Abuja Court Dismisses Obasanjo's N1Billion Libel Suit Against Punch Newspaper, Columnist, Awards N2Million Each To Defendants

The Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed the N1 billion libel suit former President Olusegun Obasanjo filed against The Punch newspaper and Sonala Olumhense, a syndicated columnist, over an article they published on January 27, 2019.     The court also awarded N4 million, two million each to the two defendants as a cost against the Claimant (Obasanjo).    

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