The Nigeria Police Force has reacted to the alleged shooting of Omoyele Sowore. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Capital Territory Police Command has denied shooting the former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, in Abuja. The spokesperson for the command, Mariam Yusuf, made this known in a statement on Monday. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier … Read more
Following the security crisis across the country, several Nigerians have expressed their disappointment in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigerians have through diverse platforms have expressed their displeasure on the state of the Nation, the unstable economy, high inflation rate, and the high rate of unemployment The carnage resulting from the operation of the … Read more
Attendees of legal proceedings at a magistrate court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Tuesday were treated to a bizarre and intimidating sight as a man conspicuously decked in babalawo regalia stormed the court premises. For the uninitiated, ‘babalawo’ is a Yoruba spiritual title that denotes a priest of the Ifá oracle. ‘Babalawos’ … Read more
Nnamdi Kanu has released names of top Nigerian politicians and other public figure responsible for the current situation in Nigeria. The IPOB leader said those whose villages, cities, or town are currently under siege by Fulani herdsmen should hold these people responsible. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE: Festus Keyamo Blows Hot About Sunday Igboho Position On … Read more
By Yusufu Aminu Idegu The libel suit was filed by a group, Global Integrity Crusade Network SaharaReporters had on July 10, 2020, published a report on how Malami bought a N300million mansion in Abuja You May Also Like: Nigeria Will Not Make Progress Until We Jettison 1999 Constitution, Calls For Restructuring As A Way Out … Read more
Journalist and activist, Agba Jalingo, says Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has done nothing wrong for protesting against bad governance. Jalingo who said this during an interview with PUNCH said his fellow activist who was arrested on New Year Eve has been moved from Kuje Prison to Police Custody on Tuesday. He said Sowore … Read more
Global human right group, Amnesty International, says the arrest of Sahara reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and other activists amounts to violation of the Nigerian constitution. Ekohotblog had reported how security operatives apprehended Sowore on new year’s eve for staging a peaceful protest over state of the nation. In a statement on Sunday, Amnesty International demanded … Read more
After arresting and detaining the pioneer of RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore on Friday morning, the Senior lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana said he was given instructions from Sowore to prosecute the Nigerian police and his officers for torture. Femi Falana who revealed this stated that his client was severely beaten and subjected to … Read more
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, says the arrest of a former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore is unhelpful to the nation’s image Ekohotblog had reported how Sowore, who is publisher of SaharaReporters, was apprehended alongside other activists during a peaceful protest in Abuja on Friday. According to Sahara Reporters, police officers attacked and arrested the … Read more
The Publisher of the Sahara reporters who masquerades as the rallying member of the RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, was arrested in Abuja. As part of this disclosure, Sahara Reporters reported that the political activist was arrested along with other activists while they were carrying out a peaceful procession to celebrate the entry of a … Read more
The American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights says the federal government has been found wanting in corroborating its criminal charges against Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement. The center’s position was contained in a preliminary report released on Thursday. Sowore was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 … Read more
A group, the Akwa Ibom Concerned Youths, have expressed disappointment over comments credited to Omoyele Sowore that Governor Udom Emmanuel influenced the suspension of a student of the state university. The student, Iniobong Ekpo, was suspended over a Facebook comment in which he criticised Udom’s administration. In a statement issued by the President, Young Democratic … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 6TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The #EndSARS protesters have urged the Federal Government to revoke the bail earlier granted the RevolutionNow convener and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore #EndSARS protesters asked the Federal Government to revoke the bail earlier granted the RevolutionNow convener and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, following his earlier arrest and detention by … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 4TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Controversial Activist, Sowore has revealed that the federal Government imposed a travel ban on all sponsors of #EndSars protest Recall that there have been series of insinuations since Monday, that the FG had generated a no-fly list of some people, after the Nigeria Immigration Service on Monday prevented a promoter … Read more
Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow movement, says he will not partake in any negotiation with the government regarding the #EndSARS protests across the country. The former presidential candidate in a post on Twitter, said many people see the negotiations as an opportunity to enrich themselves. He added that he only will involve himself in … Read more
Award winning Nigeria musician and Afro hip-hop sensation, Burna Boy and publisher of Sahara reporter cum activist, Omoyele Sowore were on Tuesday embroiled in a hot exchange over a planned independence protest. Sowore is widely believed to be a firebrand activist and maverick who seeks to disrupt the status quo and end the hold of … Read more
8 September, 2020 – The Presidential candidate of African Action Congress in 2019 general elections had said that the political elites had denied Nigerians of their rights. – The human rights activist stated this during a Webinar on emancipation of Nigerian youths. Presidential candidate of African Action Congress in 2019 general elections and rights activist, … Read more
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has threatened to sue Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore over a report it carried accusing him of engaging in contract scam. Obasa has now given Sowore seven days to retract the claim against him or risk a N1 billion libel suit. The lawmaker made … Read more
The hearing of the trial of The Convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, have resumed today at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The duo are being tried before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu over Allegations of treason, money laundering among others. On March 5, the government had filed a motion on … Read more
The Presidency last night clarified that the RevolutionNow Convener, Omoyele Sowore was not persecuted for his role as a media entrepreneur. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, reads: “The Presidency wishes to clarify the release on bail, of the presidential candidate of the … Read more