September 2017
- 21 CAVEAT EMPTOR (BUYER BEWARE)
- 20 COSON STORMS RIVERS STATE FOR SELECT STAKEHOLDERS FORUM
- 18 2017 COSON WEEK OPENS AT TRINITY HOUSE WITH ‘COSON IN THE CHURCH’
- 13 LAGOS LAWYER, OPE BANWO, IN HOT SOUP AS COSON & OKOROJI SLAM ‘MOTHER OF ALL LIBEL SUITS’ AGAINST HIM
- 7 COSON MOURNS MUSIC VETERAN GENERAL PRINCE ADEKUNLE
- 2 THE STATE OF THE NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY’ – TONY OKOROJI
- 1 COSON BLANKETS AIRWAVES ON NO MUSIC DAY, UNVEILS ‘MUSIC FOR NATIONAL STABILITY’ PROJECT
August 2017
- 23 NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY SET TO HOLD ANNUAL ‘NO MUSIC DAY’ CELEBRATION ON SEPTEMBER 1
- 15 OKOROJI UNVEILS THE KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE BIG COSON WEEK 2017
- 11 COSON HOUSE HOSTS TOP BANKING INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS FORUM ON COPYRIGHT
- 9 COSON HOUSE TO HOST BANKING SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS FORUM
- 7 OKOROJI HONOURED IN LAGOS WITH ‘PILLAR OF ENTERTAINMENT IN NIGERIA’ AWARD
- 1 ACTION BEGINS IN THE NEW WAR AGAINST PIRACY AS INTERFACE COMMITTEE MEETS IN ABUJA.
July 2017
- 31 CITY PEOPLE SET TO HONOUR OKOROJI ON AN AUGUST EVENING
- 27 WE HAVE STARTED BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL ON COSON WEEK 2017 – OKOROJI
- 25 The Inspector- General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris and the Chairman of COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji
- 25 POLICE I.G. SET TO DECLARE EXPEDITED WAR ON PIRACY
- 21 “100 OF NIGERIA’S BEST STARS FOR COSON WEEK 2017” – TONY OKOROJI
- 13 EVANGELIST EBENEZER OBEY STORMS COSON HOUSE WITH PRAYERS
- 11 COSON HOUSE ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR MINISTER LAI MOHAMMED
- 5 FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELTS AS COSON WEEK 2017 ROLLS OUT IN OCTOBER!
- 5 COSON VS. BOLINGO: ABUJA’S BOLINGO HOTEL MAY BE HEADING FOR BANKRUPTCY!
June 2017
- 21 COSON Chairman, Okoroji Felicitates With Musicians On World Music Day
- 14 Abiola Honoured At COSON House As Dele Momodu Speaks On ‘June 12 And The Lessons Of History’ And Kasi Holds Everyone Spell Bound
- 8 COSON HOLDS POWERFUL MEETING WITH LICENSING CONSULTANTS AT COSON HOUSE AS ‘OPERATION NO HIDING PLACE’ ENTERS NEW PHASE
- 6 OVATION PUBLISHER, DELE MOMODU, SPEAKS AT COSON HOUSE ON JUNE 12
May 2017
- 30 TRIAL FINALLY BEGINS IN THE BIG CALABAR CARNIVAL COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CASE
- 26 Trial Continues In The N500 Million Copyright Infringement Suit Brought By COSON Against Lagos Oriental Hotel
- 22 ENCOMIUM UPON ENCOMIUM SHOWERED ON OKOROJI AS THE MAGIFICENT COSON HOUSE IS COMMISSIONED IN LAGOS
- 22 At Its 7th Annual General Meeting, COSON Charges The Federal Government To Withdraw The Directive Given To NCC To Approve Another CMO, As Members Tour The Magnificent ‘COSON House’ In Ecstasy
- 9 SIMI ‘THE LAW’ JOINS COSON MANAGEMENT
- 8 Okoroji Appointed Patron Of The Intellectual Property Law Club Of O.A.U. Ile Ife
- 8 Nigeria’s Crème De La Crème Gather May 20 For The Commissioning Of The Magnificent COSON House
- 5 COSON Lawyers Declare ‘War’ On Ope Banwo
April 2017
- 25 STOP PRESS: COSON CALLS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF TWO OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
- 13
- 12 COSON Mourns Staunch Member, Tony Grey
- 3 JUDGE WARNS BOLINGO HOTEL, ABUJA, IN COPYRIGHT CASE BROUGHT BY COSON
March 2017
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- 17 Court Admonishes Cross River State, Awards Cost to COSON in Big Calabar Carnival Case
- 16 Akwa Ibom State Government Pledges Full Copyright Compliance in the State
- 14 Moses Ekpo Bags Copyright Medal Of Honour As COSON Storms Akwa Ibom.
