Tag: Dele Farotimi
Breaking: Police withdraw defamation charge against Dele Farotimi
Nigeria Police Force has filed a notice to discontinue suit it filed against Lagos-based legal practitioner and author, Dele Farotimi…
I rejected ministerial appointments, oil bloc – Afe Babalola
Babalola said this on Sunday when he received Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and other top traditional rulers who…
‘I will withdraw suit against Dele Farotimi’, Afe Babalola assures Ooni of Ife
Ooni visited the elder statesman at his residence at Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) to plead with him to…
Dele Farotimi: ‘I will never flee Nigeria; my enemies must flee before me’
Farotimi, a vocal advocate for justice and good governance, expressed his faith in God’s purpose for his life, acknowledging the…
We stand with Afe Babalola – Profs, lawyers
“In this country, some things we call human rights activism are not. Human rights must not negate another person’s rights.…
‘Go to court,’ LPDC tells Afe Babalola as it rejected request to debar Farotimi
he LPDC said this while rejecting a petition from by a lawyer from Emmanuel Chambers, Mr. Ola Faro, asking it…
“Truth is my only defence,” Farotimi speaks after release from prison
Farotimi who was arrested on December 3 in Lagos by and taken to Ekiti where he was arraigned before a…
Dele Farotimi released 21 days after arrest
His arrest followed a petition written to the police by Babalola who accused him of defaming him in his recently…
Dele Farotimi gets N30m bail, barred from speaking to media
Aside the N30 million, other conditions of the bail imposed on Farotimi by the Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, include provision of…
Beyond the Removal of Dele Farotimi’s handcuffs
It is only when politically exposed persons and the elite are charged with criminal offences that lawyers and journalists wax…
SERAP, NGE demand immediate release of Farotimi, urge end to attacks on journalists
The organisations also demanded the immediate release of all journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders, and activists currently detained for peacefully…
Dele Farotimi sent back to prison
Dele Farotimi, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has been remanded in prison custody until December 20
Dele Farotimi in court over defamation case (video)
Dele Farotimi, a prominent human rights lawyer and activist, has arrived at the Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State for…
Farotimi: Sowore blasts Peter Obi for begging Babalola
Obi in company with the Labour Party candidate in the 2024 governorship poll in Ondo, Sola Ebiseni had on Monday…
JUST IN: Court grants Farotimi N50 million bail
Farotimi was arrested on 16 counts of criminal defamation and remanded in prison custody by the Ado-Ekiti magistrate court.
Dele Farotimi, Afe Babalola, and Streisand Effect
Thus, Babalola’s actions serve as a textbook illustration of the Streisand effect: the paradox whereby attempts to obscure information end…
Why Dele Farotimi accused me of corrupting Supreme Court – Babalola
Babalola said Farotimi levelled the allegation against him after he failed to get justice for his client at the Supreme…
Dele Farotimi: Police warn against ‘unlawful gathering’ in Ekiti
The police declared protest unlawful ahead of December 10 protest being spearheaded by activist Omoyele Sowore against the detention of…
Dele Farotimi: Labour Party Reps Caucus calls for judicial neutrality, fair hearing
Referencing the recent controversial arrest and imprisonment of Barrister Dele Farotimi, who is facing allegations of defamation initiated by Babalola,…
Detention of Farotimi, grim reminder of dark days of military dictatorship – Atiku
Atiku criticised the move as part of a broader trend by the Tinubu administration to suppress dissent and erode democratic…
Farotimi remanded over alleged defamation of Afe Babalola
He said that the book was widely read across the world including Ekiti, hence the arraignment of the defendant in…
Activist lawyer condemns police over arrest of Dele Farotimi
Farotimi was detained by officers from the Zone 2 Command in Lagos in connection with a defamation petition filed by…
‘A troubling breach of the rule of law’ – NBA reacts to arrest of Dele Farotimi
Farotimi was allegedly arrested by operatives of Ekiti Police Command at the behest of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe…