Nigeria, June 9 -- The Edo State Government has issued a stern ultimatum to Mr. Ogbeide Ifaluyi-Isibor, demanding a retraction and public apology within 24 hours over a controversial social media post it considers defamatory.

In an official notice dated Sunday, June 8, and signed by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Samson Osagie, the government warned that failure to comply would result in both civil and criminal actions being initiated against him.

The state expressed outrage over a post circulated widely online on Friday, June 6, which accused the current administration of poor governance and procedural misconduct.

The statement described the publication as a deliberate attempt to malign Governor Monday Okpebhol...