The popular Nigeria comedian and brand influencer, Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Ejekwu, popularly known as Oga Sabinus, has been sued before a High Court of Lagos State, sitting at Tapa, over alleged breach of marketing contract on service agreement involving €40,750,00 Euro, by an hospitality firm, Arcadia Hospitality Limited, also known as 22BET.
Oga Sabinus was dragged before the court presided over Justice Adebayo A. Oyebanji, alongside his manager, Obinna Michael Nwabufo, also known as Mike Premium, in suit, number LD/ADR/6557/2026, filed by 22BET, through it’s lawyer, Obafemi Oluwole Esq.
22BET in its statement of claim, alleged that it entered into a Marketing Service Agreement with Ejekwu in February 2024 under which the comedian was engaged to provide marketing, promotional and brand ambassador services for the 22BET brand.
The company claimed that Ejekwu was to receive a total remuneration of €163,000, with €40,750 stipulated as an advance payment and the balance payable quarterly.
The claimant said it paid the €40,750 advance in two equal instalments on February 8 and 9, 2024, to a cryptocurrency wallet address allegedly provided by Nwabufo on behalf of Ejekwu’s management.
22BET further claimed that both Sabinus had his manager confirmed that the wallet had been credited, but alleged that Ejekwu failed to perform any of the contractual obligations.
The company listed several obligations allegedly not performed, including publishing promotional content on social media, wearing the 22BET logo, appearing in television commercial productions, placing the 22BET link in his social media biography, making an Instagram highlight story, and attending 22BET events or press conferences.
The claimant alleged that several and repeated efforts to secure performance of the agreement were unsuccessful. Adding both Sabinus and his manager later argued that, although the cryptocurrency wallet had been credited, they did not ultimately receive value from the payment.
22BET, however, maintained that the position could not discharge the contractual obligations, citing provisions of the agreement requiring any modification or waiver to be made in writing and signed by both parties.
Following the alleged non-performance, the company through its lawyer, Obafemi Oluwole, Esq, issued demand letters dated June 1, 2026, formally terminating the agreement and demanding a refund of the €40,750 advance payment.
The claimant argued that under the agreement’s termination provisions, the entire advance became refundable because no services had allegedly been rendered.
It is also 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 is asking the court to declare that Ejekwu breached the agreement and to order both defendants jointly and severally to refund the €40,750.
The Court has fixed Tuesday, October 20, 2026 for the hearing of an application to serve the both defendants by substituted means.