17/04/2025
BREAKING NEWS: 🇳🇬🚨🇳🇬Winbig Lotto LTD Seeks Legal Redress Over Alleged Social Media Defamation After Ambassadorial Deal with Sir Yul Edochie
Abuja, April 17, 2025 — The legal battle lines appear drawn as Winbig Lotto LTD, a fast-rising Nigerian Gaming and promotional company, has approached the Federal Capital High Court, in Abuja, seeking judicial intervention over what it describes as a "deliberate campaign of defamation" on social media platforms.
This legal move follows the company’s recent signing of a high-profile ambassadorial deal with legendary Nollywood actor, Sir Yul Edochie. The partnership, which was unveiled to much fanfare earlier this week, has been trailed by a wave of mixed reactions online, including what the company terms as “malicious, unfounded, and damaging allegations.”
Representing Winbig Lotto LTD is renowned legal luminary, Chief Oluwaseun Akinseye W. Akande (SAN), who submitted a formal motion to the court urging an urgent investigation into coordinated online posts that allegedly seek to undermine the credibility of both the company and its new brand ambassador.
According to the suit filed, the company is requesting that the court compels major social media platforms and telecommunications service providers to disclose the identities behind the accounts spreading false claims, with a view to pursuing civil and possibly criminal defamation charges.
Speaking outside the courtroom, Chief Akande (SAN) told reporters:
*"We believe in free speech, but we will not sit back while the reputation of our client is dragged through the mud based on envy and mischief. The law is clear on defamation, and those hiding behind anonymity to spread falsehoods will be unmasked."
