Toke Makinwa Lose To Her Ex-Husband, Maje Ayida In Court, To Pay 1 Million Naira In Damages
The Lagos State High Court at the Tafawa Balewa Square has ordered popular On-Air Personality, Omotoke Makinwa, to pay her ex-husband, Maje Ayida, N1m damages for defamation.
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The court, in a judgment by Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi, said Makinwa and the publisher of her biography titled, ‘On Becoming’, in which she defamed Ayida, should each pay N500,000 to Ayida.
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The judge ordered Makinwa and Kachifo Limited to pay the money to “any charity organisation of the claimant’s choice.”
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The judge added that the defendants must within 30 days of the judgment expunge from the unsold copies of “On Becoming” portions containing defamatory words against Ayida.
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The judge identified the defamatory portions of the book to be expunged as “Page 54, Line 11-16 and Page 83, Line 1.”
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