Nigeria, May 2 -- Adewale Ajimisogbe, a blogger who publishes 'Postreporters,' has pleaded guilty to defaming the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Daniel Olukoya.

According to a court writ seen by our reporter, the blogger made the confession via his legal counsel, Ife Ajayi, who pleaded with Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos to pardon his client for being a first-time offender.

The court had convicted Mr Ajimisogbe and his co-defendant, Ayotunde Richards, for cyberbullying and libelling Mr Olukoya.

Messrs Ajimisogbe and Richards were arraigned before the court on 20 March 2024, over a 12-count charge of conspiracy, cyberbullying and libel.

While they were jointly c...