Omoyele Sowore Net Worth and State Of Origin – Omoyele Sowore was born on the 16th of February, 1971 in Ese Odo, Ondo State. He comes from a polygamous family and has fifteen siblings. Omoyele Sowore is a Nigerian human rights activist, journalist, politician, businessman, and the founder of Sahara Reporters.
He became widely focused after being one of the youngest presidential candidates in the Nigerian 2019 election. Omoyele Sowore married his wife, Opeyemi Sowore in 2004. Their marriage is blessed with a son.
Omoyele Sowore Shara reporter is a controversial online news media that operates in New York City, USA. His news outfit is protected by the First Amendment Rights of the United States of America. In Nigeria political space, Sowore is always at the heels of politicians considered to be corrupt and that has not been easy for him. Today, we want to look at Omoyele Sowore net worth and his other business interests.
Omoyele Sowore Net Worth
Omoyele Sowore net worth is estimated at $10million-$30million. Omoyele Sowore is the founder of Sahara Reporters an online media company based in New York. A company that is said to be Wikipedia of Africa, because of its fearless way of reporting. He encourages citizen journalism among Nigerians to expose corrupt officials in government. It became popular after being the first Media company or news source to identify and publish the photo of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a suspected terrorist accused of attempting to blow-up Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day by detonating a plastic bomb that exploded in his underwear.
Omoyele Sowore State Of Origin
Omoyele Sowore was born in Niger Delta area but a decent of “Kiribo” in Ese Odo Local Government area of Ondo State. The Sahara Reporter founder is from a polygamous family and he is the first child to 20 brothers and sisters.
Education: Between 1989 and 1995, Sowore studied for a BSc degree in Geography and Urban Planning at the University of Lagos. Due to his activism, his academic program was extended by two years by the university’s management. He was expelled twice due to his student activism and for political reasons. From 1992-1994, he was the SUG president of the university where he partook in anti-corruption and anti-cultism advocacy.