Practical legal guidance on civil litigation protocols, breach of commercial contracts, tortious damages, specific performance, and civil court remedies across Nigerian High Courts.
No. Publishing defamatory falsehoods in an anonymous or closed online group chat constitutes actionable publication under Nigerian defamation law. Under Nigerian tort...
No. Voluntary intoxication or drunken state provides zero legal defense to civil defamation or criminal slander in Nigerian jurisprudence. Under Nigerian tort...
No. The fact that a defamatory falsehood was already trending, viral, or widely circulated by thousands of online users provides zero legal...
No. Hiding behind an anonymous or pseudo social media handle does not shield an individual from civil and criminal defamation liability in...
Yes. Under Nigerian common law and defamation jurisprudence, confidential communications between legally married spouses do not constitute publication to a third party....
Yes. Under Nigerian defamation jurisprudence, where defamatory words are directed at a large, indeterminate class of people, an individual member cannot sue...
No. Forwarding a defamatory post on WhatsApp with the disclaimer ‘forwarded as received’ provides zero legal protection against civil defamation liability in...
No. Claiming that a defamatory statement was made as a joke, in jest, or was not intended seriously does not provide a...
Yes. Statements made by legislators on the floor of the National Assembly or a State House of Assembly during official legislative proceedings...
Generally no. In Nigerian tort law, vulgar abuse uttered in the heat of passion can mitigate damages, but claiming anger alone does...
