{
  "id": 9497230,
  "title": "Peter of P-Sqaure admits in court to receiving over $800,000 in royalties",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/peter-of-p-sqaure-admits-in-court-to-receiving-over-800-000-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:50:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/peter-of-p-sqaure-admits-in-court-to-receiving-over-800000-in-royalties/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a legal dispute between P-Square, the Federal High Court in Lagos revealed that Peter Okoye, the other half of the duo, had received over $800,000 in royalties from France-based SACEM. Peter testified that the money belonged to him and his twin brother, Paul, denying Jude Okoye's claim to the royalties. He maintained that he, along with Paul, wrote, composed, and produced P-Square's songs, while Jude directed music videos. Peter was cross-examined by Jude's counsel, Clement Onwuewunor, SAN, about his earlier claim regarding Jude's delay in providing P-Square's royalty records to him. Peter admitted he could not provide any evidence of his request before October 16, 2022, stating that he could not recall. However, he confirmed receiving the royalty statement from Jude, which covered payments from 2016 to 2022, including those associated with Lex Records.",
  "summary": "In an ongoing feud between P-Square which has ended in the court, the other half of the duo, Peter Okoye has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he received more than $800,000 in royalties from France-based music rights organisation SACEM for songs recorded by P-Square. Peter Okoye told the Lagos court he received […] The post Peter of P-Sqaure admits in court to receiving over $800,000 in…",
  "key_points": [
    "Peter Okoye received over $800,000 in royalties from SACEM.",
    "Peter testified that the money belonged to him and Paul.",
    "Peter could not provide evidence of requesting royalty records before October 16, 2022."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Peter Okoye's testimony shifts the ownership dispute over P-Square's royalties, potentially undermining Jude Okoye's claim and supporting Peter and Paul's control over the duo's music.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}