- 10 COSON Fires Etisalat With New Twelve Billion Naira Law Suit – Joins Etisalat CEO, Matthew Willsher
- 8 AKWA IBOM READY FOR COSON
February 2017
- 28 Hotels In Imo May Face Imminent Wrath Of COSON As ‘Operation No Hiding Place’ Goes To The East
- 24 TRIAL BEGINS IN N500 MILLION COPYRIGHT SUIT BROUGHT BY COSON AGAINST LAGOS ORIENTAL HOTEL
- 21 John Momoh, BON Chairman, Visits COSON And Pledges Co-Operation
- 15 LOVE AT COSON ON A VALENTINE DAY TO REMEMBER
- 9 INCREDIBLE AS MCSN’S MAYO AYILARAN FACES 3 NEW CRIMINAL CASES AT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT!
January 2017
- 30 NEWS FLASH! CRIMINAL TRIALS OF AYILARAN & MCSN BEGIN MARCH 28
- 27 BREAKING NEWS!!! COURT FIXES TRIAL IN THE BIG CALABAR CARNIVAL COPYRIGHT CASE
- 17 COSON Welcomes Universal Music To Nigeria
- 10 Okoroji Predicts Bumper Year for the Nigerian Entertainment Industry
December 2016
- 23 COSON And MTN Meet To Resolve N16 Billion Copyright Law Suit
- 16 Milestone In The Development Of The Music Copyright System In Nigeria
- 15 COSON Members Share 200 Million Naira In Record Royalty Distribution As The CMO Announces Acquisition Of The Multi-Million Naira ‘COSON House’
- 15 COSON EXTRA – ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING DECEMBER 15, 2016, CHAIRMAN’S ADDRESS
- 6 COSON Set For Extra-Ordinary General Meeting On December 15
- 5 Federal Attorney-General Vows To Reform The Copyright System With Dispatch
November 2016
- 28 COSON AND THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION
- 25 Information Minister Asks Broadcast Stations Across Nigeria To Respect Copyright Agreement With COSON
- 24 BREAKING NEWS! – Communication Minister Promises Personal Commitment To Resolving Copyright Dispute Between COSON And The Telecommunication Industry
- 16 HAVE YOU HEARD OF COSON LICENSING APPLICATION PLATFORM (CLAP)?
- 14 New Appointments At COSON As CMO Takes Copyright Collective Management To A New Level
- 8 THE LAUNCHING OF CLAP
- 8 COSON LAUNCHES NIGERIA’S FIRST COPYRIGHT ONLINE LICENSING PLATFORM ‘CLAP’.
- 1 BREAKING NEWS!!! COSON ENTERS INTO LANDMARK COPYRIGHT AGREEMENT WITH DISC JOCKEYS ACROSS NIGERIA
October 2016
- 26 MCSN HAMMERED AGAIN BY COURT OF APPEAL.
- 24 COSON Floors Hoteliers In Landmark Judgement at Federal High Court
- 24 COSON AT FRESH FM, IBADAN
- 13 COSON ASKS COURT TO ORDER MTN TO RENDER ACCOUNT IN AFRICA’S BIGGEST COPYRIGHT LAW SUIT
- 7 Okoroji At NBA Event Calls For A New Knowledge Economy In Nigeria
September 2016
- 22 COSON IN IBADAN
- 19 IBADAN SELECT STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM
- 15 No Safe Haven For Nigeria’s Telcos When It Comes To Copyright Infringement – Okoroji
- 12 COSON Reaches Agreement With The University Of Ibadan To Score Nigerian Popular Music For The World.
- 11 COSON To Begin Heavy Litigation Against Copyright Infringers In Oyo, Ondo, Ogun, Osun, Ekiti And Kwara States.
