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BREAKING: Highlife Star Aro Nwa Nteje Faces ₦8 Billion Lawsuit Over Copyright Infringement
The rising Highlife sensation, Chief Chinaza Joshua Orakwue, better known as Aro Nwa Nteje, may lose everything he has worked for if he fails to settle with the family of legendary Highlife icon, Ozoemena Nsugbe.
The family of the late musician has slammed an ₦8 billion copyright lawsuit against Aro Nwa Nteje, accusing him of illegally copying and performing the song “Eze Na Ukpo”, a track originally composed and recorded by Ozoemena Nsugbe.
The lawsuit, filed at the Federal High Court in Awka by Barr. Roochukwu Nweke, SAN, on behalf of the Nsugbe family, is demanding the following:
A full account of all income Aro Nwa Nteje has earned from the use of the song.
An order to withdraw the music from all media platforms and stop further performance or earnings from it.
A compensation claim of ₦8 billion for copyright infringement:
