A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled October 27, 2025, for the arraignment of politician and online publisher Omoyele Sowore over alleged false statements targeting President Bola Tinubu.
The case, filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) on behalf of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, also names social media platforms X (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) as co-defendants.
The charges accuse Sowore of posting statements on his official X and Facebook accounts claiming that President Tinubu had asserted there was no corruption under his administration, a message the DSS alleges was false and intended to incite public disorder. The counts cite violations of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Amendment Act 2024 and the Criminal Code Act.
When the matter came up on Tuesday, Sowore’s counsel, Marshal Abubakar, objected to reading of the charges, arguing that the court’s bailiff had not served the defendant and that X was not represented in court. Meta Corp, however, was represented by Tayo Oyetibo, SAN. Justice Mohammed Umar directed that Sowore be properly served in court and fixed October 27 for trial commencement. “All parties agreed to the service of the defendant in court,” the judge said before adjourning.
The charges allege that on August 25 and 26, 2025, Sowore knowingly published defamatory material on X and Facebook, tagging the president as “a criminal” and stating that he claimed “there is no more corruption under his regime in Nigeria....
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