A Lagos High Court has ordered social media critic, Martin Otse (popularly known as VeryDarkMan) to remove defamatory comments and videos about lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, and his son, Folarin Falana (popularly known as Falz). Additionally, the court imposed a N500 million fine for libel. Justice M. O. Idowu delivered the judgement on Tuesday in a case …

Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo (popularly called Sunday Igboho) on Thursday, instituted a case of alleged defamation of character against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. It was reported that Adams had recently, in a leaked audio conversation, alleged that Igboho is an assassin allegedly being used by President Bola Tinubu for dirty jobs. He added that unconfirmed …

The immediate-past Central Bank of Nigeria Governor (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has vowed to sue the Senate President Godswill Akpabio for alleged defamation. At Senator Barinada Mpigi’s thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State last Sunday, the Senate President said that President Bola Tinubu’s administration did not know the crime to charge Emefiele with. He added …

The Rector of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Dr. Justina Anjiode Kotso has dragged the Nasarawa State correspondent of Universal Reporters, Rabiu Omaku to court for allegedly authoring false publications against her and the institution. On 18th September, Omaku accused the Rector of embezzling funds meant for graduates of the polytechnic, who participated in the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme, …