{
  "id": 19173422,
  "title": "Sowore Suffers Another Setback in Cyberbullying Trial as Court Rejects Bid to Subpoena DSS Lawyer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/sowore-suffers-another-setback-in-cyberbullying-trial-as-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T15:15:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/09/sowore-suffers-another-setback-in-cyberbullying-trial-as-court-rejects-bid-to-subpoena-dss-lawyer/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has denied a request by presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore to subpoena a lawyer for the Department of State Services (DSS) in his alleged cyberbullying trial. The trial concerns Sowore's description of President Bola Tinubu as a \"criminal\". Justice Mohammed Umar ruled that lawyers have a duty of confidentiality towards their clients and cannot be compelled to disclose communications related to legal representation. Sowore had earlier sought to compel the appearance of DSS Director-General Oluwatosin Ajayi and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Professor Joash Amupitan as witnesses. The court granted Sowore's request to subpoena the two defense witnesses but adjourned the matter until November 11. This marks the fifth setback for Sowore in the trial, which began in June 2026.",
  "summary": "The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, seeking to compel counsel to the Department of",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}