• Law enforcement often treats defamation — a civil matter — as a criminal cyber offence. An example is the case against Dele Farotimi who was even charged for criminal defamation despite the fact ...

Exploring the conflict between Nigeria's Cybercrimes Act and constitutional press freedom. How vague laws are used to silence ...

Famous Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has finally secured the release of TikToker, Eedie Bliss, from detention. Eedie Bliss regained her freedom on Saturday, January 17, 2026, after Mercy Johnson ...

The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan has dismissed a defamation law suit brought by a former Priest of the Ibadan North Anglican Diocese, Reverend Oluwadamilola Ebenezer Kosemani against ...

Nollywood star, Mercy Johnson, has threatened legal action against any online trolls and platforms reporting fake news about her and her family. The actress made the threat on Monday while reacting to ...

Akwa Ibom State Police Command has instituted a six-count criminal charge against God’sown Monday Udoito, a female social media activist, at the State High Court over alleged “criminal defamation, ...

The FCT High Court in Abuja Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the criminal defamation charges brought against Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over her public comments accusing Senate ...

A former Chief of Defence Staff, Theophilus Danjuma, has withdrawn a N1 billion defamation suit he filed against Paul Rika and his ministry, the Holiness Revival Ministry Worldwide (HOREMOW). The ...

Powered by the explosive rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes — fake digital videos and soundclips that ...

The federal government has filed a three-count criminal charge against a former Nigerian Ambassador to Zambia, Nwannebuike Ominyi Eze, for alleged cybercrime offences at the Federal High Court, Abuja.

As digital platforms increasingly shape how people bank, shop, work and communicate, cybersecurity threats are expanding in scale and sophistication, exposing individuals and organisations to ...

Abuja — Nigeria and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on data privacy, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity, aiming to bolster trust and ...