Amaju Pinnick, the former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), and David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, have reached an out-of-court settlement regarding the breach of contract lawsuit filed by Pinnick-led Brownhill Investment Company Limited.
Pinnick filed a lawsuit against Davido for cyberbullying and defamation of character, on November 1, 2023. Brownhill Event Centre (owned by Pinnick) sued the singer for an alleged breach of contract, according to Premium Times.
Davido’s company signed a performance agreement with BrownHill Event Inc on March 30, 2023, to perform at the 19th edition of the ‘Warri Again’ concert on October 6, 2023, but Davido was absent from the event because he scheduled another show in Melbourne, Australia, on the same day.
The Cable newspaper stated that a high court in Delta State granted the request for an out-of-court settlement, on Friday, March 22.
The newspaper reported that Davido agreed to pay N30 million to Pinnick within seven days of executing the settlement terms as a partial contribution to the claimant’s outstanding legal fees.
The newspaper added that Davido also agreed to perform live at this year’s ‘Warri Again’ concert slated for October 4, 2024.
The $94,500 earlier paid to Davido by Pinnick’s company would be considered as payment for the performance at the event (this year’s ‘Warri Again’ concert).
