{
  "id": 13887953,
  "title": "‘You’re Just A Content Creator’, Social Media User Tackles Sowore Over Slip On Ondo Air Crash Site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/youre-just-a-content-creator-social-media-user-tackles-sowore-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:00:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/youre-just-a-content-creator-social-media-user-tackles-sowore-over-slip-on-ondo-air-crash-site/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "African Action Congress presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, faced criticism on social media after inaccurately stating that the site of a recent Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash occurred in Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. In reality, the crash happened in Igbokoda, which is located in Ilaje LGA. Sowore's post on his X handle, @sowore, revealed that he had visited the scene to assess the situation. Despite claiming to hail from Ondo State, Sowore's error in identifying the correct local government area sparked outrage among social media users. Several users questioned his familiarity with the region and his political capabilities, suggesting he was merely using his contesting as a means of gaining visibility. A chieftain of the National Democratic Party (NDC) also criticized Sowore, accusing him of copying the condolence visit made by the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi, two days prior to Sowore's visit.",
  "summary": "An online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the January 16, 2027 election, Omoyele Sowore, has come under fire on social media after mistakenly identifying Igbokoda, the site of the recent Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash, as being in Ese-Odo Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State. Sowore’s post, in which he […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}