‘Defamation’: Court Strikes Out Falana’s Suit Against VDM

Court Dismisses Falana's Defamation Case Against VeryDarkMan

IKEJA, Nigeria – An Ikeja High Court has struck out a defamation suit filed against Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz. The defamation case stemmed from an audio recording made by cross-dresser Bobrisky, who accused Falana and his son of perverting justice. The claimants sought N500 million each in damages over a video posted by…

StatePress NG: Court throws out Femi Falana, Falz’s defamation suit against VeryDarkMan

Falana vs. VDM: Court Shuts Down ₦1bn Defamation Case – Here’s Why!

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja struck out a defamation lawsuit filed by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, musician Folarin Falana, known as Falz, against social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan (VDM), on Tuesday. The court, presided over by Justice Mathias Dawodu, dismissed the preliminary objection in the ₦1 billion suit after discovering the substantive case was already before another judge, rende…

Court Strikes Out Falana’s Defamation Suit Against Verydarkman

The Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has struck out a defamation case filed by renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, musician and actor Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, against controversial social media personality Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman. Presiding judge, Justice Matthias Idowu, delivered the ruling on Tuesday […] The post Court Strikes Out Falana’s Defamation Suit Against Verydarkman appeared f…

Court Strikes Out Falana’s N1bn Def@mation Suit Against Activist Verydarkman

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out a defamation suit filed by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, popular rapper Falz, against Instagram activist Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM). The suit stemmed from an alleged audio recording by cross-dresser Idris Okunneye, aka Bobrisky, which implied that Falana and his son were involved in per¥erting the course of justice. In response, VDM shared a video on social me…

Alleged defamation: Court strikes out Falana’s suit against VDM

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out the defamation suit filed against an Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out the defamation suit filed against an Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamation suit against …