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Blogger Arraigned Over Alleged False Reports On Soludo’s Family

[i]Justice Obiora ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Anambra State Correctional Centre in Amawbia pending the hearing of the case.

The Anambra State Police Command has arraigned the owner and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and iNews, Ejike Ofoegbu, over allegations of publishing false and defamatory reports against the family of Governor Chukwuma Soludo.

Ofoegbu was brought under police escort to Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Awka on Monday following the conclusion of investigations by the police after he was handed over by the Department of State Services (DSS).

At the end of the proceedings, the presiding magistrate, Justice Obiora, ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Anambra State Correctional Centre in Amawbia pending the hearing of the case.

According to the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, the prosecution followed a petition accusing the blogger of publishing fabricated reports allegedly designed to damage the reputation of the governor’s family and stir public resentment.

Ikenga said police investigations revealed that the suspect published several reports within a short period containing what investigators described as false claims about Governor Soludo and members of his family.

The police alleged that the stories were entirely fabricated and were presented as direct quotations to create an impression of authenticity.

According to the command, the publications were not the result of journalistic mistakes or inaccurate reporting but were deliberate attempts to mislead the public and tarnish the image of the governor’s family.

Investigators further claimed that Ofoegbu admitted during questioning that the stories were fabricated and published primarily to attract traffic to his blog.

The police described the case as a serious misuse of media platforms and said the prosecution was intended to ensure accountability through the judicial process.

While declining to comment extensively because the matter is already before the court, Ikenga urged journalists, bloggers and other media practitioners to adhere to professional ethics by verifying information before publication.

He also advised members of the public to rely on credible sources for information and avoid sharing unverified reports, warning that the deliberate dissemination of false information could attract legal sanctions under existing laws.

https://www.channelstv.com/2026/07/13/blogger-arraigned-over-alleged-false-reports-on-soludos-family/

Previous threads:

I Would Choose Peter Obi Over My Father Again And Again - Ozona Soludo
https://www.nairaland.com/8706109/choose-peter-obi-over-father

Ejike Ofoegbu Retracts Libelous Statements About Governor Soludo (Video)
https://www.nairaland.com/8708091/ejike-ofoegbu-retracts-libelous-statements


Ejike Ofoegbu Appears In Court Charged With Criminally Defaming Governor Soludo
https://www.nairaland.com/8708597/ejike-ofoegbu-appears-court-charged

Anambra State Police Command

ANAMBRA POLICE ARRAIGNS OWNER AND PUBLISHER OF IGBO TIMES MAGAZINE AND INEWS OVER ALLEGED PUBLICATION OF FALSE AND DEFAMATORY REPORTS AGAINST THE FAMILY OF THE ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNOR

The Anambra State Police Command today 13th July 2026, arraigned Mr Ejike Ofoegbu the alleged owner and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and iNews before a competent court over allegations bordering on the publication of fabricated, untrue, and defamatory reports against the family of the Governor of Anambra State.

The arraignment followed the Command's receipt of the suspect from the Department of State Services Awka, and the conclusion of Police investigations into a petition alleging the publication of false information capable of causing reputational harm and inciting public disaffection.

To this end, the Suspect has been remanded in a correctional centre in the State. The Command also notes that it will refrain from making further comments, as this may prejudice the ongoing court proceedings.

Furthermore, the Command advises members of the public, media practitioners, and publishers to exercise due diligence in verifying information before publication and to adhere to the ethics of responsible journalism and the provisions of extant laws governing the dissemination of information.

SP Tochukwu Ikenga
Police Public Relations Officer
Anambra State Police Command
Awka

13th July 2026

https://www.facebook.com/100069217149632/photos/anambra-police-arraigns-owner-and-publisher-of-igbo-times-magazine-and-inews-ove/1686074277043128/

This is the apology and the statements that got him into trouble.

Ejike Ofoegbu @Ejikeofoegbu1

PUBLIC APOLOGY AND FULL RETRACTION

My name is Ejike Ofoegbu Experience, the owner and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and INews.

I wish to offer my deepest and most sincere apology to Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, his family, and the general public.

I publicly admit that the stories I published concerning Governor Soludo and his son were completely fake, false, fabricated, and untrue. They did not come from Governor Soludo, his son, his family, or any official representative. They were not based on any verified facts or credible source, and they should never have been presented as news.

The false posts I published included:

* “Breaking News: ‘I will arrest anyone who calls Ozo my son. He is not my son. I disowned him years ago, and he is no longer a member of the Soludo family.’”

* “Just In: I Don’t Take Advice From My Father. He Was a Drunkard Who Beat My Mom When I Was Young. His Treatment of My Mother Made Me Decide Never to Take Advice From Him — ‘Soludo’s Son’ Speaks Out.”

* “Breaking News: ‘I ordered Ozo from Temu. He is Chinese-made, not my son. Even at the hospital when he was born, I asked the doctor, ‘I hope you didn’t accidentally exchange my real son.’ Ozo is from Temu,’ Soludo jokingly told reporters.”

* “Breaking News: ‘They should organize a drinking competition between my father and Wike. I just want to see something. I’m willing to bet my life that my father would win. People don’t understand his drinking capacity.’ — Ozo.”

