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BREAKING: Nigerian High Court Strikes Out Two Cybercrime Charges Against Social Media Influencer, Ijele; Nullifies Stringent Bail Conditions

5 months ago919 min

A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against social media blogger,Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. In a ruling delivered on Friday, the court also nullified the initial stringent bail conditions that had kept Ijele in prison. Legal luminary, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), had filed a preliminary objection challenging the validity of his trial for alleged cybercrime offences. The charges were...

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BREAKING: Judge Rules Federal High Court Lacks Power Over Criminal Defamation In Nigerian Police Case Against Social Media Influencer, Ijele

5 months ago947 min

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the court lacks the power to try the offence of criminal defamation. The court stated this while dismissing two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against social media blogger, Mr. Chizorom Harrison Ofoegbu, popularly known as Ijele. SaharaReporters earlier on Friday reported that a Federal High Court in Lagos had struck out two of the three counts of cybercrime charges brought against the...

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Nigerian Air Force Confirms Detention Of Personnel For Several Weeks Over Social Media Post On US, African Military

9 months ago883 min

SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Garba was detained over his TikTok videos comparing US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has explained why one of its personnel, CPL AI Garba was arrested and subsequently detained. SaharaReporters had exclusively reported how Garba was detained over his TikTok videos comparing US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. A relation of Garba had revealed...

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BREAKING: Nigerian Police Refuse To Process VeryDarkMan’s Release Due To Easter Break, Social Media Influencer May Regain Freedom Tuesday

9 months ago828 min

The police refused to release the detained social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan on Sunday, blaming it on Easter break. SaharaReporters learnt on Sunday that VeryDarkMan was supposed to regain his freedom on Easter but the police claimed there were no personnel available to process his release due to the Easter celebration. A source privy to the matter told SaharaReporters on Sunday that even though the Chairman of the Police Service...

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian Air Force Detains Airman Since February For Comparing US Military Officers With West African Colleagues On Social Media

9 months ago2604 min

The Nigerian Air Force has detained one of its personnel over his TikTok videos. SaharaReporters gathered that the personnel, CPL AI Garba was known for posting video content comparing how US military officers with their counterparts in West African countries. A relation of Garba revealed that he had been locked up at an underground cell in Abuja since his arrest in February. “It’s been over six weeks now that he has been...