BREAKING: Court orders Sowore's remand in Kuje prison for trial on defamation of Tinubu
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar kept Omoyele Sowore in custody pending a June 24 hearing on his bid to reverse a bail revocation and arrest warrant.
- On Monday, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the African Action Congress presidential candidate, to Kuje Correctional Centre pending trial on defamation charges.
- Justice Mohammed Garba Umar revoked Sowore's bail on June 16 after he failed to appear in court, prompting Department of State Services lawyer Akinkolu Kehinde, SAN, to request a bench warrant.
- The DSS is prosecuting Sowore for allegedly calling President Bola Tinubu 'a criminal' on social media, while defense lawyer Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, SAN, filed a motion for a stay of the bail revocation.
- Justice Umar dismissed Sowore's application seeking his recusal on grounds of alleged bias and adjourned the matter until June 24 to hear the motion for stay.
- Sowore arrived at court on Monday accompanied by African Action Congress supporters carrying placards, signaling continued public backing for the defendant amid the legal proceedings.
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Nigeria: Sowore Vows to Continue Mobilisation After Court Orders Remand in Kuje Prison
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared that his detention will not stop his activism, insisting he would continue mobilising Nigerians while in custody.
Court remands Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the order for revocation of his bail and bench warrant. Justice Umar also dismissed Sowore’s earlier application seeking…
BREAKING: Court orders Sowore's remand in Kuje prison for trial on defamation of Tinubu
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in Kuje prison, Abuja. Justice Mohammed Garba Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in prison pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the order for revocation of his bail and bench warrant. Justice Umar also dismissed Sowore’s earlier application seeking the judge’…
Court Remands Sowore in Kuje Prison After Rejecting Fresh Recusal Request
Ghazali Ibrahim Human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja until Wednesday after a Federal High Court rejected his renewed request for the presiding judge to recuse himself from his trial. Justice Mohammed Umar ordered Sowore’s remand during proceedings on Monday, following the court’s earlier decision to revoke his bail. The case, ins…
Omoyele Sowore Biography: Early Life, Career, Controversy, Family & Net Worth
GistReel Omoyele Sowore (born February 16, 1971) is a Nigerian politician, human rights activist, citizen journalist, writer, educator, and pro-democracy campaigner who founded the internet news outlet Sahara Reporters. In August 2018, he created the African Action Congress party and stood for president in the 2019 Nigerian general election. Sowore also stood for president in Nigeria’s 2023 general elections. On August 3, 2019, Sowore was detain…
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