I state clearly and without reservation that every one of the statements above was fake. They should not be regarded as factual reports or genuine quotations. I take full responsibility for publishing them.

I also wish to acknowledge that the false posts listed above were not the only fabricated stories I published about Governor Soludo. Among other posts on Igbo Times Magazine and INews, I also published false and misleading stories involving Governor Soludo and Mr. Peter Obi, including claims that Mr. Peter Obi would defeat Governor Soludo in an election. Those stories were also completely false, were not based on any verified facts, and should never have been published.

I sincerely admit that I published such stories in pursuit of online traffic, audience engagement, and financial gain. I now realize that no amount of money or online attention can justify spreading false information or damaging another person’s reputation. I deeply regret my actions and accept full responsibility for everything I published.

I deeply regret the embarrassment, reputational harm, and misunderstanding these fabricated stories may have caused to Governor Soludo, his family, his associates, and members of the public.

To Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, I respectfully and humbly ask for your forgiveness. I sincerely apologize for my actions and for publishing information that was false.

I also apologize to the people of Anambra State, readers of Igbo Times Magazine and INews, and everyone who may have seen or shared these false publications. I am committed to correcting this mistake and ensuring that such an incident does not happen again.

This statement serves as my full and unconditional retraction of those publications. They were false, fabricated, and should be disregarded in their entirety.

Once again, I sincerely ask Governor Soludo, his family, and the general public to forgive me.

Signed

Ejike Ofoegbu Experience
Owner & Publisher, Igbo Times Magazine and INews

https://x.com/i/status/2075959450431639831

https://x.com/i/status/2075944879062921481

This video is in reference to the public apology and full retraction I issued earlier regarding the false and fabricated stories I published about Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State. I sincerely apologize once again to Governor Soludo, pic.twitter.com/aBwNTArOIv

— Ejike Ofoegbu (@Ejikeofoegbu1) July 11, 2026

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Ejike Ofoegbu

https://x.com/i/status/1556183275072372738

In two weeks time, his head will be bigger and his neck Longer.

Hehehe 🤭 by the time he comes out he will resemble HIV patient 😏

Sokudo and Yekini Amoda ogunlere are useless!

As it should be. Defamation is a serious offense

I actually like that people are being punished for deliberately publishing lies.

There's a lesson for us all

At least nobody go shout Marginalization like this....


Defame people and do ur Jail term in peace...

Soludo is the lower version of tinubu the failure, they major in minor and minor in major.

See how he resemble bag of bones. Obidient noisemaker

Trouble deh sleep , Yanga go wake am !

Al-majiri don carry himself go sitdon for prison like this o .

him MUMU go don clear for him head this morning .

Anyway , we just deh here deh mind our bizness

This is good. Next time, he will learn to be creative and think with his brain before spewing trash online.

They think Elon Musk made money by talking anyhow or misbehaving online in the name of content.

Them go learn.

Baba forget apology and what not, the guy was in for a long thing from the set-go.
I just pity as inn looks famished reach, when dem bundle am about for like 6 months, inn mama noor go even recognise am as e go thin pass pencil.
Usel*ss go*ts writing nonsense all over the place for traffic. They don't even imagine the trauma they put people through


[quote author=naptu2 post=140019091]This is the apology and the statements that got him into trouble.

Ejike Ofoegbu @Ejikeofoegbu1


https://x.com/i/status/2075959450431639831

https://x.com/i/status/2075944879062921481

This video is in reference to the public apology and full retraction I issued earlier regarding the false and fabricated stories I published about Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State. I sincerely apologize once again to Governor Soludo, pic.twitter.com/aBwNTArOIv

— Ejike Ofoegbu (@Ejikeofoegbu1) July 11, 2026

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People just make up stories n publish it with their full chest as if nothing can happen to them. He never even enter prison see as he be

Send am go 6000 years in prison, make he go suffer...see hin hungry looking ,atutupoyoyo face😵‍💫....why is it always the worst, barely surving ones always behind those accounts?
den full this nairaland too😹😹😂😂

When my Dad noticed that I had a good Facebook page that always leads to a website I owned and was publishing stuff as a blogger, pops called me aside and advised me. It is because of these types of cases that he feared. He was right and so I abandoned the blog.

Defamation lawsuit and assasination of character charges as pertains to false information on a website owned by the publisher is not a small thing; you will beg and beg and the law doesn’t take begging, you would have to show evidence without which, the fellow would be jailed; sentiments aside. It is in times like that that you would know you don’t have anybody but God.

Sermwell:
Sokudo and Yekini Amoda ogunlere are useless!

Cowards and bitter people
Type their names very well

Keyboard warrior

The Peter Obi he carried on his head like lice doesn't even know that he exists. He will see shege inside that prison.

In all my world defamation is a civil matter, but i hear there's something called criminal defamation

Where are the emergency lovers of Nigeria that were cheering him up?

The moment those mob like cult start cheering you up, just know that you are doing something wrong and soon you will start eating watery beans and lastly, they will abandon you

Run from anything that could land you in trouble

The guy went too far. He should face consequences; lessons for others feeding the public with nonsense fake news.

Be careful who you argue with online.

Does is me that this guy never hammer from these blackmail since all these days?

Bad advert for Obidients.