What is Omoyele Sowore?
{{Infobox person | name = Omoyele Sowore | image = Omoyele Sowore (29682338514).jpg | caption = Sowore in 2016 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1971|02|16}}<!-- {{Birth date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = [[Ondo State]], Nigeria | education = [[University of Lagos]]<br>[[University of Columbia]] | occupation = [[human rights activist]], blogger, writer, lecturer, | website = {{URL|http://saharareporters.com/}} }} '''Omoyele Sowore''' (born 16 February 1971) is a [[Nigerian]] [[human rights]] activist, and founder of online media, [[Sahara Reporters]]'''.'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/nyregion/from-safety-of-new-york-reporting-on-a-distant-homeland.html|title=From Safety of New York, Reporting on a Distant Homeland|last=Spiegel|first=Brendan|date=2011-11-19|work=The New York Times|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> == Background == Sowore was born in [[Ondo State]] in South West [[Nigeria]]. He was raised in a [[Polygamy|polygamous]] home with sixteen children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.informationng.com/2015/10/meet-omoyele-sowore-the-founder-of-sahara-reporters-photos.html|title=Meet Omoyele Sowore, The Founder Of Sahara Reporters [Photos] - INFORMATION NIGERIA|date=2015-10-24|work=INFORMATION NIGERIA|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US}}</ref> At 12, he learnt how to ride a [[motorcycle]] so that he could fish at the lake for the family before going to school. The military rule in Nigeria affected his passion and desire for media.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.citypeopleonline.com/started-sahara-reporters-2006-us-based-founder-omoyele-sowore-tells-city-people/|title=How I Started SAHARA REPORTERS In 2006 - US Based Founder, OMOYELE SOWORE Tells City People {{!}} City People Magazine|date=2017-05-29|work=City People Magazine|access-date=2018-05-24|language=en-US}}</ref> == Education == Sowore studied Geography and planning at the [[University of Lagos]] from 1989 to 1995. He spent two extra years in the university because