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Breaking: Court Dismisses Sowore’s No-Case Submission, Orders Defence in Cybercrime Trial

Daily Dispatch May 8, 2026

Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the no-case submission filed by activist and publisher of Sahara Reports, Omoyele Sowore, ruling that the prosecution had presented sufficient evidence requiring him to enter a defence in the ongoing cyberstalking

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Stop Castigating Court Over N100 Awarded to 2 DSS Officers – CDHR Cautions SERAP

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2026

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called on the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to respect the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in the defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement issued on Thursday, CDHR said […]

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Stop Castigating Court Over N100 Awarded to 2 DSS Officers – CDHR Cautions SERAP

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2026

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has called on the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to respect the judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in the defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement issued on Thursday by Comrade […]

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DSS Clarifies N100m Defamation Judgment Against SERAP

Daily Dispatch May 7, 2026

The Department of State Services has clarified that the recent N100 million defamation judgment involving the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project was not a lawsuit instituted by the agency itself, but by two of its operatives acting in their personal capacities. In a statement issued on May 6, 2026, by Deputy Director of Public Relations […]

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Court Awards N101m to two DSS operatives who sued SERAP for defamation

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2026

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Tuesday found the Incorporated Trustees of Socio- Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) liable in a defamation suit filed by two operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).The court ordered SERAP to pay the sum of N100 million as general damages to both operatives, […]

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Breaking: Court Awards N100m Damages to DSS Officers in Defamation Suit Against SERAP

Daily Dispatch May 5, 2026

A court has awarded ₦100 million in damages to two officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) who filed a lawsuit against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) over allegations they described as defamatory. The officers had approached the court to challenge claims made by SERAP, arguing that the statements harmed their reputation […]