out.
Falana said the detention of the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, has...
Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has broken his silence on the call for revolution which led to the arrest of Omoyele Sowore.
Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) during the elections, was on Saturday arrested by the...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday said that Nigerians have the right to protest but must properly articulate their grievances.
Briefing State House correspondents after a meeting of the APC National Working Committee, NWC, …
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on Federal Government to release Mr Omoyele Sowore and 26 other protesters arrested on account of the #RevolutionNow protest on Monday....
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The Chief Registrar of Lagos State has instructed the magistrate handling the case of RevolutionNow protesters not to approve their release.
According to SaharaReporters, the protesters were arraigned before Mrs. Komolafe of the Ebute Metta Magistrate Court. The police charged the protesters...
#RevolutionNow: Soldiers, police take over Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos By Opeyemi Kehinde, Lagos | Published Date Aug 6, 2019 12:18 PM Armed soldiers and mobile policemen, on Tuesday, took over Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, proposed venue for the continuation of the #RevolutionNow...
Omoyele Sowore, a Nigerian activist and publisher who was arrested on Saturday, has spoken from detention.
Mr Sowore maintained a spirit of defiance when associates visited him in the custody of the State Security Service on Monday evening, two days after …
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In Osogbo, Osun State, an elderly woman identified as Sariyu Akanmu, was brutalised by policemen while 10 members of the #RevolutionNow were arrested.
The police had asked …
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Nigerian rapper, Falz has weighed in on the arrest of human right activist, Omoyele Sowore who was picked up by DSS two days ago for his role in planning the #RevolutionNow protest.
Falz in his reaction said, ‘what we are facing is a build up of the several years of …
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Controversial ex-Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has taken a swipe at President Muhammau Buhari over the arrest of activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, describing him as a coward....
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"A political class that called itself progressive should have no fear of revolution," says Sani. Former Kaduna state Senator, Shehu Sani, has reacted to the manhandling of some #RevolutionNow protester as undemocratic.
In a statement on Monday, August 5, 2019, Sani said protest is an important...
The Arewa Youth Federation has issued a warning to northern youths not to be used to destabilise the country and asked them to shun the RevolutionNow protests.
According to Leadership, the group gave this warning through its president, Adamu Kabir Matazu, in Abuja....
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