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Omoyele Sowore

Nigerian activist and journalist · Nigeria · On the map · Journalists · Born 1971 · age 55

Omoyele Yele Sowore is a Nigerian politician, human rights activist, citizen reporter, writer, lecturer and pro-democracy campaigner, known for founding the online news agency Sahara Reporters.

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In August 2018, he founded the African Action Congress party and ran as its presidential candidate in the 2019 Nigerian general election. Sowore also ran for President in the 2023 Nigerian General elections.

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Nigeria
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Journalists
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Journalist
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Born 1971 · age 55

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