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Why I Can’t Stand Obasanjo – Sowore

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has explained why he harbours strong opposition toward former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Responding to questions in an interview on an X programme, ‘Nix: Outside the Box’, Sowore said he could not stand the former President because it was during his administration that he went to the university, a period he said the education system began to dwindle.

Obasanjo, a former military Head of State, also served as civilian President from 1999 to 2007.

“I have never been to Aso Rock before. I have never met any President in power before, not even Obasanjo.

“Obasanjo is probably one of the people I can’t even stand because of what we knew about him before we went to the university.

“Part of the reasons we were rushing to the university was that Ali must go, and it was Obasanjo period. It was from that period that he started destroying the education system.

“To come back to the nature of power, I don’t even know how his face looks,” Sowore said.

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Nnamdi Kanu Has Turned Sokoto Prison To Mecca, He Is Now A Celebrity – Sowore Taunts FG

Omoyele Sowore, the renowned activist and SaharaReporters publisher, has stated that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has become a celebrity within the Sokoto Custodial Centre.

Sowore spoke to journalists at the Federal High Court, Abuja, where he insisted that the Federal Government would eventually realise it made a historic blunder by securing a life sentence against the separatist agitator.

The former presidential candidate said Kanu’s influence inside the detention facility had grown significantly since his relocation to Sokoto.

According to him: “Nnamdi Kanu is already a celebrity in prison. They said he has already become the president of the prison, but I doubt, it must have been conferred on him just by respect.”

He added that attempts by authorities to humiliate the IPOB leader had backfired: “When they were taking him to Sokoto, they thought that they would ridicule him, and when they got to Sokoto, he turned Sokoto into another Mecca.”

Sowore maintained that the government would eventually reverse Kanu’s sentence.

“Very soon you will see that, on their own, they would reverse the fundamental mistake they have made regarding Kanu,” he said.

The activist further claimed he had long foreseen the outcome: “I predicted that they would send him to prison, and I predicted that it would be the mistake of their lives.”

The former Presidential candidate also took a swipe at the trial judge, Justice James Omotosho.

“I want his family members to give me the right to admit people to see him, so that I would tell you the day the judge who sentenced him would go to Sokoto to beg, like Fela was begged, if he has not done that already,” Sowore said.

He mocked the rush of people seeking to visit the IPOB leader: “The people we asked to protest to prevent Kanu from going to jail are all rushing to Sokoto.”

Sowore blasted federal authorities for allegedly mismanaging the case.

“They don’t have sense or people who can reason in government. Look at where we are, you jailed Kanu and he’s now a celebrity in prison,” he stated.

The activist insisted that the treatment meted out to the IPOB leader had only elevated his status among supporters.

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He Was Asked To Step Aside – Sowore Alleges Reason Behind Defence Minister’s Resignation

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has alleged that President Bola Tinubu instructed Mohammed Badaru Abubakar to step aside from his role as Defence Minister.

Earlier, 626Blaze reported that the Minister tendered his resignation from office on Monday, citing health issues.

However, Sowore in a Facebook post claimed that the Minister was asked to resign to pave the way for the appointment of former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa as Defence Minister

He said, Abubakar “was asked by Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to step aside to make room for former Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa to be appointed Defence Minister”.

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The activist also alleged that the Nigerian government is also under pressure to relieve the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle over security concerns.

“There are also strong indications that US President Donald Trump’s United States military is pressing for the removal of the equally ineffective and utterly useless Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, citing serious concerns over intelligence sharing and collaboration”,Sowore added.

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Nnamdi Kanu Has Been Secretly Transferred To Sokoto Prison – Sowore Reveals

Nigerian human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has alleged that Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu has been moved to a correctional facility in Sokoto State.

626Blaze reported that Kanu, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS since 2021, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of terrorism-related charges.

In a statement on his Facebook page, Sowore alleged that the IPOB leader was secretly moved from the DSS custody to Sokoto prison.

He wrote, “The Tinubu Regime Has Secretly Transferred Nnamdi Kanu to Sokoto Prison

“Yes, they have already planned it. Their intention since yesterday was to move Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to a notorious prison based in the northern parts, where his safety cannot be guaranteed. I can confirm now that he’s already in Sokoto prison.

“They openly said he would “become a king” if taken to Kuje correctional center in Abuja, because according to them, “Igbo people” and his supporters would turn Kuje into a place of pilgrimage.


“That is why they are desperate to keep him far away, isolated, and vulnerable.
“It is also why they activated their cronies to start selling the illusion of “renewed hope” for MNK, a psychological tactic to keep the public calm while they execute their darkest agenda. Their plan is simple it is to keep your hopes alive just long enough for him to die in custody.

“They have no intention of releasing him, not even for political calculations or electoral convenience.

