Tope Alabi threatens legal action over online defamation

By Wasiu Rokibat

Popular Nigerian gospel singer Tope Alabi has threatened legal action against individuals who publish, share or circulate statements she considers false and defamatory about her on social media and other platforms.

The warning was contained in a public notice issued by her lawyers, Oakmount Legal Practitioners, and shared on the singer’s Instagram page on Friday, October 23, 2026.

In the notice, the legal team said the singer, whose full name is Evangelist Patricia Temitope Alabi, had instructed them to take steps to protect her reputation against publications capable of causing damage to her personal, professional and spiritual standing.

According to the ...