Tag: 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...
Pastor seeks divorce as wife says he’s a chronic womaniser
A 48-year-old pastor, Nosa Abume, on Monday approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to nullify his 17-year-old marriage accusing his wife of defaming...
Defamation: Court orders newspaper to apologise, pay damages to El-Rufai
A High Court in Kaduna has ordered Today Publishing Company, publishers of The Union newspaper, to tender an apology and pay N10 million for...
