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Lagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has on Sunday, called for a review of the judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal which sacked three state governors. Falana made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abba Yusuf (Kano), Dauda Lawal […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has said that the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and he is now challenging that in court. On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has joined the ongoing Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) solidarity protest in Lagos over the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) trooped out in large numbers in states across the country, demanding that the federal government resolve the issues with […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has been hired by the family of late Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki, whose death had been linked to cult activities among senior students of the school. Falana has consequently caused a formal request to be made to the chief coroner officer in the […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has said under the Land Use Act, the Federal Government has no control over land in Nigeria, outside the Federal Capital Territory. The senior lawyer said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme in reaction to the committee approved by the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to review 368 […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Funmi Falana, has filed a formal request for a coroner inquest into the killing of a salesgirl during Saturday’s mega rally of Yoruba Nation agitators at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park, Ojota, Lagos. The teenage girl, whose name, is given as Jumoke Oyeleke, was found drenched in her blood and […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, said on Thursday, that Nigeria has become a failed state; regretting that the government has lost the monopoly of violence to the armed gangs. He pointed out that apart from the manipulation of ethnicity and religion and the use of brute force the federal and state governments […]
Continue ReadingA group of 30 eminent Nigerians consisting of Nigerian activists, academics, and other professionals, have formed a new political movement called National Consultative Front, aimed at driving reforms ahead of the 2023 general elections, in the country. Their objectives include mobilizing Nigerians for a popular mass action towards political constitutional reforms that are citizen-driven and […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Mr Femi Falana SAN, on Thursday, stressed the need for the country to be restructured, saying the concentration of too much power at the centre was slowing the pace of development in the country. Falana also charged the All Progressives Congress’ governors not to waste time in implementing the Mallam […]
Continue ReadingSowore’s lead defence counsel, Femi Falana SAN, said on Sunday that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, has embarrassed the executive arm of government and exposed the judiciary to ridicule with his comments after the release of Omoyele Sowore and Sambo Dasuki from illegal custody. The senior lawyer […]
Continue ReadingFemi Falana has accused the Department of State Services (DSS) of looking for evidence to nail Omoyele Sowore in spite of report of Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami taking over the case. The human rights activist said Sowore was subjected to a 4-hour interrogation on Thursday December 12, by the DSS which was witnessed by […]
Continue ReadingActivist and lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday the convener of #RevolutionNow protest, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, have met the bail conditions imposed on them in respect of their trial on charges of treasonable felony. Falana submitted, that, the defendants would be freed later […]
Continue ReadingRights activist and Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana SAN has spoken on the resignation of former presidential candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, from his party. Moghalu had used his Twitter account to announce his resignation from his party, YPP. Moghalu said, the need to push for electoral reforms ahead of 2023 general elections […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN; former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Chief Martin Onovo and human rights activist, Femi Aborisade, yesterday called on Nigerians not to relent in their demand for good governance in the country. Speaking at a symposium organised by Coalition for Revolution (CORE) at Oregun in […]
Continue ReadingDefence counsel to Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shiite group, Femi Falana SAN, has condemned the action of the Federal Government to proscribe the group. In a statement on Saturday, the senior lawyer and rights activist described the proscription as “immoral and illegal.” His full Statement reads: […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana SAN, has accused politicians and some senior lawyers of hijacking the criminal justice system and working together to frustrate the effective prosecution of corruption cases pending in several courts. Falana said this in a paper titled: “The Danger of Unequal Criminal Justice System in Nigeria,” which […]
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