{
  "id": 17080108,
  "title": "Tinubu cyberbullying trial: Sowore writes court, begs for adjournment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/tinubu-cyberbullying-trial-sowore-writes-court-begs-for-adjournment",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T15:12:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/29/sowore-writes-court-begs-for-adjournment-in-trial-on-alleged-cyber-bullying-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The trial of presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore from the African Action Congress (AAC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja faced a setback on Thursday due to his absence and a letter he penned requesting an adjournment. The court was informed that Sowore had journeyed to Ekiti State for his presidential campaign activities. His defence lawyer, T. O. Etonyeaku, requested a stand-down to allow another seasoned lawyer, who had been present prior to the proceedings, to join the team and handle the defence case. The judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, drew attention to a letter Sowore personally addressed to the court and questioned if Kehinde, the prosecuting lawyer, was aware of it. Kehinde denied having copies of the letter and contended that it was improper for an accused person, who is represented by counsel, to communicate directly with the court and neglect to notify the other party. He pointed out that, absent any evidence of Sowore discontinuing his lawyer's services, Olumide-Fusika, Sowore ought not to have written to the court directly. Kehinde, however, agreed to an adjournment for the sake of justice. Prosecutors mentioned that the defence had yet to react to a written address filed, as mandated by the court, regarding the matter of whether or not Sowore could be summoned to testify as a defence witness. The judge adjourned the matter until November 3 for further proceedings. Sowore is currently facing prosecution by the Department of State Services (DSS) over posts he made on social media platforms, X and Facebook, where he referred to President Bola Tinubu as a criminal and accused him of lying about the level of corruption in the nation.",
  "summary": "The trial of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore, before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu was stalled on Thursday owing to his absence and a letter he wrote praying for an adjournment. At the mention of the case, prosecuting lawyer, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, […] Tinubu cyberbullying trial: Sowore writes court,…",
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  "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."
}