Nigerian journalist and activist, Kemi Olunloyo, has attacked the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the prosecution and prison remand of human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, for calling the President a “criminal”. Olunloyo, who described the action as a grave assault on freedom of expression and democracy, demanded the immediate release of Sowore, repeal of the Cybercrime Act, and President Tinubu’s resignation.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has strongly condemned the revocation of the bail granted to human rights activist and presidential candidate of the…

…Calls for respect for freedom of expression, warns against misuse of judicial process Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to immediately reverse the reported…

The organisation made the demand in a statement issued on Monday following the ruling by Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who ordered the remand of Sowore…

Nigerian journalist and activist, Kemi Olunloyo, has attacked the administration of President Bola Tinubu over the prosecution and prison remand of human rights activist and…

The organisation warned that the growing use of criminal prosecutions against critics poses a serious threat to democratic governance and civic space in Nigeria.

Human rights activist, Francis Nwapa, has strongly condemned the revocation of the bail of human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC),…

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed Omoyele Sowore's application seeking the recusal of the presiding judge in his trial over remarks in which he described President…

A civil rights organisation, De Advocates for Justice and Human Rights, has also condemned the remand of Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre, describing the development as a…

Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has condemned the public humiliation of activist and presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, by operatives of the Department of…

A non-governmental, the Centre for Change has called for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, from…

The proceedings are scheduled to resume today, Monday, June 22, 2026.

Omoyele Sowore has been remanded in Kuje Prison until June 24, 2026, on cybercrime charges for allegedly defaming President Tinubu. Read more on Sowore's c

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele....

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged “the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Omoyele Sowore…

The Youth Rights Campaign (YRC) has strongly condemned the revocation of the bail granted to human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate,…

The presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 elections, Peter Obi, has condemned the remand of activist and presidential candidate of the…

The #EndBadGovernance Movement, Lagos State chapter, has condemned the revocation of the bail granted to activist and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele…

Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, human rights lawyer and Special Counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has berated the President Bola Tinubu-led…

The African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the remand of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre, describing the development as a…

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has strongly condemned the remand of its presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, describing the…