The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Marlin Sylva has won a lawsuit against the Publisher of Point Blank News, Mr Jackson Ude in a United States District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania.
NAIJA LIVE TV gathered that Jackson Ude had in a publication alleged that the minister was involved in financial misappropriation.
Among other publications allegedly aimed at damaging the reputation of the Minister, Mr. Ude had accused Timipre of paying the sum of ten thousand United States Dollars bribe to each member of the National Assembly in a bid to influence the lawmakers to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
The former governor of Bayelsa State subsequently filed a defamation suit against the journalist in a United States District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania.
According to court documents sighted by NAIJA LIVE TV, Justice Joseph F. Leeson. Jr. who presided over the case, ordered Mr. Jackson Ude to take down, Delete all publications made against the minister via the Pointblank News website within seven (7) Day’s.
The US court further ordered Mr Jackson Ude to also delete all social media post on his official accounts, especially those publications in issue in this case within seven (7) Day’s.
Part of the judgement reads; “Publisher Jackson Ude, represents and warrants that his employer, Point Blank News, will cooperate with him and work with him for the good faith and amicable resolution of this matter.”
“Mr. Ude further represents and warrants that he does not own Point Blank News and that Point Blank News is his employer.”
“Mr Ude will reasonably and in good faith take down, delete, and destroy all articles and publications that allege any criminal or other misconduct by Sylva appearing on the Point Blank News website and from Ude’s social media accounts, especially those publications in issue in this case”
“Thereafter, if Sylva reasonably discovers any article or publication violative of this Agreement still existing, Sylva will inform Mr. Ude first and give Mr. Ude reasonable notice (no longer than one week absent extraordinary circumstances) to delete, before such may be deemed a breach”
“Ude will not (directly or indirectly) engage in any act either to harass or spread false information against Sylva”
“Mr. Ude will not (directly or indirectly) publish any false or defamatory information about Sylva, with liquidated damages of $25,000 per any such publication and attorneys’ fees to the winner of any litigation therefrom. In such a litigation, the Plaintiff is a winner if he wins, and the Defendant is a winner if the Plaintiff losses or if the case is dismissed (unless the case is dismissed on stipulation or consent of both parties)”
“Within (7) days from the Effective Date, Ude will send Sylva (through the parties’ attorneys), and publish only once on the Point Blank News website (which shall be remain viewable from the homepage for seven days), a hand-signed and dated certification, in the form of Annex B hereto”
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