Justice Mohammed Umar, in a judgment, held that the suit filed by Sowore, also a politician, lacked merit and accordingly dismissed.
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Tracyniter (Tracy) Nicholas Ohiri had accused Umahi of sexual harassment and unpaid contracts, but later retracted her statement
Justice Musa Kakaaki held that the police action violated constitutional provisions and amounted to an abuse of power.
Sowore made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television, where he spoke on worsening insecurity and what he would do differently from President Bola Tinubu.
During his appearance, Sowore commented on the controversy trailing the amendment of the Electoral Act, particularly the provision on the transmission and collation of election results.
Sowore spoke on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Morning Brief programme, where he criticised what he described as outdated procurement, processes and heavy bureaucracy in the country’s defence system.
The Publisher of Sahara Reporters, who described Nigerian leaders as weaklings, spoke in a statement on his X handle.
His remarks came as a reaction to Tinubu’s comments at the public presentation of a Buhari biography titled “From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”, in Abuja.
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja found Kanu guilty on all seven charges filed against him.
The Eagle Online recalls that the Lagos State Police Command through CP Jimoh had declared Sowore wanted on Monday
Sowore, who reacted on his social media handle on Monday, further disclosed that the Police boss has refused to take his calls despite repeated attempts to reach him.
Force Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja.
Asked what his offence was, one of the officers explained that they were executing an order from the Commissioner of Police
According to eyewitness reports, many commuters were turned back by the mobile police officers who cordoned all link roads
Sowore announced this on Sunday in a statement on the protest in support of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
The Eagle Online recalls that the protest, scheduled for Monday (today), was convened by the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore
Sowore, who had initiated a march to the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on October 20 to demand Kanu’s unconditional release, said in an X post that the ex-president agreed with him that there is an “urgent and compelling need to address this matter decisively and justly.”
Atiku, in a post on his official X handle on Thursday, described Kanu’s continued detention as “an open sore on our nation’s conscience” and urged the Federal Government to either release him or ensure a fair trial.
This is as he declared his readiness to lead a peaceful march to the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja, urging South-East governors, lawmakers, traditional rulers, and religious leaders to move beyond verbal support and join the demonstration to secure Kanu’s release.
Rising from its meeting in Abuja on Sunday, the SRLN lamented this development in a statement issued by its Coordinator, Dr. Chima Ubeku.