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Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has paid glowing tribute to politician and businessman Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, describing him as a central figure in his political awakening during their days as student activists at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Sowore recounted that a recent meeting with Olawepo-Hashim stirred memories of his early immersion into ideological student unionism in …

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Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and 49 other Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have made a renewed call on the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (AU) to intervene to secure the immediate release of Mr. Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, a prominent journalist, human rights activist and pro-democracy campaigner who was arrested on 3 August 2019 for having called for a peaceful …

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