Nigeria Jails Journalist for 2 Months Pending Trial over Corruption Reporting
Police charged Stanley Ugagbe with conspiracy and cyberstalking after reports alleging a Central Bank deputy governor hid U.S. property, CPJ said.
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Nigeria: Nigeria Jails Journalist for 2 Months Pending Trial Over Corruption Reporting
Abuja -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately release Secret Reporters journalist Stanley Ugagbe, who was remanded to prison on Tuesday for two months of pretrial detention, and to drop the cybercrime and defamation charges against him and his publisher, Tega Oghenedoro, also known as Fejiro Oliver.
Nigeria jails journalist for 2 months pending trial over corruption reporting
Abuja, July 15, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Nigerian authorities to immediately release Secret Reporters journalist Stanley Ugagbe, who was remanded to prison on Tuesday for two months of pretrial detention, and to drop the cybercrime and defamation charges against him and his publisher, Tega Oghenedoro, also known as Fejiro Oliver. Ugagbe was...
Court remands journalist, Stanley Ugagbe, in prison over cyberstalking charges
The prosecution, representing the Nigerian police, informed the court that it needed time to respond to Mr Ugagbe's bail application. The post Court remands journalist, Stanley Ugagbe, in prison over cyberstalking charges appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Court Remands Journalist For Allegedly Defaming CBN Deputy Governor, Usoro
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the remand of a journalist, Stanley Ugagbe, in Kuje Correctional Centre, for allegedly defaming Emem Usoro, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Deputy Governor in charge of Operations. Justice Salim Ibrahim gave the order after Ugagbe was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to a six-count […]
Court Remands Man Over Alleged Defamation Of CBN Deputy Governor
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Stanley Ugagbe at the Kuje Correctional Centre over allegations of cybercrime and defamation involving the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in charge of Operations, Emem Usoro. Justice Salim Ibrahim issued the order on Tuesday after Ugagbe was arraigned on a six-count charge filed by the Inspector-General of Police and pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Ugagbe is bei…
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