Nigerian broadcaster Arise TV has won a defamation suit brought against it in the United States by a Nigerian pastor, Adetunmbi Adewami.
The US District Court in Maryland dismissed the suit on Tuesday, holding that it lacked jurisdiction over the television station.
Judge Peter Messite held that the fact that the news article complained of by the plaintiff was accessible through the internet in Maryland did not automatically empower the court to hear the matter.
He maintained that…
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