A 37-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for allegedly defaming Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom. Edet, who was arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed by the Nigerian police on six counts, however, pleaded not guilty. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Inspector-General of Police is the complainant in the charge numbered FHC/ABJ/CR/181/2021 while Edet is the sole defendant.