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Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka Describes Sowore’s Arrest As Shocking, Not Treasonable Offence

Nobel laureate, Professor WOLE SOYINKA has described the arrest of activist, OMOYELE SOWORE by the Department of State Security (DSS) as a travesty and violation of the fundamental rights of citizens to congregate and make public their concerns.

Professor SOYINKA said the young politician never engaged in any treasonable act as being claimed by the Inspector General of Police, MOHAMMED ADAMU.

In a statement, titled: “Surely, Not Again!!!,” Professor SOYINKA said the deployment of alarmist expressions such as “treason”, “anarchist”, “public incitement” and so on by security forces had become so predictable and banal that they have become meaningless.

August 5, 2019 DSS Confirms Arrest Of Omoyele Sowore: Assures Citizens No Threat Of A Revolution

DSS Confirms Arrest Of Omoyele Sowore: Assures Citizens No Threat Of A Revolution

Despite the arrest of its lead convener, OMOYELE SOWORE, by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, on Saturday, human rights activists, who are also part of the #RevolutionNow protest scheduled for about 25 states today, have promised to go ahead with the exercise.

The rights activists, under the Conveners of Free Nigeria Movement (FNM) and Coalition in Defence of Nigeria’s Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC), led by RAPHAEL ADEBAYO and DARE-ARIYO ATOYE, said they would mobilise hundreds of most frustrated Nigerians to occupy the streets of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

But police authorities in Abuja have warned those planning the protest to stop the exercise, saying it amounted to inciting Nigerians against the Federal Government with the aim of forcing a regime change.

August 2, 2019 El-Zakzaky’s Daughter Defies Federal Government: Says Shi’ites Will Continue Protests

El-Zakzaky’s Daughter Defies Federal Government: Says Shi’ites Will Continue Protests

SUHAILA ZAKZAKY, daughter of IBRAHEEM EL-ZAKZAKY, the detained leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has dismissed claims that the group will suspend protest following its proscription by the Federal Government.

 

SUHAILA, who was reacting to a statement from IBRAHIM MUSA, president of the IMN media forum, that the protests have been suspended, said protests will continue until her father is released.

 

According to SUHAILA, the Islamic movement has no such thing as a spokesman

August 2, 2019 Edo Assembly Drags National Assembly To Court Over Resolutions.

Edo Assembly Drags National Assembly To Court Over Resolutions.

The Edo State House of Assembly has dragged the National Assembly before the Federal High Court, Abuja, over its resolutions ordering a fresh inauguration or threatening assumption of the state legislature’s functions.

 

Speaker, FRANK OKIYE, filed the originating summons and a motion on notice for an interlocutory injunction before Justice NKEONYE MAHA.

 

The Senate and House of Representatives had both ordered GODWIN OBASEKI, Governor of Edo State, to issue a fresh proclamation inaugurating the Edo Assembly within seven days or risk the assembly’s duties been taken over by the National Assembly.

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