Nollywood actress and businesswoman Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal has threatened to sue greater than 100 bloggers, vloggers, YouTubers and social media personalities, together with fellow actress Iyabo Ojo and her daughter, Priscilla, for alleged defamation, libel and cyberbullying.
The actress, by way of her legal professionals, is demanding that the disputed on-line publications be eliminated, together with public retractions and apologies and written undertakings to not publish the allegedly defamatory content material once more.
In cease-and-desist notices dated October 3, 2026, the authorized group gave recipients 7 days to conform, warning that failure may end in lawsuits in search of N50 million in damages from every affected particular person.
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The legal professionals additionally threatened to hunt everlasting injunctions towards additional publication of the disputed materials, restoration of authorized prices and attainable investigations by related safety companies.
The notices, issued by Bayo Akinlade, accused the recipients of publishing and circulating detrimental content material about Anjorin, her companies and her household.
The lawyer additionally claimed that a number of the disputed publications included false claims and prison allegations towards their shopper and have been circulated throughout on-line broadcasts with out supporting police experiences or court docket judgments.
Akinlade alleged that some recipients used the content material to draw public consideration and generate income, whereas exposing the actress to ridicule and doubtlessly harming her popularity and business pursuits.
The authorized group mentioned the alleged publications may erode public confidence in Anjorin’s companies and injury her popularity.
The notices instructed recipients to take away the disputed posts, movies, dwell broadcasts, clips and reposts from their platforms inside seven days.
They additionally requested recipients to publish apologies and retractions as prominently as the unique materials and to supply written assurances that they’d not repeat the alleged conduct.
The legal professionals warned that non-compliance may result in civil proceedings in search of N50 million in damages from every recipient, in addition to injunctions towards additional publication.
They additionally reserved the precise to petition related safety companies to research the alleged conduct and think about attainable prison proceedings.
According to the notices, they have been despatched copies to some recipients through Instagram, Facebook and TikTok, in addition to by e mail and registered supply.
The authorized notices set out the allegations towards the named people and platforms. The notices don’t, in themselves, set up that the disputed publications have been defamatory or that any recipient has incurred authorized legal responsibility.
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