Human rights activist and journalist, Omoyele Sowore, has been released from police custody after two days of alleged torture. Sowore had been detained at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory since Wednesday when he honoured an invitation…
The Commissioner of Police for Special Intervention Squad, CP Abayomi Shogunle, has revealed why human rights activist and journalist, Omoyele Sowore, is being detained by the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking to protesters and the press in Abuja on Friday, the…
Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the detention and assault of human rights activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, by the Nigeria Police Force after he voluntarily honored an invitation by the force. Sowore had honored an invitation…
Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has urged the Nigeria Police to immediately release or charge journalist Omoleye Sowore to court. In a statement on his official X page, Obi expressed displeasure over the…
The Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Tanko Sununu, has defended the federal government’s efforts in supporting vulnerable Nigerians through direct financial intervention. Speaking during an interview on ARISE News on Thursday, Sununu disclosed that significant…
The presidency has rejected claims that Nigeria is on the verge of collapse, insisting that such assertions are exaggerated and not backed by facts. In a statement on Thursday, Sunday Dare, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and…
More than 300 repentant terrorists are currently undergoing rehabilitation at a federal facility in Gombe State, as the government intensifies efforts to reintegrate ex-combatants through non-military measures. Major-General Adamu Laka, National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, made this…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has agreed to contest the 2027 presidential election, a close political associate has confirmed. The revelation was disclosed by a senior member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) familiar with ongoing consultations involving the former leader,…
The government of Ebonyi State has announced a temporary closure of the Chuba Okadigbo international Airport for the completion of airfield lightning installation on the runway. Led by Governor Francis Nwifuru, the government also said it has recorded over 75…
The Federal Government has disclosed that no fewer than 300 terrorists have repented and are currently undergoing rehabilitation as part of its broader efforts to counter terrorism through non-kinetic means. The National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre, Major-General…