- 10 The Olubadan Of Ibadan Hosts COSON In Preparation For The Stakeholders Forum
- 5 COSON Demands On ‘No Music Day’
- 5 COSON Asks Buhari To Give Marching Orders To Osinbajo And Onyeama To Kick Start A Creative Revolution In Nigeria
- 5 NO MUSIC DAY
- 3 COSON Blankets The Airwaves On “No Music Day”
- 2 On “No Music Day” COSON Calls For A New Nigeria Driven By Knowledge And Creativity
August 2016
- 29 COSON CALLS FOR DAY-LONG HUNGER STRIKE BY NIGERIAN MUSICIANS ON “NO MUSIC DAY”
- 18 Nigerian Music Industry Set To Mark “No Music Day” On September 1
- 17 COSON Stakeholders To Storm Ibadan In September
June 2016
- 30 Court Orders Onyeka Onwenu To Publicly Apologise To Tony Okoroji And To Pay Him Five Million Naira For Defamation
- 21 COSON Files Motion For Final Judgment Against MTN in Africa’s Biggest Copyright Law Suit Ever
- 14 Why COSON Lawyers Are On Rampage – Okoroji
- 14 COSON To Host Broadcast Icon And Art Critic Benson Idonije At 80
- 6 BREAKING NEWS!!! ETISALAT JAMS BIG LEGAL WAHALA AS COSON DUMPS ELEVEN BILLION NAIRA LAW SUIT AT ITS DOORSTEP
May 2016
- 20 COSON 6TH ANNIVERSARY: MESSAGES FROM WELL WISHERS
- 17 At AGM, COSON Challenges the Federal Government on Proper Engagement of the Entertainment Industry
- 9 In Africa’s Biggest Copyright Law Suit Ever, COSON ‘Bombs’ MTN with 16 Billion Naira Claim
- 5 COSON Asks Court to Halt the Broadcast of Music on All 42 FRCN Stations across Nigeria
- 2 COSON Lawyers Go On Rampage Against Royalty Defaulters
April 2016
- 29 Implement Private Copy Levy – A Passionate Plea By COSON’s Azeezat To Lai Mohammed At National Summit
- 26 On World Intellectual Property Day, COSON Reminds The Buhari Govt. Of Private Copy Levy.
- 14 COSON e-Newsletter April 2016
- 13 COSON to Aggressively Intensify the Licensing of Sound Recording Rights in Nigeria
- 6 Private Copying in the Digital Age –The Nigerian Example by May Uket
- 6 How Music Licensing Works at COSON by May Uket
- 6 Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON): Membership Information by May Uket
- 6 Copyright in Music; 15 Myths Explained by May Uket
- 5 The Day Owerri Stood Still for COSON
March 2016
- 21 COSON Chairman commiserates with family of late musician, Nomoreloss
- 15 Digital Music Group Calls on Fed Govt to Activate Private Copy Levy
- 8 I Will Never Stop Asking for the Private Copy Levy – Okoroji
- 1 COSON Challenges the Buhari Government to Unshackle the Nigerian Creative Sector by Activating the Private Copy Levy
February 2016
- 22 In Owerri, COSON Declares Full War on Unlicensed Users of Music
- 18 Okorocha Pledges Big Support for COSON in Imo State
- 1 COSON Storms Owerri This February
December 2015
- 17 IFFRO VICE PRESIDENT VISITS COSON
- 16 COSON Commences 2015 Royalty Distribution
- 16 Big Win for COSON at the Federal High Court, Benin
November 2015
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- 20 OKOROJI THANKS OSINBAJO, AMBODE & OBIANO FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF THE COSON WEEK
- 7 TIMI DAKOLO IS CHAMPION OF THE COSON ALL STATRS TABLE TENNIS BLOW OUT!
- 3 AT COSON LECTURE, VICE PRESIDENT OSINBAJO CASTS THE WAY FORWARD FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN NIGERIA
October 2015
- 28 All Ready For The COSON Week!
- 23 Inauguration of the Nigerian Digital Music Monitoring Group
- 21 Media Accreditation for the COSON Week (November 1-7, 2015)
- 16 COSON Set to Inaugurate the Nigerian Digital Music Monitoring Group
- 13 NOMINATIONS FOR THE COSON SONG AWARDS 2015
- 12 NIGERIAN DIGITAL MUSIC SUMMIT
- 9 Ita Giwa Leads Nigeria’s Glittarati to the COSON Green Ball
- 8 Victor Oladokun Of ‘Turning Point’ Fame To Host COSON In The Church
- 7 COSON Thanks All For The Huge Success Of The Nigerian Digital Music Summit
- 5 Legal Luminary, Prince Bola Ajibola to be Honoured at COSON Lecture
- 3 NIGERIAN DIGITAL MUSIC SUMMIT
- 3 Communiqué of the Nigerian Digital Music Summit
- 3 Resolutions of NCC NORCODE WIPO Workshop on CMO
- 3 The Flag off of Nigerian Digital Music Summit (Official Photos)
September 2015
- 29 Digital Music Summit Takes Off in Grand Style
- 26 NIGERIAN DIGITAL MUSIC SUMMIT PROGRAM
- 25 COSON Begins Digital Monitoring of Music Broadcast in Nigeria
- 22 All Set for Nigerian Digital Music Summit
- 11 COSON Collaborates with the World Bank as the Nigerian Digital Music Summit Holds this September
- 9 INVITATION TO A 2 DAY NIGERIAN DIGITAL MUSIC SUMMIT
- 1 NO MUSIC DAY 2015 OFFICIAL STATEMENT
- 1 NIGERIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY CELEBRATES ‘NO MUSIC DAY’ ON SEPTEMBER 1
August 2015
- 27 Police IG Assures COSON of Full Support in the War Against Copyright Theft
- 27 KICC Prayer Dome To Host COSON In The Church
- 25 Stars Take Over COSON as Details of the November 1-7 COSON Week are Unveiled
- 18 Nov 1-7! COSON and Ayeni Adekunle’s BHM Join Forces for the Big COSON Week
- 14 November 1-7! Details of the 2015 COSON Week to be Unveiled on August 25
- 11 Okoroji Calls on Buhari to Begin an Intellectual Property Revolution in Nigeria
July 2015
- 29 COSON and HIPTV Set to Storm Nigeria with the COSON WEEK!
