Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High
Court sitting in Lagos has fixed October 16, 2013
for the commencement of trial in a N120 million
copyright suit filed against popular music star,
Innocent Idibia, a.k.a. TuFace, his wife, Annie
Idibia and their manager, Anthonio Anifite over
photographs allegedly taken at the recent
traditional wedding of the musician and his wife
in Akwa Ibom State.
Abuja based photographer, Emmanuel Okolo,
who is the plaintiff in the suit alongside his studio,
Papilonmexy filed suit against the defendants.
He is asking for six reliefs, two of which include
N100 million in general damages and N20million
in exemplary damages.
At the resumed hearing of the case yesterday,
neither TuFace nor his wife was represented in
court. Anifite who is the second defendant was
however represented by his counsel, J.O Uttute.
Meanwhile, a mild drama ensued when the judge
openly admonished Uttute after the latter
claimed that he had filed his defence when he
had not done so.
The judge warned him not to come to this court
again if he was not prepared for the case. “You
told me that you have filed your response, but
looking through here, there is nothing to that
effect. And you are even smiling. Do you think you
are here to joke? Never come to this court again if
you are not prepared. You don’t even know when
the case was filed and you are not prepared for
it,” said the judge.
Also, the plaintiff’s counsel, Habeeb Oredola
expressed worry over the defendants’ inability to
appear before the court or be represented by a
counsel after they were served with the writs of
summon.
In the writ of summon, Okolo and his studio
claimed they were contracted by TuFace’s wife
through a third party, identified as Ms Chineze
Anyaene to take photo shots at the traditional
wedding held in Eket, Akwa Ibom state in March,
2013.
The plaintiff said, he was reluctant at the
beginning since the offer was coming through a
third party, but later accepted after he was
convinced that the offer was actually with the
blessing of the first defendant.
Annie Idibia was said to have later contacted the
photographer after the wedding and demanded
for the printing of 10 of the high resolution
pictures taken.
[i]Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High
Court sitting in Lagos has fixed October 16, 2013
for the commencement of trial in a N120 million
copyright suit filed against popular music star,
Innocent Idibia, a.k.a. TuFace, his wife, Annie
Idibia and their manager, Anthonio Anifite over
photographs allegedly taken at the recent
traditional wedding of the musician and his wife
in Akwa Ibom State.
Abuja based photographer, Emmanuel Okolo,
who is the plaintiff in the suit alongside his studio,
Papilonmexy filed suit against the defendants.
He is asking for six reliefs, two of which include
N100 million in general damages and N20million
in exemplary damages.
At the resumed hearing of the case yesterday,
neither TuFace nor his wife was represented in
court. Anifite who is the second defendant was
however represented by his counsel, J.O Uttute.
Meanwhile, a mild drama ensued when the judge
openly admonished Uttute after the latter
claimed that he had filed his defence when he
had not done so.
The judge warned him not to come to this court
again if he was not prepared for the case. “You
told me that you have filed your response, but
looking through here, there is nothing to that
effect. And you are even smiling. Do you think you
are here to joke? Never come to this court again if
you are not prepared. You don’t even know when
the case was filed and you are not prepared for
it,” said the judge.
Also, the plaintiff’s counsel, Habeeb Oredola
expressed worry over the defendants’ inability to
appear before the court or be represented by a
counsel after they were served with the writs of
summon.
In the writ of summon, Okolo and his studio
claimed they were contracted by TuFace’s wife
through a third party, identified as Ms Chineze
Anyaene to take photo shots at the traditional
wedding held in Eket, Akwa Ibom state in March,
2013.
The plaintiff said, he was reluctant at the
beginning since the offer was coming through a
third party, but later accepted after he was
convinced that the offer was actually with the
blessing of the first defendant.
Annie Idibia was said to have later contacted the
photographer after the wedding and demanded
for the printing of 10 of the high resolution
pictures taken.
[/i]Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High
Court sitting in Lagos has fixed October 16, 2013
for the commencement of trial in a N120 million
copyright suit filed against popular music star,
Innocent Idibia, a.k.a. TuFace, his wife, Annie
Idibia and their manager, Anthonio Anifite over
photographs allegedly taken at the recent
traditional wedding of the musician and his wife
in Akwa Ibom State.
Abuja based photographer, Emmanuel Okolo,
who is the plaintiff in the suit alongside his studio,
Papilonmexy filed suit against the defendants.
He is asking for six reliefs, two of which include
N100 million in general damages and N20million
in exemplary damages.
At the resumed hearing of the case yesterday,
neither TuFace nor his wife was represented in
court. Anifite who is the second defendant was
however represented by his counsel, J.O Uttute.
Meanwhile, a mild drama ensued when the judge
openly admonished Uttute after the latter
claimed that he had filed his defence when he
had not done so.
The judge warned him not to come to this court
again if he was not prepared for the case. “You
told me that you have filed your response, but
looking through here, there is nothing to that
effect. And you are even smiling. Do you think you
are here to joke? Never come to this court again if
you are not prepared. You don’t even know when
the case was filed and you are not prepared for
it,” said the judge.
Also, the plaintiff’s counsel, Habeeb Oredola
expressed worry over the defendants’ inability to
appear before the court or be represented by a
counsel after they were served with the writs of
summon.
In the writ of summon, Okolo and his studio
claimed they were contracted by TuFace’s wife
through a third party, identified as Ms Chineze
Anyaene to take photo shots at the traditional
wedding held in Eket, Akwa Ibom state in March,
2013.
The plaintiff said, he was reluctant at the
beginning since the offer was coming through a
third party, but later accepted after he was
convinced that the offer was actually with the
blessing of the first defendant.
Annie Idibia was said to have later contacted the
photographer after the wedding and demanded
for the printing of 10 of the high resolution of the wedding pictures.
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