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Nollywood actress and Legendary Singer; Onyeka Onwenu has sued IROKING  a music and movie distributor for the sum of N205 Million for Copyright infringement.  Reports say the singer was at the Lagos High Court on Monday,  where her N205 million suit against Iroking was heard. The veteran singer had earlier publicised her intention take legal actions over the alleged copyright infringement issue…

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Nigerian singer, Onyeka Onwenu, has sued Iroking, a music and movie distributor, for violation of her copyright.

It was learnt that Onyeka was at the Lagos High Court on Monday, where her N205 million suit against Iroking was heard.

The veteran singer had earlier publicised her intention to take legal actions over the alleged copyright infringement issue, describing, “massive violation of…

Onyeka Onwenu Sues IROKING, Demands N205 million

Onyeka Onwenu Sues IROKING, Demands N205 million

Legendary Nigerian musician, Onyeka Onwenu, has sued IROKING, a music and movie distributor, over violation of her copyright.

A report in the Nation newspapers said that Onyeka was at the Lagos High Court on Monday, where her N205 million suit against Iroking was heard.

Onyeka had on Sunday sent a…

AML 092: Pt. 2 (Exclusive) Interview with Jason Njoku, Founder & CEO of IROKO

[spp-player]This is the second part of a two-part interview starring Jason Njoku, Founder & CEO of IROKO. Njoku joins Ms. Uduak, the host, on the 92nd episode of The Africa Music Law Show to shed great light and details on what it takes to build a successful media/tech/and entertainment company.

About Jason Njoku

Jason Njoku is Founder and CEO of iROKO, the home of Nollywood content. He has…

Press Release:

 "iROKING, Nigeria's leading digital music platform, announces that its new CEO is Jason Njoku. 

Njoku was the original founder and CEO of iROKING alongside his role at iROKOtv, the world's largest online catalogue of Nollywood movies. Njoku will now return to take overall control of iROKING artist management, all aspects of music distribution, including YouTube, iTunes and Amazon distribution, and oversee platform partnerships with the likes of Mxit and Eskimi. 

Speaking on returning to a company he founded, Jason Njoku says: "What we've built with iROKING in its 23 month history is pretty incredible. There's a lot of chat amongst the technorati about the potential of the African online music space - now is the time to put words into action, hence why I'm taking a more hands-on approach to growing iROKING from a solid online Nigerian music distributor into a behemoth of a pan-African music platform".   

As of 2014, there will also be a renewed focus on the monetization of Nigerian digital content, as well as greater emphasis on strategic partnerships with leading companies in the industry."