The award, by the Court of Appeal on Monday, was for copyright infringement at the Calabar Carnival and Festival.
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Okoroji said: “I have just learnt of the passing on of the very vibrant and effervescent music maestro with his roots in the ancient Benin kingdom, the great Osayomore Joseph.
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State presided over by Justice A. M. Lawal in a ruling on March 25, 2020 in suit No. ID/ADR/2389/2019 has dismissed a case of defamation filed by Chief Tony Okoroji, the disputed Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria Ltd/Gte (COSON), against Obi Ezeilo, the Director of Prosecution of the Nigerian Copyright Commission.
Veteran Nigerian highlife musician and oldest member of Copyright Society of Nigeria, Emmanuel Ntia, has passed on at 94.
The iconic music legend reportedly died on Sunday at Lagoon Hospital in Ikoyi, Lagos.
NAN also reports that MKO who was detained by another military head of state, General Sani Abacha for attempting to reclaim his mandate, however, died on July 7, 1998 during the regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
The Chairman of COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji, said this in a statement issued by Chibueze Okereke, the Public Relations Officer, on Monday in Lagos
Okoroji told newsmen in Lagos that his label would soon rock the music industry with a group of outstanding young Nigerian talents
Since the ban on the airplay of works of 96 Nigerian music artistes was pronounced on December 4, a huge void has been created with regards to the contents on air of Nigerian radio and television stations
The event continues on Monday with the Coson lecture, which takes place at the National Theatre Iganmu, Lagos State