Nigeria, Nov. 19 -- Tega Oghenedoro, a Nigerian journalist popularly known as Fejiro Oliver, has been released from a correctional centre in Delta State, Nigeria's South-south.

One of his lawyers, Inibehe Effiong, confirmed this in a post on X on Tuesday, 18 November.

"After spending two months (61 days, inclusive of yesterday) in police and prison custody in Delta State, I can confirm that Nigerian investigative journalist and publisher of Secret Reporters, Fejiro Oliver, has regained freedom," Mr Effiong stated.

The lawyer stated that the two cybercrime charges filed by the Inspector-General of Police at the Federal High Court in Asaba, as well as the two separate defamation charges filed by the Attorney-General of Delta State at the...