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The Big 5: Ruga settlement is to resolve farmer/herder conflicts – Presidency; Atiku slams N2.5bn libel suit against Buhari’s aide | Other top stories

Here are the ones we saw today: No media blackmail can stop Saraki's prosecution - EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said no amount of media campaign against its acting…

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Sahara Reporters asks court to set aside judgement awarding N4bn to Saraki

Online news website, Sahara Reporters, has asked a Kwara state high court to set aside the judgment which awarded N4 billion to Senate President Bukola Saraki in a libel suit.…

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Libel: I will collect my N4bn from SaharaReporters – Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki has said he would collect every penny of the N4 billion awarded to him against publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore. A court had awarded N4 billion…

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NPA MD files N1bn libel suit against Breaking Times

by Dolapo Adelana The managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Mrs Hadiza Bala Usman has instituted a N1 billion libel suit against an online medium, The Breaking Times Communication Nig…

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Magu writes Sun Newspaper, demands N5bn for libel

by Dolapo Adelana The acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, is seeking a N5 billion compensation from the publishers of The SUN newspaper, for…

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Melaye is no different from Babangida and his killer squad | Sowore vows to fight to death

by Dolapo Adelana Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters has said he is ready to die to ensure Nigeria takes it space back from those he described as "drug dealers,…

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Farooq Kperogi: Propagandocracy and the Buhari Media Center

The Buhari government is an absolute propagandocracy, that is, a government conducted by intentionally false and manipulative information. And this is so because the very foundation of the government is…

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SaharaReporters publisher, Sowore defeats Obanikoro in US court

A defamation suit filed by former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro against publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore has been dismissed by the supreme court of the US state…

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Understanding the Nigerian Army’s statement on the arrest of Dapo Olorunyomi of Premium Times

Earlier today, the Nigerian Army did something that would on the surface appear to have exonerated them from the allegations of trying to silence the Press. They released this statement. Following…

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Lai Mohammed threatens to sue newspaper over ‘Change Begins With Me’ report

Minister of Information and Culture has threatened to sue the Daily Independent newspaper over a report on the ‘Change Begins With Me’ campaign. The newspaper had reported that the concept was stolen…

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Lai Mohammed threatens to sue Olisa Metuh

National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, may go after his counterpart, Olisa Metuh of the Peoples Democratic Party , in the court of law, for libeling him.…

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Obasanjo stopped from publishing autobiography

by Kolapo Olapoju Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has been ordered to stop plans to publish his autobiography, titled 'My Watch'. A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Wuse Zone II,…

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Dangote cement to sue Zambian Minister for libel

by Azubuike Azikiwe The Zambian subsidiary of Dangote cement has sued Fackson Shamenda, the country's labour minister for libel and slander. Shamenda had accused a Nigerian executive at the Zambian…

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2face gets apology from magazine over adultery (LOOK)

by Kolapo Olapoju Nigerian Pop legend, 2face Idibia has received an apology from soft-sell magazine, Icon weekly for its libelous post about the singer impregnating a Lagos banker. The apology…

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Mind what you tweet – You can be sued!

by Brian Wheeler The law concerning Twitter is clear - if you make a defamatory allegation about someone you can be sued for libel. People who tweeted photos allegedly of…

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“You will name our sponsors in court” – Dino Melaye threatens to sue Okonjo-Iweala

by Isi Esene Dino Melaye is not taking things lightly with the co-ordinating minister of the economy and minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as he is threatening to sue the…

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