Nollywood actress Adunni Ade has announced that she won a lawsuit against Google after defamatory online publications falsely linked her romantically to former Kogi senator Dino Melaye.

The actress shared the news on Instagram alongside a copy of the court judgment, captioning the post, “Adunni Ade Vs Google. Not every war requires a response. Some require a courtroom. Unto the next.”

According to the judgment, Justice I.O. Harrison of the Lagos High Court, in a ruling delivered on July 9, 2025, awarded the actress ₦30 million in general damages and ordered Google to remove the defamatory publications from Google.com and YouTube.

Adunni Ade had filed the suit against Google and Meta on July 11, 2024, seeking ₦100 million in general damages.

The case centred on two publications that allegedly continued to appear on Google’s platforms: “How Dino Melaye used fake Patek Watch to woo and knack Actress Adunni Ade back, front and center” and “Actress Adunni Ade engages in heated exchange with famous Instagram blog after being listed among six celebrities to have dated Dino Melaye.”

According to the court, “It is common knowledge that when a basic right is violated, there is no need for additional proof. The Court will accordingly give the Applicant N30,000,000.00 (thirty million naira) in general damages.”