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DR Congo on Tuesday, December 17, filed a criminal case against European subsidiaries of tech giant Apple, accusing them of illegally using “blood minerals” in its supply chain.   The Democratic Republic of the Congo alleges that Apple has bought contraband supplies from the country’s conflict-racked east and Rwanda, zones in which the materials are alleged to be mined illegally …

T.I. has filed a defamation lawsuit against Sabrina Peterson, more than three years after she sued him and accused the rapper of shocking behavior, including holding a gun to her head.   In new court documents obtained by TMZ, T.I. claims he and his family distanced themselves from Peterson after deciding she was not a “positive” influence. According to T.I., …

A 13-year-old boy has taken legal action against his UK parents, for “brutally” taking him to Africa where he was enrolled in a boarding school.   The boy, whose identity is protected, contacted the British Consulate and a child welfare organization after his parents took him from the UK to Africa and registered him at an African school before they returned …

Canada’s Competition Bureau is suing Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in its online advertising. In a statement, the country’s antitrust watchdog alleged Google had illegally linked two advertising tools to maintain market supremacy and used this dominant position to distort ad auctions by preferring its own tools. The agency said it had filed an application with the Competition Tribunal, a …

Canadian rapper Drake is suing Universal Music Group (UMG) and Spotify. The rap beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar has turned a new shocking chapter. The Canadian superstar is suing his label, UMG, and global music streaming platform Spotify over what he claims to be unethical practices in promoting Kendrick’s hit single, ‘Not Like Us’. In the news that broke …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the alleged threat to arrest, detain, and prosecute him after his tenure as governor.   Mr Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington Ozurumba, filed the fundamental right enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja.   When the matter was called for …

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has filed a ₦5 billion lawsuit against Yoruba Nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, at an Oyo State High Court.    Adams alleges that Igboho illegally recorded and released a private phone conversation between him and another individual without his consent, an action Adams claims has severely …

A senior police officer has sued the Met for discrimination after claiming bosses exposed the fact he was a s3x addict.     Jeffrey Boothe, who represented the force at a Chief Police Officers conference abroad and whose work involved ‘planning and implementing initiatives’ to increase women in the Met, admitted paying for sex.     At an employment tribunal, …

Pras Michel, a member of the iconic 1990s group The Fugees, has filed a lawsuit against bandmate Lauryn Hill, accusing her of fraud and breach of contract following the cancellation of their 2023 reunion tour   . The complaint, filed Tuesday, October 1, in Manhattan’s Southern District, alleges that Hill mismanaged the group’s finances and attempted to “usurp control” of …

Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a lawsuit against social media activist, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, demanding N1 billion in damages for defamatory and blackmail attacks.    VeryDarkMan, in a viral audio recording, alleged that Bobrisky bribed some officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, with N15m to drop money laundering charges …