- 27 Okoroji Extols Court of Appeal for Recent CMO Judgement
- 22 BREAKING NEWS!!! Lagos Oriental Hotel Slapped with N500m Lawsuit by COSON
- 10 COSON Commences the Licensing of Nigeria’s Transport Sector with God is Good Motors Ltd.
June 2015
- 30 Transport Company, Big Joe, In Hot Soup As COSON Hits It With N500 Million Court Action
- 30 November COSON Week! It Is Now Time To Burn The Midnight Oil – Tony Okoroji
- 22 Nigeria Is Not Ready For Creative Commons– Tony Okoroji
- 22 OKOROJI CALLS FOR THE IMORTALIZATION OF DAN MARAYA JOS
May 2015
- 31 COSON 5TH ANNIVERSARY AND ROLL OF HONOUR CEREMONIES
- 31 FACTS ABOUT COPYRIGHT
- 31 EMBRACING HEALTH INSURANCE, THE NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME – Onucheyo Nasir
- 31 MUSIC LICENSING AND THE DAGGERS DRAWN – Damilola Badejo
- 31 ADVERTISING IN NIGERIA AND THE UNWRITTEN NINE SECONDS RULE – Justin Ige
- 21 Big Celebrations As COSON Marks 5th Anniversary & Roll Of Honour Ceremonies
- 21 COSON @ 5
- 11 ALL SET FOR COSON 5TH ANNIVERSARRY CELEBRATION & ROLL OF HONOUR CEREMONY
- 5 Emeka Mba To Receive COSON’s Copyright Medal Of Honour
April 2015
- 29 COSON GM calls for National Intervention in The Nigerian Music Industry
- 29 HipTV Boss Declares full Support for COSON Week 2015
March 2015
- 24 COSON IS ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY’S MOST TRANSPARENT ORGANIZATION – BERNICE ERIEMEGHE
- 18 Trial begins in the COSON Multi-Million Naira Action against First Bank
- 8 Okoroji Commiserates with Family of late PMAN Secretary, Okuoimose
February 2015
- 25 Okoroji Storms South Africa for the Nigerian Music Industry
- 18 COSON WEEK TO SHUT LAGOS DOWN IN NOVEMBER
- 13 OKOROJI CONGRATULATES ANTWI, NEW GHAMRO CHAIRMAN
- 10 COSON WEEK TO SHUT LAGOS DOWN IN NOVEMBER
- 8 LIVE SHOWS: ARTISTES HAVE BEEN PAID; COSON, AGAIN? -Justin Ige
- 8 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS – MUSIC COPYRIGHT LICENSING
- 8 PROTECTING CREATIVE BUSINESS IDEAS -Justin Ige
- 8 My CMO and I – May Uket
- 8 DOCUMENTATION AND THE COPYRIGHT RIGHTHOLDER -Vincent Adawaisi
- 8 CRUSADE AGAINST MUSIC COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IN NIGERIA: A LEGITIMATE HOLY WAR THAT MUST BE WON -Victor Nwokocha
- 3 At Last, Startimes Resolves Legal Trouble With COSON
January 2015
December 2014
- 18 Musicians to Boycott Lagos Oriental Hotel – Picketing may follow
- 17 COSON Splashes 90 Million Naira
- 9 COSON SET FOR 2014 DISTRIBUTION
- 5 BREAKING NEWS!!! COSON Boycotts British Council Creative Industries Expo at Westown Hotel Ikeja
- 2 COSON Drags Bolingo Hotel Abuja to Court
- 2 COSON Goes For The Jugular Of Sheraton Lagos – Asks Court For Judgment
- 1 JUST BACK FROM SOWETO: OKOROJI CONGRATULATES NIGERIAN WINNERS & NOMINEES OF THE CHANNEL O AWARDS
November 2014
- 18 ‘OPERATION NO HIDING PLACE’: AUDU MAIKORI ADVISES MUSIC USERS TO AVOID A FIGHT WITH COSON
- 14 How Federal High Court Nailed The Coffin Of MCSN
- 14 Music Industry Stakeholders Conference
- 12 We are Vigorously Contesting the Ayilaran judgment – Tony Okoroji
