NEWS

FG Sues Sowore, Meta, and X Over “Criminal” Remark Targeting President Tinubu

Daily Dispatch September 16, 2025

The Federal Government has initiated legal proceedings against activist and former African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, for referring to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal” in social media posts. Filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, the five-count

COLUMNS

Sahara Reporters, Your Source Lied Woefully

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Kolawole MusiliuIt is quite ironic, if not ignorant, that Sahara Reporter is choosing to mudslide the State Security Service or its current management. While the timing may be probably justified (for those who believe in Omoyele Sowore’s roforofo-style of journalistic politics). Sowore’s long-time instrument of blackmail, which he deploys time and again, to

COLUMNS

Opinion: Why the DSS is Right to Keep a Watch on Sowore

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Sunday Oladapo In every democracy, there is a thin line between freedom of expression and actions that could undermine national security. While citizens have the right to criticize government policies and leaders, those rights do not extend to making statements or taking actions that threaten public order. This is where the Department of State […]

COLUMNS

The DSS, Sowore, and the Village Feast

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2025

By Danladi Shehu If a man cooks for a community ,the meal would scarcely go round, However, if a community decides to cook for a man, the feast will overwhelm him – old African proverb. The foregoing may have aptly captured the likely outcome of the current standoff between the Department of State Services (DSS) […]

FEATURES

DSS Demand To Remove Sowore’s Tweet: Rights, Risks, And Recommendations

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

By Evans Ufeli Esq The DSS may request the removal of a tweet and seek deactivation of an account, but an administrative demand alone does not automatically make the post unlawful or impose a binding global takedown obligation on X. Whether Sowore should remove the post turns on its substance: robust political criticism is strongly […]

NEWS

DSS urges Meta to take down Sowore’s Facebook account, cites security concerns

Daily Dispatch September 8, 2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has written to Meta, the parent company of Facebook, demanding the immediate deletion of Omoyele Sowore’s Facebook account. According to the DSS, Sowore’s post on August 26, 2025, disparaging and ridiculing the President of Nigeria, constituted a threat to national security and is capable of inciting violence. Sowore’s post […]