Entertainment
Timi Dakolo says he’ll sue Majek Fashek for defamation
The war of words between Timi Dakola and Majek Fashek may have turned the hunter to the hunted.
A day after the veteran reggae musician Fashek revealed that he is preparing a N10 million lawsuit against Dakolo for copyright infringement for remaking his hit song “Send Down The Rain” without his authorisation, the ‘Iyawo Mii’ crooner has replied saying he will sue the ‘Rainmaker’ for defaming him.
An obviously enraged Timi took to social media to denounce the copyright infringement claim by Majek saying he duly sought the permission of Charles Novia, who was Majek’s manager at the time and even paid a certain amount of money to secure permission to remake the song in 2013.
“I am not the kind of person to steal someone’s song without permission. When I decided to make the song I told my management who contacted Charles Novia who acted on his behalf. I asked him and he said he can act on behalf of Majek because he had his Power of Attorney.
Read also: Majek Fashek slams Timi Dakolo with N10m lawsuit for copyright infringement
“He [Charles Novia] said they spoke and I paid part payment through him. And they later asked for the balance which I did. So I don’t even know what they are talking about. If they disturb me and they disturb my life, I will sue them. I don’t want to [talk about it anymore]. I have so much respect for these people. I have never performed that song anywhere.” Timi wrote.
However, Majek’s manager Uzoma Day Omenka has drawn the battle line when he revealed in a statement that both parties will meet in court in the month of March after he must have returned with his boss (Majek) from a trip to the UK.
“We are not taking this case lightly. We are just awaiting the arrival of our solicitors from the U.S., and the UK then we will hit the courts. For crying out loud, this guy is making money from itunes and he did what he did because he thinks in Nigeria, anything goes.
“If he can prove as he claimed that he paid for the use of the song and he can show concrete proof of it then he will go free, but if not, we will definitely meet in court”, Omenka said.
RipplesNigeria ….without borders, without fears
Click here to download the Ripples Nigeria App for latest updates
Join the conversation
Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism
Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.
As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.
If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.
Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.
INVESTIGATION: In Kwara, multimillion-naira milk processing plant is abandoned, converted to a chicken outlet
After the government spent millions of naira to establish a milk processing plant in Kwara State that would provided jobs...
SPECIAL REPORT: For Sokoto communities, promise of healthcare is akin to death sentence
In this story, ABDULRASHEED HAMMAD delves into the dire realities of Primary Health Care services in Sokoto State, shedding light...
ICYMI…SPECIAL REPORT: NNPCL hides behind PIA to frustrate disclosure, accountability
Nigeria’s major oil company, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), in what appears to be a common practice of disregard...
INVESTIGATION: Multi-million naira Ekiti resort center remains uncompleted a decade after
The multimillion-naira project, expected to comprise recreational buildings, now consists of cassava farmland, a bush used for excretion, and a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Torturous experiences of students with disabilities in Oyo tertiary institutions
For students with disabilities in Oyo state-owned tertiary institutions, learning is a torturous and distressing experience, considering the building structures...