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Iconway Media. CVs to info@iconwaymedia.com obanikoro 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.”
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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.
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