Omoyele Sowore Archives

Oct

13

2025

Sowore Urges Ndigno To Close Shops, Join March For Nnamdi Kanu’s Feedom

Current Events, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsMetro, Next Level, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Omoyele Sowore, Opinion, Politics

Activist Omoyele Sowore has called on the Igbo people in Lagos, Abuja, and throughout Igbo land to close their shops on October 20, 2025, and participate in a peaceful march to Aso Rock to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore emphasized that taking one day off will not significantly harm their businesses and urged them to support Kanu's freedom. Sowore Sowore's appeal comes after he challenged South-East leaders, including Peter Obi, Anambra Governor Charles Soludo, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, and Abia Governor Alex Otti, to join the march. He stressed that…

Oct

10

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Sowore Condemns Tinubu’s Pardons for Convicted Politicians While Nnamdi Kanu Remains Detained

Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsBiafra, Freedom, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, Omoyele Sowore

Omoyele Sowore, a prominent human rights advocate and former presidential candidate, has condemned President Bola Tinubu's recent decision to grant pardons to convicted politicians while Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), remains in detention. The pardons were extended to a wide range of convicted individuals, including a cocaine trafficker serving a life sentence, alleged coup plotter Mamman Vatsa, and former lawmaker Farouk Lawan, who was recorded accepting bribes. Sowore expressed disappointment and frustration, highlighting the stark contrast between the president's clemency towards those convicted of serious crimes and his refusal to consider Kanu's release, despite…

Oct

09

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Atiku Supports Sowore’s Campaign for Nnamdi Kanu’s Release

Current Events, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsAtiku Abubakar, Freedom, Metro, Nigeria, Nnamdi Kanu, Omoyele Sowore, Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called for the immediate release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. He described Kanu's continued detention as a “stain on Nigeria’s belief in the rule of law.” Atiku expressed his views in a post shared on his X account on Thursday, expressing full support for the campaign launched by human rights activist and former African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, demanding Kanu’s release. He stated, “The continued detention of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is an open sore on our nation’s conscience and a stain on our belief in…

Mar

08

2024

By David Okoye

Activist Omoyele Sowore Set to Reunite with Family in U.S. After Four-Year of incarceration

Lifestyle, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsOmoyele Sowore, Personality, Politics

Renowned human rights activist and Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, announced his departure from Nigeria to the United States to reunite with his family after enduring four years of incarceration under the former President Muhammadu Buhari regime. Sowore, who had been detained since August 2019, revealed his intention on social media, citing his unlawful detention and trumped-up charges by the Nigerian government as reasons for his decision to leave the country. Arrested for organizing the #RevolutionNow protest, Sowore faced charges of treasonable felony by the Buhari administration, enduring assaults, torture, and restrictions on seeing his family during his incarceration. Despite…