Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday admitted in evidence a video clip showing Nigeria's newly appointed ambassador awaiting deployment, Reno Omokri, calling President Bola Tinubu a "drug lord".

Judge Mohammed Umar admitted the video clip alongside another one presented by the defence team in Mr Sowore's trial on cybercrime charges, which stemmed from his August 2025 social media posts calling Mr Tinubu a criminal.

Mr Sowore faces two cybercrime charges over his posts on Facebook and X in August 2025 calling Mr Tinubu a criminal. The charges alleged that Mr Sowore's posts were designed to cause a breakdown of law and order in the country and to tarnish the personality and reputation of President Tinubu.

The ac...