Tag: Defamation
DSS files N5.5bn suit against SERAP for defamation
The Department of State Services (DSS) has instituted a N5.5 billion defamatory suit against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP).
The DSS said SERAP...
Court sends Tambuwal’s aide to prison for defaming Sokoto governor, wife
A Sokoto Chief Magistrate Court, on Friday, September 6, 2024, remanded Shafi’u Umar in a correctional centre for circulating falsehoods against Governor Ahmad Aliyu...
Court sends Erisco tomato paste reviewer to prison over defamation
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has remanded Chioma Egodi in the Nigerian Correctional Centre in Suleja, Niger State, over the criminal defamation...
Benzema drags French minister to court over defamation
Karim Benzema has filed a complaint for defamation against France’s Minister of Interior, Gerald Darmanin, who in 2023 said the former Real Madrid star...
Lawyer jailed six months for defaming Dangote
A magistrate court in Abuja has convicted and jailed a lawyer for six months over defamatory publication against the Dangote Cement Plc.
The convict, Augustine...
Jury finds Trump sexually abused, defamed writer, awards woman $5m
A New York jury, on Tuesday, May 9, found former United States President, Donald Trump, sexually abused magazine writer, E. Jean Carroll, and then...
Mercy Chinwo slams N2bn suit on singer Obidiz for defamation
Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, has filed a N2 billion lawsuit against hip-hop artist, Obidiz Lawson, for defamation of character and unauthorised use of name...
Court remands Kano Tiktok skit maker over alleged defamation
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, ordered that a 24-year-old Tiktok skit maker, Murja Kunya, be remanded in a correctional centre...
Tiktokers to clean court’s toilets for defaming Ganduje
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Monday, sentenced two men, Mubarak Isa and Nazifi Bala, to 20 strokes of cane and 30 days community...
Trump sues CNN for defamation, seeks $475m damages
Former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has sued CNN for defamation, seeking $475 million in punitive damages and claiming that the network carried out...
