A High Court sitting in Benin City, today, 25th Sept. 2013, awarded N25m
damages for a libelous publication in favour of Governor Adams
Oshiomhole of Edo State against Dockland Communications Limited,
publishers of News of the People magazine.
In suit no B/556/2011 Justice Efe Ikponmwonba ruled that Dockland
Communications failed to prove the veracity of a libelous headline
“Oshiomhole’s sex power exposed: Impregnates young girl six months after
death of wife”, and a story on page 19 of its magazine published in
2011.
The Governor had taken Dockland Communications Limited, publishers of
"News of the People"to court after failing to retract the said story and
meet the conditions of apologizing to him as contained in a letter to
them by his lawyers, Ken Mozia and Associates.
