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Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 reportes in Nigeria

Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21

Jay Z Sued For Copyright Infringement Over His Decoded Book

   Hip-Hop Mogul Jay z has been sued for copyright infringement over his memoir 'Decoded' . The rapper is being sued by Patrick White, who says he wrote large portions of 'Decoded' Decoded, which is partly a memoir and partly a book of lyrics with accompanying explanations, was published in 2010, but, according to Patrick White, who has filed a lawsuit against the rapper, most of it was stolen from his laptop computer.         White, who submitted the handwritten lawsuit last week, alleges that his laptop was taken in 2009 and the '99 Problems' rapper has failed to response to his requests to be credited appropriately. He is suing for copyright infringement and invasion of property. 

John Travolta Sued By a Masseur For Sexual Battery

John Travolta     American Actor John Travolta is being sued for $2 million by an unidentified masseur who claims the Hollywood star assaulted him sexually during a massage in January inside a room at the Beverly Hills Hotel, according to court documents.     The masseur, referred to as John Doe in court papers obtained by Reuters and filed last Friday, claims that Travolta rubbed his leg, touched his genitals and tried to initiate at least one sex act inside a private bungalow at the exclusive hotel on January 16.   Travolta's spokesman dismissed the claim in a statement as a "baseless lie." " On the date when plaintiff claims John met him, John was not in California and it can be proved that he was on the East Coast, "John intends to get this case thrown out and then he will sue the attorney and plaintiff for malicious prosecution."    The masseur's lawyer, Pasadena, California-based Okorie Okorocha, told Reuters that under California

Rapper DMX Sued For $630,000 Over Failed Comeback Tour

      Rapper DMX is being sued for $630,000 by a booking agency which claims X's legal problems destroyed a lucrative international comeback tour       According to TMZ  ,the booking agency called Heavy rotation f filed the lawsuit in New York, claiming it struck an exclusive year-long deal with DMX in 2011 to book the rapper's concerts  anywhere on the planet,but DMX was plagued with legal problems from the start  a traffic violation in August , and two nasty child support disputes which led to a lien on the rapper's passport, preventing him from performing overseas.     Heavy Rotation tried to fix the legal issues spending  nearly a $100,000 to cover bail, child support, and a slew of other legal bills hoping it would clear the way for the tour, a task that included lifting the lien on X's passport.       But HR claims its efforts were in vain because DMX continued to cause problems, hiring outside management that tried to book DMX on shows within the United States

Akon Sued By His Lawyers For $39,000 Over Unpaid Legal Fees

    Senegalese-American Music star Akon  is facing lawsuit again . He is being sued this time by lawyers he hired last year  .     According to the lawsuit  filed in Georgia,Akon hired a bunch of lawyers last year at a firm called Yoss, then refused to pay them $39, 363.74 for legal services which involved civil/business matters. Now, they've responded by suing him for breach of contracts .   Akon filed his own response in the suit and is asking  a judge to dismiss the case.He  was recently sued  by a construction company .

Cross River State Goverment to sue Rick Ross For Breach of Contract

   The Cross River State Government has hired lawyers in the United States to sue rapper, Rapper Rick Ross , for breach of contract. The government announced this in a BlackBerry Messenger broadcast that reads:   "‎​Please be informed that Rick Ross has  cancelled his performance at Calabar Festival after accepting full performance fee. "The rapper, Rick Ross, has issued a statement cancelling his performance at the Calabar Festival, scheduled for December 28, 2011, for reasons not related to his recent surgery and seizures.  "The performer’s cancellation is unexpected and the reasons are unknown to Cross River State since he has confirmed receipt of his entire performance fee many weeks ago. "Currently, Cross River State and its agents have retained counsel in the United States to pursue their legal and monetary remedies against the artist."     The information was made known publicly yesterday when a representative of Rick Ross told allhiphop.com that he

Angelina Jolie sued for stealing story behind her new movie

    Hollywood actress , Angelina jolie is being sued for allegedly stealing the story behind her directorial debut ,in the land of blood and honey .       In legal documents filed in federal court obtained by Radaronline , Croatian journalist and author   James J. Braddock  says an article he wrote and published in 2007 is the basis for the film, which was written and directed by Jolie.         The film is a fictionalized account of an unlikely love story between a Serbian soldier and a Muslim woman during the Bosnian War. He's demanding a jury trial asking the court to award him damages. The movie will be in theaters December 23,2011 In the land of blood and honey trailer