National Assembly Should Repeal Criminal Libel Now
“Is it justifiably reasonable to take aspects of the law of sedition and incorporate them into the Cybercrimes act to harass citizens? Is it not repugnant to criminalize libel and…
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Alleged Libel: Ned Nwoko Slams Premium Times With N10bn Suit
BY VICTOR BUORO, ABUJA – A former federal lawmaker, Mr Ned Nwoko has written to Premium Times (PT) to retract his “defamatory statement” against his person or face court action….
Publisher Of PRNigeria Slams N500m Libel Suit Against Terrence Kuanum
BY GRACE ANYANWU, ABUJA – The publisher of PRNigeria, Mallam Yushau Shuaib, has slammed a N500 million libel suit against one Terrence Kuanum, over libelous publications made against him. Yushau…
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…
Sen. Sani Claiming N5bn From El-Rufai For Libel
Sen. Shehu Sani, has filed a counter claim at the Kaduna State High Court against Governor Nasir El-Rufai claiming N5 billion for alleged libelous broadcast. Governor El-Rufai had in February…