Tag: libel
Betta Edu threatens to sue BBC for $50m over report
Minister of humanitarian affairs and poverty alleviation Betta Edu, who is under suspension, has threatened to sue the BBC for $50 million over a...
Police charge former MFM chorister for allegedly cyberbullying church’s overseer Daniel...
The police have charged Ayotunde Richards, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM), over a petition from...
Geoffrey Onyeama’s ex-sister-in-law sues him for libel in US
Former Nigerian High Commissioner to Namibia Lilian Onoh has filed a libel suit against former minister of foreign affairs Geoffrey Onyeama at the US...
Toyin Saraki sues three for claiming she bought amusement park
Wife of the former Senate President Toyin Saraki has filed a libel case against three individuals in Ilorin for alleging she bought the Children’s...
Blessing CEO sent to jail over alleged cyber-bullying, libel
Social media influencer Blessing Okoro aka Blessing CEO has been remanded in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) till May 30.
The police...
INEC chairman Yakubu threatens PDP with libel charge
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a warning to the PDP against making libelous allegations against its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu.
Yakubu's chief...
Linda Ikeji reacts as court awards N25m damages against her for...
Blogger Linda Ikeji has reacted to a judgement by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory asking her to pay ₦25 million over...
Lai Mohammed files N50bn libel suit against Jackson Ude’s Pointblank News
Minister of information and culture Lai Mohammed has filed a lawsuit before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja against an online...
Ned Nwoko demands N10bn, apology from Premium Times over land-grabbing reports
Former federal lawmaker Ned Nwoko has threatened to drag Premium Times to court over reports he described as “libelous”.
Mr Nwoko made the threat in...
US court dismisses Olukoya’s suit against blogger
The United States District Court in the Northern District of California has thrown out the N500m damages registered in the United Kingdom on behalf...