A source present in court told SaharaReporters that while the court adjourned hearing on the application to release Badejo’s passport to July 1, October 2026, was set for commencement of trial.
Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 1, 2026, adjourned proceedings on the case involving the United Kingdom-based Nigerian blogger and activist, Maureen Omorinola Badejo, to July 1, 2026.
A source present in court told SaharaReporters that while the court adjourned hearing on the application to release Badejo’s passport to July 1, October 2026, was set for commencement of trial.
SaharaReporters had earlier reported that Badejo was arrested by the detectives attached to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos on February 6, 2026, following petitions reportedly filed against her by senior Christian clerics.
According to information obtained by SaharaReporters, Badejo’s arrest followed petitions submitted to the police by the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleiman, and the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr Daniel Olukoya.
