Calumny means spreading false information or making damaging statements about someone to harm their reputation. It involves deliberately telling lies or making up stories to make someone look bad to others. Full definition
But the Nigerian Army faulted the report, saying that AI was only championing a campaign of calumny against Nigeria's military. (dailypost.ng)
«The military is not unmindful of the campaign of calumny against our soldiers by paid agents claiming that soldiers are harassing members of the public while performing their constitutional responsibility. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
The Nigerian Army has condemned the «Save the Nation Movement» (STNM) through orchestrated campaign of calumny in the media in its attempt to rubbish the hard earned name and reputation of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai and the Nigerian Army. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)