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African Action Congress Commends Sowore’s Release, Demands Agba Jalingo's Freedom

The Lagos State chapter of the African Action Congress has commended the release of Omoyele Sowore after his rearrest by operatives of the Department of State Services on December 6, 2019. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in a statement on Tuesday ordered the DSS to release Sowore in line with the court order granting him bail. Acting Chairman of Lagos AAC, Kunle Wizeman Ajayi, in a statement, ascribed the release of Sowore to the relentless, consistent struggle of comrades in the human rights community.  “The regime has just bowed to people's struggle. Omoyele Sowore has been released. “We congratulate the legal team for a great job done as well as international agencies that acceded to our lobbies and petitions." Wizeman also urged the government to order the immediate release of Agba Jalingo and other politically detained persons in the country. He added, “We demand the immediate release of Agba Jalingo, Dadiyata and other political pri...

BREAKING: DSS Releases Dasuki After Four Years In Detention

Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) SaharaReporters Media   After four years in the detention of the Department of State Services, the agency has finally released immediate-past National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki. This is in line with the directive of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Dasuki has been in detention since December 29, 2015 and had remained in custody in violation of series of court orders directing his release. Politics Breaking News News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  via IFTTT

BREAKING: Deji Adeyanju's Health Worsens, Flown Abroad For Medical Treatment

LegitNG   Human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, who was physically brutalised by dozens of hired government thugs on Monday in Abuja during a protest tagged #FreedomRally in front of the National Human Rights Commission, has been flown overseas for medical treatment. SaharaReporters had earlier revealed that the activist was in a critical condition at the hospital following the deadly attack that left deep cuts all over his body and left him struggling to breathe. Adeyanju has been flown to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where he would be receiving comprehensive medical treatment. During the attack, some operatives of the Department of State Services and policemen at the scene failed to rescue the activist, allowing the thugs carrying posters bearing President Muhammadu Buhari’s image and chanting ‘Sai Baba’ to violently ‘feast’ on him. Several other activists, who participated in the peaceful demonstration, were also attacked by the hired thugs.   ACTIVISM Hu...

Charles H. Stonestreet

Charles H. Stonestreet . Charles H. Stonestreet (1813–1885) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who led several institutions in Maryland and Washington, D.C. After becoming a professor at Georgetown University, he led St. John's Literary Institution and St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick, Maryland. He was appointed president of Georgetown University in 1851, and oversaw the expansion of its library. The following year, he became provincial superior of the Jesuits' Maryland Province, which faced growing anti-Catholicism from the Know Nothings; as a result, he forbade Jesuits from wearing their clerical attire in public. While president of Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C. (today a high school), he oversaw construction of St. Aloysius Church, becoming its first pastor. In the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, he was called to testify about a parishioner, Mary Surratt, and a former student, Samuel Mudd.

Charles H. Stonestreet

Charles H. Stonestreet . Charles H. Stonestreet (1813–1885) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who led several institutions in Maryland and Washington, D.C. After becoming a professor at Georgetown University, he led St. John's Literary Institution and St. John the Evangelist Church in Frederick, Maryland. He was appointed president of Georgetown University in 1851, and oversaw the expansion of its library. The following year, he became provincial superior of the Jesuits' Maryland Province, which faced growing anti-Catholicism from the Know Nothings; as a result, he forbade Jesuits from wearing their clerical attire in public. While president of Gonzaga College in Washington, D.C. (today a high school), he oversaw construction of St. Aloysius Church, becoming its first pastor. In the trial of the conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, he was called to testify about a parishioner, Mary Surratt, and a former student, Samuel Mudd.