“I have said it before without fear, MNK’s greatest enemies are the politicians from his own region. They fear his influence, they fear his connection to the people, and they want him silenced permanently. This is why they fought tooth and nail to frustrate our #FreeNnamdiKanuNOW protest”.

 

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Sowore Shares Evidence Showing Ned Nwoko Married Regina Daniels at 17

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has provided evidence showing Senator Prince Ned Nwoko married actress, Regina Daniels as a minor.
He took to his Facebook page to share his evidence.
He also alleged that evidence now available shows that Senator Nwoko travelled internationally with Regina Daniels at a time when she was below 18 years old.
According to Sowore, the documents indicate that the couple’s marriage took place in May 2019, when Regina Daniels was reportedly 17 years old. He further accused the senator of falsifying official records, alleging that Nwoko obtained a fake Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voter’s card to conceal her real age.
The information on Regina’s international passport revealed that she was born in October 2001. According to public record, she got married to Ned in May 2019 when she was 17.
Sowore wrote: “We have obtained a copy from Regina Daniels’s international passport, which was issued based on her birth certificate.She was underage at the time of her marriage to Chinedu @Senator Prince Ned Nwoko.
 
It’s crucial to question INEC Nigeria this discrepancy, as he is currently using an @INECNigeris voters card to assert her age. As he knows, the process for obtaining a voters card may not involve the rigorous scrutiny required for an international passport which is based on a birth certificate and other legitimate IDs. The crooked All Progressives Congress Senator knew what he was doing that’s reason he never traveled with @Regina Daniels to Europe or America.
 
Evidence now available suggests that Senator @nednwokoforsenate travelled internationally with his now temporarily estranged wife, @regina.daniels, at a time when it is clear that Senator Prince Ned Nwoko travelled internationally with his now temporarily estranged wife, @ReginaDaniels, when she was still a minor. 
 
Records indicate she was born in October 2001 and that their marriage took place in May 2019, when she was 17 years old. Ned Nwoko changed @ReginaDaniels name from Regina Nneamaka Favour Ojeogwu to Regina Daniels. He @nednwokoforsenate obtained a fake INEC Nigeria voter card to conceal her age after introducing her to drugs to enable him to force himself on her. Senator Prince Ned Nwoko has traveled with Regina Daniels to Jordan, UAE, Egypt, with her only passport showing she was underage when Ned Nwoko married ‘Gina,’ but for some curious reason, never took her to England, the US, or Europe because he knew the implications.
 
This latest revelation raises serious legal and ethical questions that can never be ignored. The facts, as they stand, point to a violation of both moral and statutory boundaries, and the truth will soon be fully public. No amount of influence or political power should shield anyone from accountability when such grave issues are involved. Crooked All Progressives Congress Senator Prince Ned Nwoko is fully exposed NOW!”
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Sowore Breaks Silence After Being Declared Wanted

Nigerian publisher and activist, Omoyele Sowore has broken his silence after being declared wanted by the Lagos State Police.
Reacting, he accused the police force of targeting him following a failed ambush.
In a post on Facebook, Sowore wrote:
“In 1994, then-Lagos Police Commissioner James Danbaba, in connivance with the Vice-Chancellor and authorities at the University of Lagos, orchestrated an attempt on my life using campus gangs.
 
When this attempt failed, he declared me wanted after violently arresting all the student union leaders and falsely charging them for armed robbery. They also expelled us from UNILAG. Danbaba was later arrested alongside Major Al Mustapha for his role in aiding General Sani Abacha in several deadly attacks on opposition figures including Kudirat Abiola and Alex Ibru. He died a miserable death years later!”
Sowore added that Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, is “appearing to follow a similar dangerous path,” claiming that officers were sent to ambush him today and, when the attempt failed, the police issued a wanted notice.
The Lagos State Police declared him wanted in connection with plans to disrupt public peace and obstruct traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge during protests over demolitions at Oworonshoki. Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh said Sowore and others were under investigation for their alleged role in the unrest.
Sowore described the move as politically motivated, saying, “I was informed that he dispatched police officers to ambush me today. When this attempt failed, they declared me wanted.”
He also noted that several attempts to reach the police commissioner for clarification went unanswered, adding that he intends to meet with him to resolve the issue.
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Sowore Explains Why Trump’s Planned Military Action In Nigeria Shouldn’t Be Celebrated

Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has explained why the threat by US President Donald Trump’s administration to launch a military invasion in Nigeria should not be seen as a positive development.

Recall that Trump had warned that if the Nigerian government fails to tackle the alleged massacre of Christians, the US military would intervene to target those allegedly persecuting Christians.

The development has generated mixed reactions, with some stakeholders, particularly Christians, celebrating Trump’s move.

