Defamation of character: Ondo Journalist drags Coach Kayode Julius to Court
A sports journalist in Ondo State, Mr. Femi Atolagbe, has taken legal action against a football coach, Kayode Julius, over allegations of defamation of character. Mr. Atolagbe is suing Coach Julius following a damaging message allegedly posted by the latter on a WhatsApp group platform known as Ondostatefootballstakeholders. The post, made with mobile number +2349126428876, claimed that the journalist had impregnated a female football player. According to the post, Julius further attacked Atolagbe’s professional integrity, stating: “You are a quack journalist and you are responsible for the relegation of Sunshine Stars and Sunshine Queens because of drinking habit, womanizing, giving wrong advice, planting hatred in other people, and poisoning the mind of the management against others.” Reacting through his counsel, Mr. Atolagbe said the defamatory publication was made in a group with over 1,000 members, causing significant damage to his reputation and personal life. “The above publica...