Omoyele Sowore is a Nigerian human rights activist and the founder of SaharaReporters, one of the first and most esteemed online news platform in Nigeria. Sowore is widely known for his constant constructive criticisms of Nigerian governments from the military era till date. He has also been arrested numerous times by the Nigerian government on trumped up charges with his international passport unjustly seized. A pan-African, Sowore previously ran for the Nigerian Presidency under the African Action Congress (AAC), the political party which he founded and leads.

In this episode, we discuss his family, Trump, the effects of a multipolar world, USAID, Peter Obi and other myriad topics.

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OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

0:24 Sowore’s international passport struggles with the federal government.

2:34 Reconnecting with his family.

20:01 Discovering his path/calling in life.

26:03 Why the Nigerian youth has not ‘accepted’ Sowore.

31:51 Is there anything Sowore is doing wrong?

37:18 A philosophical discussion on getting power?

45:52 Peter Obi

1:09:32 Discussing Trump

1:14:31 A unipolar vs a multipolar world.

1:26:53 Discussing USAID

1:33:29 Did SaharaReporters receive USAID funding?

1:35:24 Sowore’s thoughts on David Hundeyin

1:43:42 Why are Nigerians whitewashing Jonathan?

1:45:01 Did Obasanjo support Peter Obi to stop Atiku winning?

1:55:55 Sowore’s thoughts on El-Rufai joining SDP?

1:58:21 What explains the lack of a credible opposition in Nigeria?

2:00:10 Thoughts on the Civil War

2:01:56 The Wike and Fubara tussle

2:02:39 On Natasha’s sexual allegations against Akpabio.

2:04:00 Sowore’s thoughts on VDM

2:08:02 Gaza and Ukraine

2:10:30 Conclusion

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