Musician drags Airtel Nigeria to court over copyright infringement Musician Veno Marioghae-Mbanefo on Friday prayed a Federal High Court in Lagos State to declare as unlawful, alleged unauthorised use of her 1985 hit song – Nigeria Go Survive – by Airtel Nig. Ltd. Mrs Marioghae-Mbanefo, through her counsel, Rockson Igelige, is claiming a cumulative sum of N350 million in damages against Airtel for alleged infringement of her copyright. The plaintiff is seeking a declaration that the use of the song by Airtel for promoting its business to subscribers, without naming her as...