Adunni Ade wins defamation suit, awarded N20 million after false dating claims
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Nollywood actress Adunni Ade has celebrated a legal victory in her defamation case against a Nigerian news platform, nearly two years after being wrongly linked to Senator Dino Melaye.
The false report, which named her among “six popular Nigerian celebrities” allegedly dating the senator, prompted Adunni Ade to file a N100 million lawsuit for invasion of privacy and defamation.
Sharing the news on Instagram on Tuesday evening, the actress praised the Nigerian judiciary for delivering justice.
“Won my case Adunni Ade vs. Polace Media Limited (www.naijanews.com). A false story was published about me, but truth stood tall. This judgment reaffirms that privacy matters – and so does integrity. Justice delayed isn’t justice denied,” she wrote.
She added a playful warning to others avoiding court proceedings: “2 cases won, a few more to go. You who is running up and down avoiding court papers, please stand still, so that you can be served.”
Answering questions from fans, Adunni disclosed that the judge awarded N20 million in damages, but noted that the blogger has fled, leaving her to garnish their account.
