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Court Awards N15 Million Against MTN for Breaching Subscriber Privacy
The Court of Appeal has ruled against MTN for breaching a subscriber’s privacy, awarding N15 million in damages to Mr. Anene for unsolicited calls and messages despite his activation of the Do Not Disturb (DND) option.
The case, initially filed at the FCT High Court, detailed how MTN made 88 unsolicited calls and sent numerous text messages to Mr. Anene, causing him anxiety and embarrassment.
While the lower court awarded N300,000 in damages, the claimant appealed, deeming the amount insufficient.
Justice Abang, delivering the Appeal Court’s judgment, criticized MTN’s practices, stating they likely generated substantial illegitimate income from millions of Nigerians.
The court dismissed MTN’s cross-appeal, which argued that the deductions amounted to just N14,000 and that the initial damages were excessive.
The judgment emphasized the need for exemplary damages to deter similar practices, especially from foreign entities profiting at the expense of Nigerian subscribers.
“If MTN had sent unsolicited messages to 10 million phones owned by innocent Nigerians, it would have unlawfully enriched itself,” Justice Abang remarked.
Nigerian celebrity couple Mr Eazi and Temi Otedola spoke on what they have been preparing for ahead of the upcoming birth of their first child.
The couple revealed in a recent interview that they have nine doctors checking in and following up with them to ensure a smooth and safe delivery.
They also shared that these measures were put in place because they had not yet decided where they wanted to have the child.
“Nine doctors because to give you options to sort of like see, not just that, because we didn’t know where we were gonna be. Which country? Yeah, we didn’t know which country we were gonna decide to.”
Mr Eazi also revealed his desire for their child to be born in Japan, but Temi disagreed.
Nigerian Singer 2Face’s new partner, Natasha Osawaru makes headlines as she adapts 2Face’s name.
Natasha sparks a controversial topic online as she claims “Idibia” as her name. She recently changed her name on her Instagram page and added Idibia to it.
A viral clip of Natasha calling out her name also causes fans to react. “My name is Hon Natasha Osaworu nee Idibia.”
Fans then question how she has the singer’s name if she is not married. This sparks marriage rumors stating that the couple might have already gotten married.
Nigerian Actor Ijoba Lande takes back his earlier statement regarding colleague, Funke Akindele. Lande first stated that the actress paid him half amount after working on her set for a month.
He claimed that he was paid #90,000 after a month’s work. The actor first lamented on the amount received and gathered attention from many.
However, on the 4th of April, 2025, the actor took back his statement and shared there was an error in the first claim released.
He clarified that he was paid #190,000 and not #90,000, stating that there was an error when sending out the first statement.
“Funke Akindele gave me ₦190,000, not ₦90,000. Please help me beg Aunty Funke. The video was cut and joined, which led to the mistake. People only shared the part where I misspoke and not where I corrected myself. Please, forgive me. I don’t want to go to jail.”
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