Supporters of detained human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) leader, Omoyele Sowore, have intensified calls for his release, staging protests in the United Kingdom and Nigeria following his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre by a Federal High Court in Abuja.

They described the revocation of his bail as partisan and accused the government of persecuting and harassing the activist.

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…

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…

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…

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has declared that his remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja…

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

Civic organisations, the Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD Nigeria) and the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) have expressed deep concerns…

Supporters of detained human rights activist and African Action Congress (AAC) leader, Omoyele Sowore, have intensified calls for his release, staging protests in the United…

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…

According to the group, recent developments surrounding Sowore’s case go beyond a routine legal dispute and represent “a dangerous escalation in the shrinking of civic space” in…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, returned activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to Kuje prison.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has demanded the immediate release of human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress…

The Bayelsa State chapter of the African Action Congress (AAC) has condemned the remand of the party’s presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre,…