Tag Archives: libel

Justice Yelim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday, March 31, remanded social media influencer Blessing Okoro aka “Blessing CEO” in prison custody till May 30 following her arraignment by the police for alleged Cyber-bullying and Libel, the Nation reports.   LIB had on Thursday, March 30 …

A court in Senegal has handed down a two-month suspended prison sentence to leading opposition politician Ousmane Sonko for libel, his lawyers said. The court in the capital, Dakar found him guilty on Thursday of defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye Niang, whom he accused of embezzlement. The sentence will not …

A section of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the country have expressed worry over what they describe as a re-introduction of the discredited criminal libel regime. According to them, their call is based on a series of recent arrests and prosecution of persons for statements made or published in the …