The General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministry, Dr Daniel Olukoya, has filed a libel suit against the Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omoyele Sowore, demanding N10bn in damages.

In the suit filed before the Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo, the MFM founder said he was constrained to take legal action against Sowore, his online platform, Sahara Reporters Incorporated and the Incorporated Trustees of Sahara Media Foundation for their alleged failure to desist from publishing false and malicious articles against him and his church, MFM, since 2013.

The cleric said despite complaints, Sowore and his Sahara Reporters remained intransigent and continued to publish offending stories about him and his church.

Olukoya said he had earlier demanded that Sahara Reporters pull down all the offending stories against him and his church within seven days but Omoyele and his platform refused.

He said having failed to take advantage of the seven days he gave them, he had no other option but to sue them.

The Incorporated Trustees of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries was listed as the first claimant while Olukoya was the second claimant in the suit marked HU/250/2018.

Joined as defendants were Sowore, Incorporated Trustees of Sahara Media Foundation and Sahara Reporters. Apart from the N10bn damages, the cleric and his church are praying the court to order the defendants to “pull down and erase each of the offending stories from the Internet forthwith.”

They also want the court to compel Sowore and Sahara Reporters to “tender a written apology and retraction, published prominently in their online news report and in at least three nationally circulating newspapers and two international magazines, including TIME International.”

The claimants are also praying for an order of perpetual injunction, “restraining the defendants by themselves, their agents, servants, privies or other persons, howsoever called or described from further publishing and/or disseminating libellous stories and statements against the claimants.”

https://punchng.com/mfm-founder-files-n10bn-libel-suit-against-sowore-sahara-reporters/amp/

10 Billion Naira?
Another wahala for Sahara reporters.
That is the price you pay for their kinda journalism.
Tough JOURNALISM!

That Sahara Reporters should take it easy ... i see no reason why they should think they are doing well by POKE-NOSING !!

Sowore lacks the credibility integrity to contest for any office in Nigeria even councillorship

Kewtt:

Sowore lacks the credibility integrity to contest for any office in Nigeria even councillorship

To some good extent, he is a great guy!
But he has his shortcomings of course!

But they said we shouldn't judge any man on earth that vengeance is for God or is it only applicable when pointing out ills of modern day pastors/imams or self acclaimed righteous ones? MFM should allow the Will of God to be done.

I won't comnent

You for make am 20B

No be today dem don dey threaten Sahara reporters with court action. Obanikoro even went as far as instituting a court case against the platform in New York without any outcome. This one by MFM will also come and go and Sahara reporters will remain as strong as ever. The media cannot be gagged.

This case also put a lie to the popular believe that we are better off by leaving everything to God when we are wronged by another person. If the GO of a very big church doesn't believe that God can battle sahara reporters on behalf of his church, it is better we all seek legal help when our rights are breached or when cheated. The court of law is the only place where there is still a glimpse of hope that justice can be done and not an imaginary court of God where nothing gets done to right peoples wrong.

Chicagoesontop:
That Sahara Reporters should take it easy ... i see no reason why they should think they are doing well by POKE-NOSING !!

well I guess that's what's journalism is all about !

A pastor taking someone to court is not bablical..... if SR is publishing fake news about the church, the church prayer worrior should do their work as the bable says "prayer of the rigtheous works wonder."

One thing I have noticed is that those who sue Sahara Reporters usually have something to hide. They are shady and do not like their secrets being leaked. However, in all instances, the suits end up being futile.

These people have sued SR in the past:
Obanikoro the serial loser
Saraki the generational thief
Emeka Ugwuonye the disgraced lawyer

Now that MFM has decided to join these characters in fighting SR, let's welcome MFM to the Saraki and Obanikoro association.

Church dey go court? Since dey are mountain of fire dey should go to the mountain

Lagbaja01:
A pastor taking someone to court is not bablical..... if SR is publishing fake news about the church, the church prayer worrior should do their work as the bable says "prayer of the rigtheous works wonder."

You better read ur Bible well

I'm so in support of this suit.
Rubbish !

All these people fighting the Church of God, including g daddy freeze, dare not do one tenth of this rubbish with alfas and mosques... They know the repercussion. They can only try Christians because they know we are too tolerant.

That said; DR Olukoya should just leave him to God, just like baba Adeboye and the Winners man.

backnbeta:
All these people fighting the Church of God, including g daddy freeze, dare not do one tenth of this rubbish with alfas and mosques... They know the repercussion. They can only try Christians because they know we are too tolerant.

That said; DR Olukoya should just leave him to God, just like baba Adeboye and the Winners man.

YOU have said it all.

Lemme jst book space because I knw this topic will boom leta even thou not in concern me

Lol dis is funny so dey cant pray about it abi and some yeye people will still be defending dis 419 pastors i use to like dis man till he brought sss looking men to unilag in 2014 with his die by fire prayer war strategy so he is afraid a man who talk so much about spirituality den who is his God bcus i know God is the number one security officer yet u have human security aides if u wage war against demons dey would come back for u wether physically or spiritually olukoya shame on u you dont practice what u preach!

Someone publishes unfavourable news about MFM members
MFM Pastor: Call down fire from heaven and pray with holy anger.

Someone publishes unfavourable news about MFM pastor
MFM Pastor: Sue him for 10 billion

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Lagbaja01:
A pastor taking someone to court is not bablical..... if SR is publishing fake news about the church, the church prayer worrior should do their work as the bable says "prayer of the rigtheous works wonder."

they are working and praying.

even if Sahara reporters go down due to the prayers. you will still not believe.

backnbeta:
All these people fighting the Church of God, including g daddy freeze, dare not do one tenth of this rubbish with alfas and mosques... They know the repercussion. They can only try Christians because they know we are too tolerant.

That said; DR Olukoya should just leave him to God, just like baba Adeboye and the Winners man.

If you don't have any relevant thing to say just keep quiet, why praising your ritualistic and gullible self up and down?

I guess this case is dead on arrival if S.R have facts to back their sensational news/report as journalism using their usual excuse of an anonymous source who does not want his/her name published.
Will this be another Pastor vs Kemi Olunyolo show?

Not in support of this......where is forgiveness? Even Christ forgive those that killed him...and here we are talking about blackmailing if it’s true

Where are the publications?

semyman:

If you don't have any relevant thing to say just keep quiet, why praising your ritualistic and gullible self up and down?

You know I'm right, don't you?

Perpetual injunction. The tool of Nigeria's corrupt

Pastor What do you have to say to this 1 Corithianns 6 verse 7 that says  Really, it is already a defeat for you when you have lawsuits with one another. Why not rather let yourselves be wronged? Why do you not rather let yourselves be defrauded?
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When they told Jesus that he performs miracle and expels demon by power bezelbubu's did he file suit against them?

backnbeta:
All these people fighting the Church of God, including g daddy freeze, dare not do one tenth of this rubbish with alfas and mosques... They know the repercussion. They can only try Christians because they know we are too tolerant.

That said; DR Olukoya should just leave him to God, just like baba Adeboye and the Winners man.

Once someone criticizes Perhaps bad happening in your congregation, you people will start shouting fighting the church. Common criticism you can't withstand, and you call yourselves Christians.

Even when our Lord Jesus was slandered, he kept quiet.