Court fixes hearing in Oga Sabinus €40,750 contract suit

The Lagos State High Court sitting at Tapa has fixed October 20, 2026, for the hearing of an application seeking to serve popular comedian and brand influencer, Emmanuel Ejekwu, popularly known as Oga Sabinus, by substituted means in a suit over an alleged breach of a €40,750 marketing agreement.

Ejekwu and his manager, Obinna Nwabufo, also known as Mike Premium, were sued by Arcadia Hospitality Limited, trading as 22BET, in suit No. LD/ADR/6557/2026.

The suit, filed by the claimant through its lawyer, Obafemi Oluwole, is before Justice Adebayo Oyebanji.

22BET alleges that Ejekwu breached a marketing service agreement entered into with it in February 2024, under which he was engaged to provide marketing, promotional and brand ambassador services for the company.

In its statement of claim, the hospitality firm said the agreement provided for a total remuneration of €163,000, with €40,750 to be paid as an advance and the balance payable quarterly.

The claimant alleged that it paid the €40,750 advance in two equal instalments on February 8 and 9, 2024, into a cryptocurrency wallet allegedly provided by Nwabufo on behalf of Ejekwu’s management.

According to the company, both Ejekwu and Nwabufo confirmed that the wallet had been credited, but the comedian later failed to fulfil the obligations under the agreement.

The claimant listed the alleged obligations as publishing promotional content on social media, wearing the 22BET logo, appearing in television commercials, placing the company’s link in his social media biography, creating an Instagram highlight story, and attending 22BET events and press conferences.

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22BET alleged that several attempts to enforce the agreement were unsuccessful.

The company further said the defendants later argued that although the cryptocurrency wallet had been credited, they did not ultimately receive value from the payment.

However, the claimant maintained that the position did not discharge the contractual obligations, arguing that the agreement required any modification or waiver to be made in writing and signed by both parties.

Following the alleged failure to perform, 22BET said its lawyer issued demand letters dated June 1, 2026, terminating the agreement and demanding a refund of the €40,750 advance.

The claimant argued that under the agreement’s termination provisions, the entire advance was refundable because no services had allegedly been rendered.

It is seeking 10 per cent annual interest on the €40,750 from February 8, 2024, until judgment, as well as general and special damages and the cost of the action.

22BET also asked the court to declare that Ejekwu breached the agreement and to order him and Nwabufo to jointly and severally refund the €40,750.