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…

1 month ago

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…

2 months ago

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,…

6 months ago

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…

10 months ago

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…

1 year ago

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.…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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…

2 years ago

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