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  • Trouble looms as G-Worldwide Entertainment slams Kizz Daniel with fresh lawsuit

    Trouble looms as G-Worldwide Entertainment slams Kizz Daniel with fresh lawsuit

    G-WorldWide is back in court and this time, they are suing Kizz Daniel for more than half a billion.

    General damages in the sum of Two Hundred Million Naira (200,000,000), special damages for breach of contract in the sum of N179,499,957.00 (One Hundred and Seventy-Nine Million, Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred and Fifty-Seven Naira) and N150, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) for contract exit fees, among other reliefs.

    G-Worldwide Entertainment (GWW), the Record Label through which Kizz Daniel rose to fame and became positioned to attract fortune, has reignited its legal battle against Kizz Daniel, who is now its former signee.

    The Label in pursuit of this course has engaged the law firm of Olisa Agbakoba Legal, led by Senior Counsel, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, to prosecute its claims against the Artiste.

    Following the Artiste’s irregular exit from the recording contract he executed with GWW in 2017, coupled with the imprecise media bout instigated by the Artiste to damage GWW’s reputation, the Record Label has sought legal redress against the Artiste before the relevant Courts in Nigeria, viz: a claim for breach of recording contract against the Artiste before the High Court of Lagos State, and another claim before the Federal High Court, Lagos for infringement of its intellectual property rights by the Artiste.

    The matter pending at the High Court of Lagos State, which was commenced by an Originating Summons, came up on Monday, October 7, 2019, for Judgment before Hon. Justice Taofiquat Oyekan-Abdullai. However, GWW through its Solicitors informed the Court that it had filed an Application seeking two alternative prayers; A prayer to stay proceedings pending reference of the matter to Arbitration, as provided under the enabling contract between the parties and a prayer granting leave to amend its originating process.

    The Court, after hearing Counsel’s submissions on behalf of GWW, with respect to the reasons necessitating the application, appreciated the peculiarity of the circumstances, which is predicated on the fact that the former counsel representing the Label, argued the Originating Summons in defiance of the label’s instructions to defer steps in the suit, and ultimately withdraw the suit in view of its decision to

    The Chief Executive Officer of the Label, Mr. Festus Ehimare, has said that the essence of the legal actions is to enjoin Nigerian Artistes, to inculcate a habit whereby they respect the sanctity of contracts, as opposed to playing victims once they realize they have breached the terms of a valid and legally binding contract, as a result of their hurried exit after becoming famous and in-demand. He further advised upcoming artistes to refrain from the practice of administering medicine after death and urged them to ensure that they uphold the terms of their recording contract in good faith.

     

  • Why Kiss Daniel did not attend own father’s burial – G-Worldwide

    Why Kiss Daniel did not attend own father’s burial – G-Worldwide

    Ever since reports of the rift between Kiss Daniel and his estranged label, G-worldwide broke out, there has been a myriad of opinions over the feud.

    According to some unverified reports, the label allegedly paid Kiss Daniel a paltry salary of N30, 000 monthly until after he released his sophomore single, Laye. However, the label debunked the claim, adding that it had paid over N120m to the singer since the contract was signed.

    Kiss Daniel’s team had also noted that G-Worldwide prevented the Yeba singer from attending his father’s burial in 2015. However, in a report made available to newsmen,the label denied the accusation.

    “Immediately the news of his father’s demise filtered in, Emperor Geezy, CEO of the label, authorised that his personal car should be used to convey Kiss Daniel to Abeokuta to attend his father’s burial. The singer only requested for two days’ leave, and N200,000 to send to his relatives, who had to bury the dad immediately because he was a Muslim. At that time, Kiss was bitterly angry that none of his family members could come up with even N10,000 to support his dad’s burial.

    “The company was willing to give him more money but he said he needed only N200,000. The label CEO’s brother and one other person from the company even accompanied him on the trip back home. Interestingly, on arriving at a hotel in Abeokuta, which had been fully paid for by the label, Kiss refused to attend his own father’s burial on the grounds that he believed that his family was fetish. He said that his father’s death was not ordinary, considering the way he suddenly fell ill and died, after going through a lot of pain. He was scared and said he did not want to be exposed to any dangers. On the night of his arrival in Abeokuta, his younger brother was on his way to visit him when he got involved in a car accident. The label took care of his brother’s medical bills, and paid up to N300,000,” the statement read.

