Court Okays Commencement Of ₦5bn Defamation Suit By DSS Against SERAP
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 fixed hearing on a case of defamation filed by two officers of the Department of State…
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Defamation: Abuja, Oyo Courts Freeze Farotimi’s Book
BY EDMOND ODOK – As the legal tussle over defamation allegations rages on, two courts in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Oyo State have come hard on the…
Alleged Defamation: Businessman Slams N5bn Suit Against Journalist, FIJ, Arise Tv
A businessman, Alhaji Ibrahim Egungbohun, has filed a N5 billion suit against a journalist, Fisayo Soyombo; Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) and Arise Media Group, over allegations bordering on defamation….
Alleged Defamation: Court Acquits Two Journalists, Chides Magistrate For Shoddy Trial
A High Court of Kwara State sitting in Ilorin, has discharged and acquitted two journalists convicted by a Magistrate Court for publishing an alleged defamatory article against a rice factory….
Alleged Defamation: Emefiele Slams Akpabio With 1Bn Suit
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has slammed N1billion alleged defamation suit against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. Emefiele through his lawyer,…
Alleged Defamation By New Telegraph Newspapers: Gov Alia Demands Retraction, Apology, N5Bn Compensation
The Benue State government has demanded a retraction, an apology and 5 billion naira as compensation from the Publishers of New Telegraph Newspaper, over a defamatory publication on Governor Hyacinth…
Defamation: Court Adjourns N100m Suit Against Kaduna APC Campaign DG
A Kaduna state High Court has adjourned defamation suit instituted by the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kaduna State, Hon. Mohammed Isah Ashiru, against Prof. Mohammed…
Alleged Defamation: Former NECO Boss-Gana Demands Apology From SaharaReporters
BY ROSEMARY OGBONNAYA, ABUJA – The legal counsel to the former Acting Registrar of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Mr Abubakar Gana, has demanded a public apology and a retraction…
Defamation, Libel Laws Not Adequate To Tackle Hate Speech – Senator Abdullahi
BY GRACE ANYANWU, ABUJA – Sponsor of the ‘Hate Speech’ Bill in the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, on Thursday declared that existing laws on defamation and libel are grossly inadequate…
Alleged Defamation: Police Arraign Two Journalists Over Report On Indian Hemp Smoking In A Factory In Ilorin
BY SEGUN ADEBAYO, ABUJA – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned the young Editor of NewsDigest, an Abuja-based online newspaper, Gidado Yushau and award-winning Campus Journalist, Alfred Olufemi before a…