Court fixes October 2 for Sowore to continue defence in alleged cyberbullying of Tinubu

The Federal High Court has fixed October 2 for the statesmanlike campaigner of the African Action Congress, AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to proceed his defence successful the alleged cyberbullying lawsuit brought against him by the Department of State Services (DSS).

There were societal media reports past period that the DSS would, upon the resumption of tribunal proceedings aft its yearly agelong vacation, question an extended adjournment to alteration Sowore to ore connected his statesmanlike campaign.

Sowore is being prosecuted implicit his August 2025 posts connected X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, successful which helium described President Bola Tinubu arsenic a “criminal” and accused him of lying astir the level of corruption successful the country.

At the decision of the prosecution’s case, Sowore made a no-case submission, which the tribunal rejected and ordered him to participate his defence.

He besides mislaid his bid to person the proceedings justice recuse himself from the lawsuit aft his allegation of bias was rejected by the court’s Chief Judge.

At Monday’s hearing, prosecuting counsel, Akin...