Contract Dispute: Kizz Daniel Dismisses €200,000 Damages, Account Freeze Report

THE management company of singer, Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has dismissed reports of a court order freezing the musician’s bank accounts over an alleged breach of contract in connection to a 2022 concert in Berlin, Germany.
Reacting to a statement in circulation alleging that the court also directed the musician to pay over €200,000 in damages for failing to perform at the show, despite receiving a $50,000 advance payment, Flyboy I.N.C. described the reports as false, misleading and defamatory, in a statement posted on its Instagram page on Thursday, September 25.
Flyboy I.N.C explained that the concert promoter, Kejuro Media & Entertainment, actually cancelled the event and failed to meet its fundamental obligations under the agreement.
According to the statement: “It has come to our attention that a fake and malicious narrative is being circulated to discredit our artiste, Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, professionally known as Kizz Daniel, and undermining his forthcoming Europe tour.
“We state unequivocally that our artiste is a professional who upholds his contractual obligations and makes extraordinary sacrifices to ensure his fans worldwide enjoy his crafts by virtue of the duly executed performance agreement dated 27th July 2022.
“We were engaged to perform at the Afrobeats Meets Berlin concert on 24th September 2022. The promoter, Kejuro Media & Entertainment, failed to fulfil its fundamental obligations under the agreement, including the procurement of visas and flights for our artiste and his team.
“Unsurprisingly, the event was not held, because it was “cancelled” by the promoter for reasons that were never expressly communicated to us nor related to us or our artiste.”
The management alleged that the promoter, after failing to honour the contractual agreement, attempted to unilaterally reschedule the concert, insisting that the musician was not the only artiste affected by the promoter’s failure to meet his obligations.
It further stated: “On 26th September 2022, the promoter attempted to unilaterally reschedule the concert to 8th April 2023. We made it clear that any rescheduling, being occasioned by the promoter’s own breach, could only be entertained on fresh commercial terms and would warrant no refund of deposit paid, as expressly provided in the agreement.
“In fact, by virtue of the signed agreement, we are entitled to full payment if such cancellation is at the instance of a breach by the Promoter.
“Despite the foregoing, we graciously agreed to a modest upward revision in fees, but the promoter never regularised our engagement for the rescheduled date.
“Respected talents, such as Teni and Diamond Plamuniz, were also contracted, but for some reason, there are no traces of such performances on the internet.
“We find it bewildering that all social media platforms linked to Afrobeats Meets Berlin have mysteriously vanished.”
The management also alleged that the promoter’s claims against Kizz Daniel were intended to tarnish his reputation and undermine his forthcoming European tour, adding that the promoter’s publication, circulated across blogs, provided no credible evidence of the alleged breach and never mentioned the festival’s name or specified its date.
“Regrettably, this same promoter has now resorted to malicious tactics aimed at sabotaging Kizz Daniel’s forthcoming Europe tour. We have received reports of threatening communications to our lead Europe tour promoter, falsely alleging a breach by our artiste and the existence of a court judgment. We categorically state that no such process has been served on our artiste.
“Even if such a claim existed, it would only reveal the promoter’s desperate and malicious attempt to malign and cripple our business reputation owing to the fact that the promoter is, in fact, grossly in breach of our agreement.
“If the promoter claims that we were in breach, we dare him to provide evidence of visas secured and flights booked for September 24th 2022.
“Our legal team is actively reviewing all defamatory publications and shall not hesitate to institute appropriate proceedings against the promoter and any third parties complicit in propagating such misinformation.
“Kizz Daniel remains committed to his fans across Europe and the world, and preparations for the Europe tour continue in earnest.”