3 articles tagged with “Omoyele Sowore”
A court awarded Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore ₦30 million for unlawful police action, even as he faces nine government prosecutions—a contradiction that reveals the tensions between judicial independence and executive overreach in Africa's most populous democracy.
Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore wins ₦30 million in damages against police for unlawful harassment, even as he faces nine ongoing court cases—a judicial victory that underscores the contradictions of democratic governance in Africa's most populous nation.
A wave of judicial interventions across Nigeria's legal system reveals courts grappling with questions of press freedom, corporate rights, and political accountability as restraining orders and formal complaints reshape public discourse.