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During the 10-day nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests from August 1st to August 10th, a staggering 2,111 protesters were taken into custody across various states in Nigeria, according to human rights advocate Femi Falana, SAN. Of these, 1,403 have already been covertly arraigned in different courts without legal representation, leading to many being remanded in prison custody….
In a significant legal development, the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the charges of treasonable felony against Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, and Olawale Bakare. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, expressed the government’s intention to discontinue the case against Sowore, leading to the court’s decision….
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has called on the Nigerian government to reject the economic prescriptions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. Falana expressed concern over what he termed “deleterious policies” advised by these international financial institutions, particularly in areas such as increasing electricity tariffs and removing remaining petrol subsidies….
Femi Falana, SAN, a well-known human rights attorney and activist, has stated that he believes the judiciary should not decide who wins elections. In an interview with Politics Today on Channels TV, he made this claim. Falana contends that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should be the only body tasked with declaring the winners…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on the Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to reconsider the plan to allocate N500 million for paying court fines for 4,000 convicts. Instead, Falana advised that the funds be directed towards improving the welfare of inmates in various correctional centers across the country. In a statement titled…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has unveiled shocking revelations about the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and its handling of the Naira Redesign policy. Falana claimed that the CBN had collected a colossal N3.2 trillion from various sources but had only printed N402 billion of the new currency….
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has officially called for a coroner’s inquest into the untimely and mysterious death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, widely known as Mohbad. The request was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Chief Coroner of the High Court of Lagos State on Monday. The letter, signed…
Femi Falana, a prominent human rights advocate and lawyer, has brought to light a startling revelation during a recent discussion on Channel TV. According to Falana, an estimated $9 billion worth of gold is being illegally siphoned out of Nigeria each year, perpetuating a systemic cycle of economic deprivation for the country. During the discussion,…
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, has revealed that legal action has been taken against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over its recent move to float the Naira currency. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Falana labeled the CBN‘s decision to float the Naira as ‘illegal’ and shared that this matter is currently being…