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Court adjourns Falanas’ defamation suit against VeryDarkMan to January 2025

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An Ikeja high court on Thursday fixed January 23, 2023, to hear the alleged defamation suit filed against VeryDarkMan (VDM), the controversial activist.

The human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana filed a defamatory suit against VDM.

NAN reports that when the case was called on Thursday, Muiz Banire (SAN), counsel to Falana and Falz, informed the court that the claimants had filed the originating process and served to the parties.

Banire also said a motion on notice was served on October 25, but Matthias Dawodu, the presiding judge, said the originating process was not before the court.

The claimant’s counsel, however, prayed the court to adjourn the case to enable him file administrative processes.

“In this circumstance, my lord, the best thing to do is to adjourn the matter so that we can go back to the registry to file all the administrative processes,” Banire said.

In his response, Marvin Omorogbe, counsel to VDM, said it had been observed that there was no valid writ of summon before the court. He, therefore, prayed the court to strike out the lawsuit.

Omorogbe said he did not know how the registry of the court would prepare any administrative process. He opined that the writ already filed was invalid as it was not before the court.

According to him, the writ bears the same suit number as the preemptive remedy proceedings.

“Preemptive remedy proceedings ends after injunction is granted or refused,” he said.

“They have gone ahead to file a wrbit, using the same suit number as the preemptive remedy proceedings.

“And the court said no, that a fresh writ of summons with a new suit number, needs to be filed.

“At this point my lord, we will be seeking for a date to hear our preliminary objection.”

Omorogbe further urged the court to withdraw a motion dated October 18.

He said the motion was a move to appeal on the ground that the claimants had admitted, there was an issue in respect to the preemptive proceedings.

Dawodu, however, struck out the motion, following no objections from the claimants counsel.

“I will give you a date for hearing because we are talking about a writ that is not before the court,” the judge said.

Dawodu thereafter adjourned the case until January 23, 2025, for hearing of the preliminary objections.

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N5m reward offered to whoever finds Wizkid’s missing phone

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A N5 million reward has been offered to anyone who helps recover Wizkid‘s missing phone.

The phone went missing on Saturday during the singer’s surprise performance at the Nativeland concert at Sol Beach in Elegushi, Lagos.

In a viral video from the concert, DJ Tunez took to the stage to announce the missing phone.

He said Wizkid’s phone dropped during his performance. He also offered a N5 million reward to anyone who finds it.

“When my brother Wizkid was performing, he dropped his cell phone. Anybody that finds Wizkid’s cell phone, N5 million. It is my boss’ cell phone, if anybody finds it, bring it to me. N5 million,” he said.

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He also shared the announcement on his X page with the caption: “I’m gooooooooooood! Please if you find Machala’s phone hit me up! Thank you!”

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Speed Darlington gets bail after one month in detention

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December 23, 2024 1:10 pm

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Speed Darlington, the Nigerian rapper, has been granted bail after nearly a month in police custody.

The rapper was arrested on November 27 while performing at a show in Owerri, Imo state.

Deji Adeyanju, a human rights lawyer, had alleged that Burna Boy, the Afrofusion star, was responsible for the rapper’s arrest.

Darlington had taunted Burna Boy over his affiliation with the embattled US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ who is facing multiple charges for sexual exploitation and human trafficking.

He asked Burna Boy to explain how he won the Grammy award for his album ‘Twice As Tall’ — a project executive produced by Diddy. He claimed there was a sexual relationship between the duo.

Stan Alieke, the legal representative of Darlington, earlier revealed that weeks after the rapper’s arrest, the police had denied him access to bail.

The lawyer also called on the law enforcement agency not to “trample on my client’s constitutional rights”.

But in an Instagram post on Monday, Alieke disclosed that his client had been granted bail.

“Apki has been granted bail by the court,” he wrote without including much information.

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Spotify names Burna Boy as the most exported Nigerian artist of 2024

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December 21, 2024 3:11 pm

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Spotify has released the data for the most streamed artists outside Nigeria in 2024.

On the list shared by Spotify, Grammy winner Burna Boy is the Nigerian artist with the most streams outside Nigeria. For the past couple of years, the hitmaker has been at the forefront of exporting Nigerian music globally.

Burna Boy’s feat is a testament to his global popularity which has made him the only African artist with 3 albums surpassing over 500 million streams.

Second on the list is Grammy-nominated star Ayra Starr who enjoyed a good year thanks to the release of her critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21’ which enjoyed critical and commercial success.

The album features a star-studded lineup that includes Asake, Seyi Vibez, American singer Giveon and Coco Jones, and Brazilian star Aniita.

Rema is the third most exported Nigerian artist of 2024. His hit single ‘Calm Down’ continues to enjoy global success, especially in the United States where it became the first African song to garner 1 billion streams.

This year, Rema released his sophomore LP ‘HEIS’ which is one of the most talked about albums of 2024. The album buoyed by its upper tempo arrangement, pulsating production, and aggressive chest thumping delivered the bit records ‘Ozeba’, ‘Hehehe’, and ‘Azaman’.

Tems (4) and Omah Lay (5) rounds off the top 5. Grammy winner Tems enjoyed a successful year on the global front with the release of her debut album ‘Born In The Wild’ which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Global Album.

Top 10 exported Nigerian Artists on Spotify in 2024

1. Burna Boy
2. Ayra Starr
3. Rema
4. Tems
5. Omah Lay
6. Asake
7. Wizkid 
8. Davido
9. Fireboy
10. Victony

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