     

     

  • Kiss Daniel is misleading the public- G- Worldwide declares

    There seem to be no end to the legal battle between Kiss Daniel and G-Worldwide, his previous record label, as the feud has gotten messier.

    Earlier on Tuesday, the label in an official statement written by their lawyers revealed that the label is taking legal action against the Woju singer

     

    In the same vein, Kiss Daniel through his legal counsels replied G-worldwide saying they had not been served any letters or court documents.

     

    In a new reply, G-Worldwide has stated that Kiss Daniel is misleading the public by misinforming them.

     

    According to a statement by their lawyers: “The attempt to mislead the public is unfortunate and disgraceful. We expect him to say he has received the documents and him and his team are working to respond to the claims” the statement read.

     

    See the new statement and court papers below.

     

     

    Entertainment Lawyer, Akinyemi Ayinoluwa stated that it is obvious Kiss Daniel didn’t have lawyers when he signed the contract.

     

    According to him: “It is obvious that from inception, Kiss Daniel didn’t have the right legal advisers, so he doesn’t have much leverage in that context, he is not to blame because at his level five years ago, one was young, and just chasing his dreams, so one might not have seen the full picture or be able to afford a good lawyer to advise him. You might just go to an estate lawyer or a criminal lawyer or any lawyer that does not understand the business of entertainment, but I think at that point in time, he didn’t do his homework to understand the conversation to even negotiate anything, that is why he is stuck now”.

  • Kiss Daniel reacts over battle with G-worldwide

    Kiss Daniel reacts over battle with G-worldwide

    Anidugbe Daniel, aka Kiss Daniel is not in best of mood at the moment. The singer is embroiled in legal battle following his fall out with his former record label, G-Worldwide Entertainment.

     

    Recall that Kiss Daniel had recently been promoting a new record label, Flyboy Inc, under whose imprint he released his latest single, No Do.

     

    Earlier today, G-Worldwide released an official statement made available by their lawyers stating that Kiss Daniel still has a valid contract with them and all parties should maintain the status quo under the contract.

    The statement read, “The import of the order being that the state under which the parties existed under the contract should be preserved until the court makes a determination of the motion on notice filed by the company.

    All and any dealings in respect of the upload, distribution, and or performance of any of the songs, as well as the use or exploitation of the name ‘Kiss Daniel’ can therefore only be entered or made with the prior written consent and permission of the company as provided under the contract.”

     

    In reaction, Kiss Daniel took to his Instagram page saying, he is going to win the battle.

     

    He wrote:” Oluwatobiloba Daniel Dhikrullah Anidugbe this is gonna be a sweet victory for you young man ?#Nodo #warning #sense”.

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BcUjjsVjZXr/?taken-by=iamkissdaniel

  • Trouble for Kiss Daniel as G-worldwide drags him to court

    Popular singer, Anidugbe Daniel, aka Kiss Daniel is in deep legal trouble following his fall out with his former record label, G-Worldwide Entertainment.

    Recall that Kiss Daniel had recently been promoting a new record label, Flyboy Inc, under whose imprint he released his latest single, No Do.

    As it turns out, G-Worldwide is not pleased with Daniel’s activities and the company has dragged him to court, accusing him of “taking steps to appoint a new manager, solicit for bookings, and has continued to negotiate and enter performance agreements in respect of the songs from the album New Era, and Evolution which is set to be released soon containing singles such as Yeba, For You, Senorita, Sofa and others, produced under the contract, including using the stage name ‘Kiss Daniel’ without the company’s prior consent and permission.”

    In a statement made available to journalists by G-Worldwide’s lawyers, Calmhill Partners, it was stated that a Federal High Court in Lagos had on November 30, granted an order that all parties should maintain the status quo under the contract.

    The company further warned the general public against contracting any business with Kiss Daniel.
    The statement read, “The import of the order being that the state under which the parties existed under the contract should be preserved until the court makes a determination of the motion on notice filed by the company.
    All and any dealings in respect of the upload, distribution, and or performance of any of the songs, as well as the use or exploitation of the name ‘Kiss Daniel’ can therefore only be entered or made with the prior written consent and permission of the company as provided under the contract.”