Back in the 90s, the name Veno Marioghae was on the lips of every music-loving Nigerian.
Her song, ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ was seen as a rallying call for patriotic Nigerians to rescue what was then perceived as a drowning nation.
Almost four decades later, the song lyrics are still relevant to the situation in the country.
Recently, the ‘Siobo Nome’ singer took telecom giant Airtel to court for infringing her intellectual property.
The singer, through her lawyer, demanded N50m for the unauthorised commercial and derogatory use of her work.
PREMIUM TIMES caught up with her in court, where she talked about the ongoing litigation, her new projects and hopes for a better Nigeria.
PT: You are in court for copyright infringement. How did you discover this was happening?
Veno: My husband and I were talking when a call came through on one of the phones at my house to inform us that this was what was going on.
We tried to reach out to these people to no avail. We made a…
