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• VANGUARD MEDIA LTD V. OLAFISOYE (2011)→

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  Court of Appeal (Lagos Division)

  Judgment date

  11 April 2011

  A detailed analysis of the Court of Appeal's decision in Vanguard Media v. Olafisoye, focusing on libel laws and the defamation standards upheld in Nigeria.

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