Defamation
4 Apr
Gospel minister, Nathaniel Bassey, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to investigate and prosecute four persons whom he accused of criminal defamation and cyberstalking.
18 Mar
Eric Odoh Ocheme, the former personal assistant to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has asked security agencies to stop mentioning his name in the alleged forgery of signatures for the withdrawal of $6.2m from the apex bank to pay 2023 election observers. Ocheme, a former staff member of…
15 Nov
Grammy-winning singer Damini Ogulu, better known as Burna Boy, has expressed his frustration with Nigerian bloggers, saying he is considering hiring 100 lawyers to sue them for defamation. In a post on his social media platform, Burna Boy wrote in Pidgin English, "Dat money wey I wan give dem Instablog dat time, e be like…
7 Jul 2023
Top Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's efforts to overturn his expulsion from parliament were again blocked Friday when a court refused to stay his jail sentence for defamation.
15 Jun 2023
A Kaduna high court has thrown out a defamation suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, immediate past governor of the state, against former senator representing Kaduna central, Shehu Sani.