The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has reacted to the Federal Government’s directive to take over Sowore’s case from the Department of state service (DSS). The Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Friday directed the Department of State Service, (DSS) to handover the case file of the convener … Read more
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has taken over the case against the #RevolutionNow protests convener, Omoyele Sowore, from the Department of State Services. A statement by the minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Gwandu, confirmed this on Friday. The statement referred to December … Read more
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has lamented over the recent DSS invasion of the court room in the bid to rearrest the convener of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore. The Delta state Representative member stressed that one day a similar occurrence would also happen in the National Assembly if … Read more
The United Kingdom (UK) has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari to have respect for the rule of law and release called on Omoyele Sowore, the convener of the #RevolutionNow Movement. Ekohotblog reports the UK made this call on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Tuesday, December 10, to commemorate … Read more
The Social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Lauretta Onochie, has ridiculed the convener of the RevolutionNow, Mr Omoyele Sowore over what transpired during his rearrest. It could be recalled that some armed men of the State Secret Service had stormed a Federal High Court in the bid to rearrest Sowore. She advised the … Read more
The Senator representing New Jersey, Bob Menendez, has reacted to the recent rearrest of the convener of the RevolutionNow movement Omoyele Sowore, by the officials of State Secret Service. It could be recalled that armed men of the DSS had stormed the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday where they caused commotion in … Read more
The former Minister for Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari as well as condemned the leadership of the Department of State Secret Service DSS over the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore. Fani-Kayode who served as the DG campaign organization for the former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in 2015, reeled out the alleged treatment … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has called on the President of The United States, Donald Trump to urgently intervene in the constitutional violation of the right of the leader of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore. SERAP’s call followed the recent rearrest of the Sowore and his codefendant at a Federal High Court in … Read more
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the rearrest of the leader of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare by men of the State Security Service. It was barely 24 hours after Sowore and his codefendant were released before they were both picked up by the officials of the … Read more
Following the re-arrest of the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore,a Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has called on the Federal Government to withdraw all the preferred charges against sowore,others. Sowore was arrested last August when he was accused of planning a forceful takeover of government through nationwide protests tagged #RevolutionNow. The non-governmental organisation also … Read more
Ekohotblog earlier reported that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rearrested activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore today. This follows an initial report that DSS stormed the premises of the Abuja Federal High Court to arrest the #RevolutionNow convener but were resisted by other activists in court. READ ALSO: DSS Re-arrests Sowore,Bakare Meanwhile, Nigerians … Read more
The Department of State Services(DSS),has re-arrested Revolution Now Convener, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare after a drama that lasted almost two hours at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday on account of fresh charges. Their lawyer, Femi Falana, who had denied knowledge of such fresh charges, led them downstairs where armed DSS … Read more
The Department of State Services(DSS) has attempted to rearrest the convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, within the courtroom. Ekohotblog reported that the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday released Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. After they had spent 124 days in DSS … Read more
The leader of Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzaky, has been moved to the Kaduna State Correctional Facility. This development followed a court order mandating the Department of State Secrete Service DSS to release the leader of the Islamic movement from its custody where has been detained for months. Also Read: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/06/court-forecloses-alleged-falsehood-case-against-melaye/ The … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally released the convener of the RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore. Ekohotblog reports that Sowore, a former Presidential candidate was released on Thursday evening, December 5 after spending 124 days in detention. This was disclosed by an online news platform, Sahara Reporters, which is owned by the pro-democracy activist. … Read more
Plans by some groups to cause anarchy and destabilise Nigeria had come to our knowledge, DSS claimed. DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, who revealed this in a statement, said the groups planned to instigate protests, mass action and violence to achieve their ‘evil’ plots. Read Also: Police Nab 37 Rape Suspects In Adamawa State “These … Read more
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has called on the National Judicial Council,(NJC),Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA) and the International Bar Association, (IBA) to collectively adopt constructive steps in protest against the pattern of “serial disrespect of court orders by Buhari and the Department of State Service (DSS) which may lead to collapse of … Read more
The Convener of the #RevolutionNow movement and Publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore has filed suit against the Department of State Service (DSS) over his arrest and continued detention since August 3, 2019. According to Source,Sowore is asking the court to order the DSS to pay him N500m as general and aggravated damages for his detention … Read more
– Afunanya said that the DSS would not, for any reason, join issues with its Mudslingers adding that the role of the media was to be neutral and remain champions of truth – “It is even more disappointing that Mr Femi Falana, who is a senior lawyer, would wrongly guide his client and supporters – … Read more
– “I, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, hereby volunteer to take Sowore. I will be at the DSS headquarters in the morning by 10am – DSS Public Relations officer, Peter Afunanya, in a statement in Abuja said, “It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of the order, no person has turned up at … Read more