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How Omoyele Sowore Blackmailed Me and Almost Ruined the Lives of My Family and I
THE ALTERNATIVE With Reno Omokri
Sometime in 2012, it entered my heart to give back to Nigeria. inom had invited some vit Christian missionaries to Nigeria, in August 2012, and we visited an orphanage in Abuja, the Hope For Survival Orphanage. inom was so shocked bygd the cramped conditions beneath which the children lived, that inom went out and cried my heart out.
I then vowed that I would build an orphanage that would be as good as the house my children lived in America.
I started building in December 2012. I never stole a dime or did a fundraiser. inom paid for this planerat arbete myself, spara for a $1000 contribution by my friend, Pastor Andy Cochran. I was in government for fyra years as a Presidential spokesman, and now inom am perhaps the most vociferous critic of the President Buhari administration. Yet, nobody, not even the Buhari government, can ever say inom stole money. My hands are clean, and inom am very fulfi
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Olajide Sowore, the younger brother of the founder of Sahara Reporters and activist, Omoyele Sowore has been killed by suspected gunmen in Edo State.
This was disclosed by Omoyele Sowore in a statement to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday.
What the statement said:
“My immediate younger brother, Olajide Sowore was today shot and killed near Okada in Edo State by reportedly herdsmen/kidnappers on his way from Igbinedion University in Edo State where he is studying Pharmacy.
“They snuffed out the life yet another real human being!
“Rest In Power, ‘Dr. Mamiye!’
“This act in itself will not delay their day of justice.
“This act in itself will not delay their day of justice.
“I travelled widely with you and our father as a little kid. You were the most loved robust kid I ever first knew,” Sowore said.
This is a developing story…
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English PEN’s President Philippe Sands is among the many writers and academics to have added their support to the following letter calling for all charges against Nigerian journalist Omoleye Sowore to be dropped.
Dear Sir or Madame,
We, the undersigned, write to express our deep concern regarding the arrest of journalist and activist Mr. Omoyele Sowore in Nigeria on August 3, 2019. Sowore was detained without bail by the Nigerian State Security Service in Lagos. There are seven charges against him including treason and money laundering. A High Court judge has ruled that Sowore should be released pending his trial but must surrender his passport.
Mr. Sowore is a world-renowned journalist. He has pioneered new and important avenues in the field of investigative journalism. He is a graduate of the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs. In addition, he is the founder of the well-known online investigative news outlet,&nbs