Former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro has gone to court to seek redress over a case of defamation of character by online newspapers Sahara Reporters and Premium Times. Joined in the suit are Punch Newspapers Ltd., Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters and Festus Owete, General Editor at Premium Times.

The defendants had published an audio recording of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, purportedly in a conversation with other individuals to rig the Ekiti State gubernatorial elections, an allegation Senator Obanikoro and the others have since disclaimed.

In a suit filed at the Lagos State High Court Ikeja on Tuesday, 10th February 2015, Senator Obanikoro is suing the defendants for damages to the tune of N1 billion. According to the suit filed on his behalf by Dr. Yemi Oke of MJS Partners, Senator Obanikoro is seeking “1.) An order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from publishing or causing to be published either directly or indirectly, defamatory, damaging, offensive or degrading statements, articles and/or materials against the claimant, 2.) An order directing the defendant to jointly or severally pay to the claimant the sum of N1 billion being damages for harm caused to his political, professional, business, social and institutional reputation as a result of the defamation by willful and scandalous publication of false statements by the defendants, 3.) An order directing the defendants to retract the false and damaging publication by a letter of apology directed to claimant and published on the same media through which the defamatory publication was circulated and 4.) An order of court for the cost of this suit against the defendants.”

Meanwhile, in a similar development, Senator Obanikoro has hired Tacopina & Seigel one of New York’s top law firms reputed for their groundbreaking defense of celebrity baseball player, Alex Rodriguez in his case against the 211-game doping suspension slammed on him by Major League Baseball (MLB). Tacopina & Seigel is handling Senator Obanikoro’s case against Sahara Reporters in New York, United States of America.

The defendants have 42 days to prepare their defense and make an appearance in court to defend themselves in the Lagos suit.


http://www.thebreakingtimes.com/obanikoro-sues-sahara-reporters-premium-times-punch-newspapers-for-n1-billion/

mystockyear:
let PDP continuing embarrassing themselves

for me #IHAVEDECIDED

2 vote buhari for president

mystockyear:
let PDP continuing embarrassing themselves

for me #IHAVEDECIDED

2 vote buhari for president

clevvermind:
I support this. next time they will not try it.

viccipedia:
Bros please in case of next time, you can still express urself in pidgin or broken English......



I'm not surprised, una oga no get certificate, we can't expect more from his supporters.

egift:


Bros the tape is real. All they have to do is hold on, Koro will be dragged through the mud. Even those who are yet to see it will do now.

clevvermind:
my guy, stop this. that tape is fake. it is made in toronto. the matter is already in court, let's wait for the outcome. it will be sweet.

customized13:
I guess you are the person embarrassing yourself with this written English.