[size=18pt]NPL wins case against Globacom[/size]

Posted: 2011-01-27 21:12

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered Globacom to pay the Nigeria Premier League it's outstanding sponsorship fee from the final year of their contract.

The League organising body was forced to head for the courts after the telecommunications firm defaulted on their sponsorship commitment.

Attempts by new NPL chairman Davidson Owumi to have the issue resolved yielded no fruit and the they we forced to take the matter to court.

In his judgement at the court on Thursday afternoon, Justice Olasuyi Olateru-Olagbegi, ordered Globacom to pay up the contract fee of the 2009/2010 season owed NPL.

The judgement means that Globacom will pay up the sum of N922,383,000 for last season's fee for the title sponsorship rights of the Premier League in Nigeria.

Globacom's defense for their refusal to pay was based on alleged corruption at the NPL, but the judge was left unimpressed, according to NPL counsel Emmanuel Oboh.

“The judge didn't entertain their prayer on the issue of corruption for breaching a contract since that cannot stand in this situation and was not an issue of objection,” Oboh said.

The NPL has been in the High Court in Lagos since March 9, 2010 challenging Globacom Nigeria Limited for breach of contract before it won the case on Thursday.

http://www.kickoff.com/news/19922/nigeria-premier-league-wins-case-against-globacom.php

Glo, you are the enemy of Nigerian league progress, PAY UP or SHUT up.

They cannot do anything about the case, they are at fault.

eyaaa see as i dey pity glo

honeric01:

Glo, you are the enemy of Nigerian league progress, PAY UP or SHUT up.

hmm some years ago, some people here were saying how Glo is a better option to 'thieving' MTN, that we should support our incompetent own,
Honeric007 are you sure you are not one of them? 

Glo is also owing the Lagos Half marathon organisers and they have refused to allow them get other sponsors

I'm sure they will appeal then settle through the presidency- that's the way of Glo and NFF

cut your coat according to your size,i think it's cheaper.

The decision made sense since GLO is not part of the management.

Dis Guy:

hmm some years ago, some people here were saying how Glo is a better option to 'thieving' MTN, that we should support our incompetent own,
Honeric007 are you sure you are not one of them? 

Was i?

Nigerian businesses and their unethical behaviour. That is why they all fly at low altitude and cannot compete internationally or transit generations. Always seeking to cheat, irresponsible racoons. They expect full pay for their services and cannot reiprocate. Our own indeed, just check out what MTN is doing with our money in South Africa, see what DSTV is doing.

What are our companies doing with their loot, funding politics to avoid responsibilities. Useless, rotten lot.

Tomorrow we say aliens are raiding our tills. Why not.

semid4lyfe:

Lol @ Honeric007

Im dey form memory loss now

Abeg remind me.

Reference:

Nigerian businesses and their unethical behaviour. That is why they all fly at low altitude and cannot compete internationally or transit generations. Always seeking to cheat, irresponsible racoons. They expect full pay for their services and cannot reiprocate. Our own indeed, just check out what MTN is doing with our money in South Africa, see what DSTV is doing.

What are our companies doing with their loot, funding politics to avoid responsibilities. Useless, rotten lot.

Tomorrow we say aliens are raiding our tills. Why not.

Classic. Hat's off for you man.

^^^^ Hats off to u ( i meant)

that what you have with all these big corporations, they feel they can ride over any one