However, Sowore, in a statement on Sunday, cautioned that the threat should not be celebrated, explaining that a military intervention could cause more harm to the nation.

According to him, the US President “does not care about Nigerians, not Christians, Muslims, or anyone else.”

Sowore stressed that the nation’s deliverance will “never come from abroad; it must come from within, through real leadership, not the Tinubus of this world, and national renewal.”

The statement reads: “The latest threat by US President Donald Trump @POTUS to launch military action in Nigeria, allegedly to protect Christians, may sound appealing to some. Still, history has shown this to be perilous.

Whether you are Christian, Muslim, animist, or non-religious, no one should celebrate such rhetoric. The United States and its allies have a long record of military interventions that leave nations more unstable than before.

They failed to secure peace in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, or Syria, and they will not bring salvation to Nigeria through bombs or boots on the ground.

What Nigeria truly needs is not a foreign savior, but legitimate accountable leadership, one that protects all citizens, upholds justice, and ends the cycles of corruption and violence that have left the nation broken.”

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Igbos In Nigeria Cannot Get Away With A Lot Of Things – Omoyele Sowore

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has lamented the plight of the Igbos in Nigeria.
According to him, the Igbos have suffered great marginalisation in the country.
Sowore, during an appearance on Arise TV on Thursday night condemned what he described as double standards in the treatment of citizens from different ethnic backgrounds, particularly targeting the Igbos of the South-East.
He argued that most Nigerians often get away with things that Igbo people would be held accountable for.
He said, “If you are a Nigerian, you can get away with a lot of things, but if you are Igbo in Nigeria, you cannot.
 
“It was in this country that a Yoruba Nation movement was done, they even went and attacked a radio station in 2024. Did you hear of any arrest? Did you hear of any trial?”
The activist clarified that he was not calling for the persecution of any group, but insisted that justice must be applied equally.
“I am not saying that should be the case, but we must tell ourselves the truth,” he continued. “It just doesn’t look good that things are marginalised in every sector, including the justice sector.”
Sowore made the remarks while discussing the continued detention of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
He argued that Kanu’s ordeal reflects deeper issues of inequality and selective justice in Nigeria’s political system.
The former presidential candidate intensified his calls for Kanu’s release, accusing some South-East political leaders of sabotaging efforts to secure his freedom for fear of losing political influence in the region.
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I’ll Be There – Sowore Replies As DSS Drags Him to Court Over Tinubu Comment

A former presidential candidate and an activist, Omoyele Sowore has said he will answer in court after being sued by the Department of State Services, DSS over a post he made calling President Bola Tinubu a criminal.
Recall that we had earlier reported that the DSS on Tuesday instituted a five-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against Sowore and social media platforms X, Meta (parent company of Facebook).
The charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2015, were instituted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant, with Sowore, X Inc., and Meta Inc. listed as defendants.
In his reaction, Sowore said he would be present whenever he is needed in court.
“The State Security Service, alias @OfficialDSSNG today filed a 5-count charge at the Federal High Court in Abuja against ‘@X’ (formerly @Twitter), @facebook , and myself,” he wrote on X.
“They claimed that because I called @officialABAT a criminal, I have somehow committed a set of “novel” offences they invented and spread across five counts.
 
“It’s hard to believe there’s anyone sensible left in these offices that should be making Nigeria work. Regardless, I will be present whenever this case is assigned for trial. #RevolutionNow.”
Sowore had earlier revealed he was written by the security outfit who demanded of him to remove the post against the President and tender an unreserved apology.
The activist, however vowed never to remove his post nor apologize.
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DSS Files Five Charges Against Sowore

The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed five-count legal action at the Federal High Court in Abuja against human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore.
The DSS also included some social media platforms like 𝕏 (Twitter), Meta (Facebook) as defendants over Sowore’s post against President Bola Tinubu.
The charge sheet states that Sowore is alleged to have used his official 𝕏 account and his Facebook page on August 25 and 26, 2025, to post comments labelling President Tinubu as a “criminal” and accusing him of dishonesty regarding corruption during an official visit to Brazil.
Court documents sighted on Tuesday revealed that the charges, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2015, were instituted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria as complainant, with Sowore, 𝕏 Inc., and Meta Inc. listed as defendants.
The DSS alleged that the posts were false, defamatory, and capable of inciting public disorder, thereby violating provisions of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Amendment Act, 2024, as well as sections of the Criminal Code Act.
Count one and two of the charge accuse Sowore of knowingly posting false information on both platforms to cause a breakdown of law and order. Counts three and four specifically allege defamation against the person and reputation of President Tinubu. Count five charges Sowore with publishing false information with intent to cause public fear and disturbance.

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