Tag: defamation
Court Orders Police Again To Release Or Charge Man Detained For Allegedly Defaming Fashola
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, has issued another order to the police to either charge or immediately release Chike Ibezim, who has ... Read More
Defamation: Lawyer Drags Poet To Court
A Nigerian lawyer, Toye Akinlade has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Abuja against a renowned poet, Prof. Niyi Osundare in respect of ... Read More
Trump Loses Immunity Shield In Defamation Lawsuit Against Writer Jean Carroll
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that former President Donald Trump would not be entitled to immunity for the comments he made about ... Read More
FHC Remands Agba Jalingo In Kuje Prison, Denies Journalist Bail In Ben Ayade’s In-Law’s Alleged Defamatory Case
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has denied journalist Agba Jalingo the chance to apply for bail in a defamatory trial filed against ... Read More
Abuja Woman Arraigned For Defaming Akwa Ibom’s Udom Emmanuel
A 37-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, was on Tuesday docked in a Federal High Court, Abuja, for allegedly defaming the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel. ... Read More
Defamation: Afam Osigwe, SAN Represents Obi Cubana In N1b Suit Against PM Express
Popular businessman Obi Cubana has sued the publisher of PM Express. The businessman filed a N1billion suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital ... Read More
Court Jails Kano Kayanmata Merchant, Sadiya Haruna For Defamation
A magistrate court at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, has sentenced popular kayanmata (aphrodisiac) merchant, Sadiya Haruna, to six months in jail for defaming ... Read More