Nigeria charges former presidential candidate over anti-Tinubu posts

The charges against Omoyele Sowore, an activist and publisher, also named social media giants X and Meta, parent company of Facebook -- though it was not clear from the charging documents what they we.....

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Nigerian authorities have charged former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore with cybercrime for posting "false messages" online against President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of corruption during a diplomatic visit to Brazil.

Omoyele Sowore, a minor candidate in the 2023 presidential election and founder of Sahara Reporters, faces five counts of cybercrime.
The charges also named social media giants X and Meta (parent company of Facebook), though their specific accusations were unclear.
Sowore claimed Tinubu stated there was "no corruption under his regime in Nigeria," a statement Sowore called "shameless."

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