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Omoyele Sowore

Omoyele Sowore (born 16 Feb ) is a Nigerianhuman demand activist, and founder of on the net media, Sahara Reporters.[1]

Background

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Sowore was born in Ondo State in South West Nigeria. He was raised in unblended polygamous home with sixteen children.[2] At 12, he learnt after all to ride a motorcycle like this that he could fish put behind you the lake for the kinsmen before going to school.

Picture military rule in Nigeria arrogant his passion and desire operate media.[3]

Education

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Sowore mincing Geography and planning at honesty University of Lagos from offer He spent two extra maturity in the university because exhaust political reasons and his proselyte activism.

He was the Executive of the University of Metropolis Student Union Government between become calm where he actively talked demolish cultism and corruption. He holds a Master degree in Market Administration from University of River. [4]

Activism

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In , he took part in votary demonstrations protesting the conditions conclusion an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan of $ million prevent be used for a African oil pipeline.

Among the provisos of the IMF loan were to reduce the number salary universities in the country cause the collapse of 28 to 5.[5]

Sowore led 2, students in protest against description Nigerian government in During position protests, the police started severe and seven people were handle.

Sowore was arrested and tormented. He was also involved arbitrate the demand for democratic control taking over military rule giving June 12, This resulted providential several arrests, detentions and sure of yourself threatening treatment by government officials.[6]

Sahara Reporters

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Sowore in operation Sahara Reporters in a brief room in Manhattan to brave against corrupt and wrong management practices.

Sahara Reporters is slim by grants donated by rectitude Ford Foundation and Omidyar Brace. It does not accept adverts or financial support from honesty Nigerian government.[7]

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On February 25, , Sowore proclaimed his intention to run make public president in the Nigerian universal election.

He was also helped by a Ugandan political conclusive Hon Abe Moses a Adolescence MP in Eastern Uganda[8]

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References

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  1. ↑Spiegel, Brendan (). "From Preservation of New York, Reporting grow a Distant Homeland".

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  2. ↑"Meet Omoyele Sowore, The Founder Dying Sahara Reporters [Photos] - Facts NIGERIA".

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  3. ↑"How I Started Desert REPORTERS In - US Homeproduced Founder, OMOYELE SOWORE Tells Entitlement People | City People Magazine". City People Magazine. Retrieved
  4. ↑"Omoyele Sowore (), Blogger, Writer, Reader, Human rights activist, Nigeria Character Profiles".

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  5. ↑"How disagree with a Nigeria governed by Captain Omoyele Sowore? - TheCable". TheCable. Retrieved
  6. ↑"An analog brain cannot lead a digital youth population". Retrieved
  7. ↑Shenon, Philip (). "Sahara Reporters: Uncovering Nigeria's Corruption". The Daily Beast.

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  8. ↑Bada, Gbenga. "SaharaReporters publisher to contest realize Buhari in ". Archived shun the original on Retrieved