Ikaeniyan0:
I love this news, he will explain where he got the news from .

Alliswell248:
Okoro must get sense by fire.

They are plenty here on NL.

Sore losers.

ednut1:
Jackson Ude is not in Nigeria. How will he be apprehended. The way some of these obedient influencers deceive their followers ehn. Low IQ bunch. Even if they want to write the judgement it cant be in Fashola’s house na.

membranus:


At least they are all Yorubas, and Lagos is a Yoruba prime city. So any other tribes living in Lagos are aliens, same way a Yoruba man living in Aba is an alien.

Georgry:


Jackson Ude is probably not in Nigeria so he go dey difficult to catch, DSS should rather use one of these useless Obidients as example, they can as well contact me so that I can nominate one Obidients on Nairaland for the lesson.

Alleged Defamation: US court orders publisher to reveal names of staff

JACKSON Ude, editor-in-chief of Pointblanknews.com, has continued to lose his reliefs in the defamation suit brought against him by Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB. On January 20, the United States District of Court, Eastern District of Pennysylvania, again denied Ude’s requests while granting that of Wabote.

The court gave its order after listening to both Wabote and Ude represented by their lawyers who argued their cases on Wednesday, January 19.

The court in ECF 97 Order which was sighted granted the plaintiff’s (Wabote) request and stated that Ude (Defendant) must sit for an additional deposition and must answer all questions that he is asked, including all questions surrounding PointBlankNews and the identities of the reporters and editors that allegedly worked there and worked on the defamatory story.

Ude, during his earlier deposition in December 21, 2021, evaded providing the names of his colleagues at the Pointblanknews.com on the grounds that they are endangered by the nature of the investigative work they do Nigeria and could be killed if their identities are known.

Also, the court ordered Ude’s attorney not to make any speaking objections during the additional deposition, adding that he should not coach the witness during deposition. Wabote’s counsel had argued with Ude’s lawyer that he was speaking during objection and trying to coach him during deposition.

In ECF 98 Order, the judge denied Ude’s requests and ordered that the Wabote does not need to respond further to interrogatories or document requests. The order stated that Wabote does not need to respond to the false allegations surrounding the Tee & T company or its bank accounts.

The court ruled that Wabote and his attorneys have not committed any perjury or fraud and have acted completely proper throughout the litigation and discovery process.

Defamation: Jackson Ude Opts For Out-Of-Court Settlement With Wabote

Ude, whose numerous motions to stop the case was dismissed by the court, finally sought for out-of-court settlement of the case and agreed to pull down the offensive articles from his website and social media handle.

A court document dated June 15, showed that Wabote and Ude signed an out-of-court settlement agreement crafted by their lawyers Michael D. Cilento and Benneth Onyema Amadi, respectively, at the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, presided by Judge Joseph Leeson Jr.

Judge Leeson Jnr. also approved an ECF 137 Order based on Wabote’s petition through his lawyer for $10,000 in fees related to the second and third Ude depositions. Ude and Amadi have 14 days to pay to Wabote’s account with Cilento, his lawyer.

Ude also will have seven days to pull all articles down and publish the certification. The ECF 138, which is the signed settlement agreement with the signature of the Judge, has a 15-point out-of-court agreement to avoid further litigation on the matter.

Georgry:


Jackson Ude is probably not in Nigeria so he go dey difficult to catch, DSS should rather use one of these useless Obidients as example, they can as well contact me so that I can nominate one Obidients on Nairaland for the lesson.

H2ho:
another jail sentence for okoro

Kalashnikov49:
They can't take what they dish out to others

Useless hypocrite...spits

Passionate888:
Them don see how e dey be! GEJ really get patience

Kalashnikov49:
In the same 1 Nigeria? Abi?

But when the same IGBOs say they want to exit your beautiful Lagos and have their own country..same you will be ranting 1 Nigeria unity Nonsense abi?

As long as NIGERIA remians , that your Lagos will be NO MANS LAND!!..Period!!

TheNiceGuy:
Nice one

The excesses of these 🐖🐖🐖 in the name of freedom of speech needs to be curb.

ibnquasale:



Obviously not defending anyone, i don’t care what has been done, I am more interested in this country healing and getting better.

Should I list the names of everyone who have held a position or another and their “sins”?


Is that what we continue going as a nation? May God help your reasoning.

Okwyjesus:

obembet:



But u always celebrate fake news as long as favor you.

Kalashnikov49:
Sorry for your bigoted self.

Okwyjesus:
Time will tell if the accusations is true or not. This country is so so divided that l don't know how people work together from different tribes in federal ministries.

Thats why there is so much lickage of memos and secret informations.

Funny enough our so called are pretending they are not seeing it. No country grow in hate, injustice, disrespect and disunity.

Passionate888:
Them don see how e dey be! GEJ really get patience

Antoeni:
All these strangers that are not even from Lagos

I wonder if Lagos actually have indigenes

Because I wonder why they allow these folks ruin their land

Tinubu is from Osun

Sanwo Oul from Ogun

Fashola is from Ekiti

Ambode is from Ondo

Faleke is from Kogi

MC Oluomo is from Kwara Kwara

Homeless criminals ruining Lagos

georgeakins:


Stop deceiving yourself!
Only Ibo land is divided.

Antoeni:
All these strangers that are not even from Lagos

I wonder if Lagos actually have indigenes

Because I wonder why they allow these folks ruin their land

Tinubu is from Osun

Sanwo Oul from Ogun

Fashola is from Ekiti

Ambode is from Ondo

Faleke is from Kogi

MC Oluomo is from Kwara Kwara

Homeless criminals ruining Lagos

Ewedegubbler:
Does Fashola need to be the one typing the judgement papers?
He could be anywhere while his minions do his dirty work at home.

This petition is nonsensical