Kizz Daniel In Fresh Trouble

As His Former Record Label Vows To Go To Court To Stop His Concert According to The Nation, the estranged file label of Kizz Daniel, G-Worldwide Entertainment (GWW), has vowed to frustrate the concert of the artiste slated for December 26 at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos. They disclosed this in Lagos on Friday via their lawyer, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN). Addressing journalists, Agbakoba vowed they have been going to pursue the case instituted against Kizz Daniel. He stated the move changed into to restore “faith” in contractual agreements in Nigeria’s entertainment industry. “We represent certainly one of the largest labels and we’re very unhappy that one among our artistes, Kiss Daniel, has run away,” Agbakoba said. According to him, Kizz Daniel whose real call is Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe breached ‘a mandatory buy-out clause’ and infringed on the intellectual property rights of GWW. Agbakoba said the ‘Pak N Go’ crooner signed a seven-12 months settlement with G-Worldwide Entertainment on April 15, 2014. However, in November 2017, the artiste left the label and based his very own label, Fly Boy Inc. In May 2018, he modified his call from Kiss Daniel to Kizz Daniel. The move caused G-Worldwide to drag Kizz Daniel to court, soliciting for N500m as damages.

“We, as criminal advisers to a number of the humans within the commercial enterprise (enjoyment), we are going to play a robust and lively position to sell the industry,” Agabkoba stated. “What we’re seeking to do with this press convention is to call attention to the truth that this nonsense that our artistes or labels, can do what they like, can have to prevent. And Kizz Daniel represents the residing instance of the way the rules of the industry are not being followed.” Agbakoba also said they were going to document a case to forestall Kizz Daniel’s display, ‘Kizz Daniel Live In Concert’, scheduled for Boxing Day at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Lagos. “We’re going to use for an injunction to stop the show due to the fact he is tied to us. And the problem is in court docket and the court docket has to decide.” Comparing the $7bn UK football industry to Nigeria’s enjoyment enterprise, Agbakoba said:

“The football guidelines are so strong that in Europe in case you mess up, you’re in trouble. In Nigeria, they may be so lax. So, we’re the usage of this as a take a look at case. “ Explaining his hobby within the case in opposition to Kizz Daniel, Agbakoba said it is to rescue the Nigerian creative industry and make it grow. “It is inside the interest of artistes and labels to work together to create a strong framework for business to thrive. When you cross play in a stadium or in a venue, you know that every one your rights have been given to you. So, that is why we’re saying, next year, we’re going to take strongest possible measures towards Kizz Daniel. “Part of what we want to do is to bolster felony framework around creative industry. So that you may realize that in case you enter into a settlement, it’s miles a settlement.” Agbakoba additionally warned 0.33–parties to live far from Kizz Daniel, bringing up that he is nonetheless legally certain to the settlement he signed with GWW. “It would no longer be in their hobby to touch him till the court docket resolves the case,” he stated. “We are caution all third party people to stay away and allow the court docket provide its judgement, one way or the other.” Agbakoba however, cited that his client is ready for out-of-courtroom settlement. Meanwhile, in line with reports, in October, Kizz Daniel’s lawyer, Oluwaseye I. Lawal, disputed all of the allegations. The next hearing for the case is slated for January 21, 2020 on the Lagos High Court.