| 词条 | The Lion of Bourdillon |
| 释义 |
| name = The Lion of Bourdlion | image = Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Chi Onwurah MP (5981056622).jpg | caption = Bola Tinubu (left), a Nigerian politician and the film's subject, with Chi Onwurah (right) | director = | producer =Africa Independent Television | writer = | starring = | distributor = | released = March 1, 2015 | runtime = 60 minutes | country = Nigeria | language = English and Yoruba | budget = | gross = | screenplay = | cinematography = | editing = | music = }}The Lion of Bourdillon is a 2015 documentary film aired by Africa Independent Television, a Nigerian Television Station popularly known as AIT.[1] The film centers on the political life of Senator Bola Tinubu, the former Lagos State Governor and the National leader of the All Progressives Congress.[2] It was first aired on March 1, 2015, but then stopped from further airing on March 6, 2015, following a N150 billion libel suit filled by Tinubu against AIT.[3] Controversies and criticismsThe airing of the documentary film on March 1, 2015, generated several controversies, leading to a N150 billion libel suit against AIT by Chief Bola Tinubu.[4] The hour-long documentary film revealed the personal life of the former governor, showing him participating in a certain level of corruption during and after his tenure in office as governor of Lagos State. It revealed properties and companies owned by the Senator across Lagos State, describing him as “Nigeria’s biggest landlord”.[5] The film also revealed that he was charged for drug trafficking in 1993 by the United States Government. The film's release was described by critics as an attempt to tarnish Tinubu's image as a leader of a ruling party, the All Progressives Congress.[6] Abimbola Adelakun, a Nigerian writer and columnist of The Punch newspaper, strongly criticized the film's release in her publications on March 5, 2015, describing the airing of the film as "libelous and defamatory", accusing the People's Democratic Party of being an accomplice.[7]In the same vein, a Nigerian lawmaker, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, in an article entitled “My hatred for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu”, criticized the documentary film and the opposition party's role in its release.[8] Law suitOn March 6, 2015, Bola Tinubu instituted a N150 billion suit against AIT on alleged defamation of character.[9] Bola Tinubu claimed that the documentary film was politically sponsored in order to tarnish his reputation as a Nigerian politician. Justice Akinkugbe of the High Court of Lagos State presided over the case.[10] On April 1, 2015, the court restrained the AIT from further airing of the controversial documentary pending the outcome of the suit.[11] AIT, in a counter claim made through its chairman, Raymond Dokpesi, speaking under oath, refuted the claim by the Senator, saying that the film was not designed to attack his personality or aired out of malice.[12] He emphasized that the broadcasting station was empowered and entrusted by Section 22 of the Constitution of Nigeria to hold those in government accountable and responsible to Nigerians.[13] He further stressed that the content of the film were facts which had been in the public domain for over twenty years and were independently published prior to the airing of the documentary, and had remained unchallenged.[14] The parties in the suit subsequently entered terms of settlement and amicably resolved the suit without proceeding to trial. References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.informationng.com/2015/03/bola-tinubu-threatens-ait-with-lawsuit-over-documentary.html|title=Next: Bola Tinubu Threatens AIT With Lawsuit Over Documentary|work=Information Nigeria|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lion of Bourdilion, The}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/04/court-adjourns-tinubus-n150bn-libel-suit-against-ait/|title=Court adjourns Tinubu's N150bn libel suit against AIT|work=The Guardian Nes|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://sunnewsonline.com/new/lion-of-bourdillon-ait-fights-back/|title=Lion of Bourdillon: AIT fights back|work=The Sun News|accessdate=June 1, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811063641/http://sunnewsonline.com/new/lion-of-bourdillon-ait-fights-back/|archivedate=August 11, 2015|df=}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.informationng.com/2015/03/cacol-asks-tinubu-to-come-clean-on-lion-of-bourdillon-documentary.html|title=CACOL Asks Tinubu to Come Clean on 'Lion of Bourdillon|work=Information Nigeria|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/177801-tinubu-threatens-to-sue-ait-over-documentary-demands-n20-billion-damages.html|title=Tinubu threatens to sue AIT over documentary, demands N20 billion|work=Premium Times Nigeria|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/main-square/88275-lion-bourdillon-documentary-tinubu.html|title=[Politics] Lion of Bourdillon - documentary on Tinubu|work=Nigerian Village Square|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/opinion/viewpoint/what-do-nigerians-do-with-the-tinubu-documentary/|title=What do Nigerians do with the Tinubu documentary|work=The Punch Newspaper|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/my-hatred-for-tinubu-by-bamidele/|title=My hatred for Tinubu, by Bamidele|work=The Nation|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/tinubu-vs-ait-court-adjourns-n150bn-libel-suit-till-may-27/|title=Tinubu vs AIT: Court adjourns N150bn libel suit till May 27|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/04/16/tinubu-vs-ait-court-adjourns-n150bn-libel-suit-until-may-27|title=Tinubu vs AIT: court adjourns N150b suit till May 27|work=Sahara reporters|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://dailypost.ng/2015/03/16/breaking-court-restrains-ait-from-airing-defamatory-tinubu-documentary/|title=Court restrains AIT from airing defamatory Tinubu documentary|work=Daily Post|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/court-adjourns-tinubu-s-n150bn-libel-suit-against-ait-to-september-30/213551/|title=Court Adjourns Tinubu’s N150bn Libel Suit against AIT to September 30|work=Thisdaylive.com|accessdate=June 1, 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709184401/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/court-adjourns-tinubu-s-n150bn-libel-suit-against-ait-to-september-30/213551/|archivedate=July 9, 2015|df=}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2015/03/16/lagos-high-court-restrains-ait-airing-anti-tinubu-documentary|title=Lagos High Court Restrains AIT From Airing Anti-Tinubu Documentary|work=Sahara Reporters|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naij.com/405876-why-i-just-hate-tinubu-by-bamidele.html|title=Why I JUST HATE Tinubu By Bamidele |work=Naij.com|accessdate=June 1, 2015}} 6 : Nigerian documentary films|2015 television films|2010s documentary films|Documentary films about African politics|Documentary television films|Documentary films about politicians |
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