- 10 Startimes Runs Into Big Legal Trouble With COSON
- 6 In Harare, Okoroji joins International Community to Honour Copyright Guru Uchtenhagen
October 2014
- 27 MCSN LOSES OUT TO COSON AND NCC
- 21 BON Cautions Broadcast Stations To Honour COSON Agreement
- 21 COSON Stamps Its Presence At Africast 2014
September 2014
- 30 COSON Slams Sheraton Lagos With Billion Naira Lawsuit
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- 22 ABUJA HOTELS FACE IMMINENT WRATH OF COSON AS ‘OPERATION NO HIDING PLACE’ UNFOLDS
- 12 COSON MOURNS DIMGBA IGWE
- 11 COMMENDATIONS GALORE AS COSON HOLDS “BIG INFO DAY”
- 10 COSON ASKS BON & IBAN MEMBERS TO RESPECT ROYALTY AGREEMENT
- 3 Text of the NO MUSIC DAY 2014 Address delivered by Chief Tony Okoroji
- 2 COSON Wants Okonjo-Iweala To Take Personal Responsibility For The Copyright Blank Tape Levy Scheme
- 1 NO MUSIC DAY – YOUR COMMENTS
August 2014
- 29 THE BIG INFO DAY
- 29 Nigerian Music Industry Set For ‘No Music Day’ On September 1
- 26 THE BIG INFO DAY
- 13 ‘OPERATION NO HIDING PLACE’: COSON SAYS IT IS WAR WITHOUT END
July 2014
- 16 COSON REJOICES WITH OBEY AS HE IS APPOINTED UNIVERSITY DON
- 8 WHEN WILL ORITS WILIKI APOLOGISE TO THE PEOPLE HE HAS MISLED? – HONORABLE JOHN E. UDEGBULAM
June 2014
- 23 COSON Launches ‘Operation No Hiding Place’ For Music Copyright Infringers
- 19 COSON and its Journey to Canaan -Akinyemi Ayinoluwa
- 19 The Triumph Of Faith – Tony Okoroji
- 19 Stylekulture: The Act of Looking Good In Relation To Style -Akin kunmi Akinselure
- 19 Hang In There – Godwin Tom
- 18 2FACE IDIBIA HOLDS LISTENING SESSION FOR HIS UPCOMING ALBUM AND ANNOUNCES PREMIERE OF HIS NEW MUSIC VIDEO
- 13 CELEBRATION TIMES
- 13 COSON MEMBER, 2FACE IDIBIA DEBUTS NEW SINGLE “LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU”, FEATURES ROCNATIONS BRIDGET KELLY
- 3 COSON WARNS RECALCITRANT HOTELS ON ROYALTIES
May 2014
- 26 Why COSON–Broadcast Industry Agreement is Huge – Okoroji
- 26 Enforcement of the COSON-BON /IBAN Agreement Begins Immediately – COSON GM
- 26 2Face Idibia’s Million Voices For Peace (MVP) Presents “Break The Silence”
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- 22 COSON Signs Historic Agreement with the Nigerian Broadcast Industry
- 19 Breaking News!!! End in Sight for the COSON/BON/IBAN Crisis – Okoroji
- 15 COSON Week 2013
- 13 Sony Music Visits COSON for Close Cooperation
- 6 ——— OBITUARY ——–
April 2014
- 30 The Kick off of the War Against Cancer in Nigeria
- 29 2face Idibia Demands Full Support For COSON Across Nigeria
- 16 Breaking News!!! COSON Hits First Bank With 700m Naira Lawsuit
- 16 Okoroji Asks FG To Declare War On Piracy Of Nigerian Products Across Africa
- 10 Sony Music Visits COSON for Close Cooperation
- 1 COSON Scores Big As Members Join the IPI System
March 2014
- 25 COSON Holds 4th AGM On May 20
- 19 We’ll Not Sacrifice Interest of Music Industry – Okoroji
- 7 Stars Dazzle at Lagos Stock Exchange… As The Big War On Cancer Gathers Steam
February 2014
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