Entertainment
Alleged breach of contract: Court declines Davido’s application for stay of proceedings
A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has refused the
application by Nigerian-American singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as
Davido, seeking a stay of proceedings in the N2 billion suit filed against him
by Brownhill Investment Company Limited over the annual ‘Warri Again Concert’
The claimant, in the suit, is praying the court to award N2
billion as general damages against Davido.
Besides, the claimant is praying to the court for N150
million as legal and professional fees and an additional N30 million as the
cost of filing the suit.
Defendants in the suit are David Adeleke a.k.a “Davido,” and
his music label, Davido Music Worldwide Limited.
At the hearing in the matter, Davido’s counsel, Mr Norrison
Quakers, SAN, informed the court that there was a pending appeal and that the
defendants had filed a motion for a stay of proceedings.