Alleged treason: Court discharges Sowore, Bakare, orders DSS to release seized items
Feb. 19, 2024 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare of alleged treasonable felony charge by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr. Lateef…
Femi Falana, Covid-19 fund and the art of misrepresentation
By Temitope Ajayi There is a viral video where human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, made allusion to the sum of N135billion given to the 36 states in December…
Court dismisses Falana’s suit against CBN on Polaris bank sale
Jan. 24, 2024 Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by rights activist Chief Femi Falana (SAN) challenging a purported sale…
Sylvester Oromoni: Coroner’s findings to be released April 12
Jan.15, 2023 Findings from the coroner’s inquest into the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni Jnr., a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, will be made known on or before…
Blackmail of the judiciary not necessary as judgment not final, parties free to approach Supreme court -Falana
September 4, 2023 Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, says the judiciary is facing an unprecedented blackmail and intimation over the presidential election petitions, and that the blackmail is not…
Palliative measures diversionary, dollarisation of the economy should be addressed – Falana
August 18, 2023 Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has argued that the palliative measures put in place by the Federal Government are diversionary. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria was commenting…
FG Withdraws Contempt Suit Against Organised Labour Over Protests
August 8, 2023 The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organised labour for embarking on a nationwide protest. This is contained in a letter…
Falana says NLC’s planned protest, strike lawful not contempt of court
July 31, 2023 Human rights lawyer Femi Falana says the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliates can proceed on the Aug. 2 strike and protest as planned, saying the exercise…
Emefiele: Lawyers blast DSS for show of shame on court premises
Some Nigerian lawyers have described as a show of shame the behaviour of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) who fought off officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service…
Murder: Owner of Hilton Hotel, Adedoyin to death by hanging – Court rules
May 30, 2023 An Osun High Court on Tuesday in Osogbo, sentenced the owner of Hilton Hotels, Rahman Adedoyin, to death by hanging over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a…