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.