Tag: Mr. Femi Falana
Court adjourns suit to stop National Conference
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed 8 May for hearing in a suit filed by a constitutional…
UK Can’t Deport Convicts To Nigeria —Falana
Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has vowed to sue the Nigerian government if the bill passed by the…
Falana to sue police over detention of Offor’s critic
Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), plans to sue the police for N1b for the detention of a…
Incidence Of Building Collapse And Playing By The Rules
By Tayo Ogunbiyi They looked lost, confused and helpless. Staring occasionally at a few of their possessions that were salvaged…
Okiro Not Fit For Police Service Commission Chair —Falana
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to withdraw the nomination of…
Nigeria withdraws forgery charge against journalists
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Government has withdrawn the six count criminal charge of forgery slammed against two journalists…
Forgery: Journalists Plead Not Guilty, Get Bail
The trial of two journalists with Leadership Newspapers kicked off before a federal high court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday.…
Falana: Govt not persuasive on Alamieyeseigha
Nigeria’s leading human rights lawyer and Senior advocate, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) has criticised ‘the arrogant’ posturing of aides of…
Falana Storms NFF Over Sunday Mba
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, yesterday accompanied the management of Rangers of Enugu to the secretariat of Nigeria Football…
Corrupt Public Officers Buying Up PHCN, Says Falana
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, says that majority of those winning the bids to acquire Power Holding Company of Nigeria…
CJN Swears In 25 New SANs
Twenty Five legal practitioners who were recently elevated to the rank of senior advocates of Nigeria were on Wednesday sworn…
Falana To Sue VIP Over Airspace Closure
Following the closure of the Abuja airspace on Tuesday while he was airborne, human rights activist and lawyer, Mr. Femi…
N21bn Forgery Scam: Court Sets Aside Saraki’s Arrest Warrant
A temporary respite was on Wednesday secured by embattled former governor of Kwara state and now a senator, representing the…
Falana Seeks Reorganisation Of EFCC
Mr. Femi Falana, a lawyer and human rights activist, has called on the Federal Government to reorganise the legal department…
World Bank Job: Lawyers Commend Okonjo-Iweala
Some lawyers in Lagos have described Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s failure to win the World Bank presidency as a sign of…
Falana Hails IG’s Order
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has commended the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, for warning his officers and…
Resist Fuel Subsidy Removal —Falana
Human rights activist and Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has called on Nigerians to resist the planned removal of fuel…