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Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has confirmed that the general election will be a do or die affair. Responding to to el-Rufai’s “body bag” threat, Falana said the prosecution of the governor will commence as soon as his tenure is over. He …...

A few days after another Nigerian was killed in South Africa, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana … Read more via TODAY.NG – https://ift.tt/2LCHrTa Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Thursday, reserved judgment on the appeal seeking to re-order the proposed sequence for the.... Read more via Vanguard Nigeria Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2uKdSnv Get More Nigeria Political News

The absence of Justice Gideon Kurada of a Kaduna High Court on Thursday stalled the arraignment of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria..... Read more via Leadership Newspaper – https://ift.tt/2KbXjuu Get More Nigeria Metro News

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha on Friday released a statement with the list of guests invited for the ceremony of the conferment of national honours on Chief Moshood Abiola; late prominent lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi and politician, Babagana Kingibe. S Read more...

President Muhammadu Buhari has invited Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana, to the conferment of posthumous Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the late Chief MKO Abiola. Both men were key players in the June 12 … Read more via...

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says President Muhammadu Buhari has by declaring June 12 as Nigeria’s Democracy Day put an end to the “hypocrisy” of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Falana said declaring June 12 as Democracy Day “validated...

national Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has lauded Messers Femi Falana and Kunle Ajibade’s contributions to the rebirth of democracy in Nigeria, after many years of military rule. Tinubu lauded the duo yesterday, in a statement to mark the country’s Democracy Day...

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has identified rivalry between the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and anti-graft agencies as one of the hindrances to the current war against corruption in Nigeria. Falana, who stated this at the “2nd …...

Lawyers have reacted to the trial of Kogi State Senator, Dino Melaye. Mr Melaye was arraigned for the second time on Thursday at a Magistrate’s Court in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. He is accused, among other offences, of aiding the illegal use of firearms … Read more via Premium Times...

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana, has stated that Nigerian constitution does not expressly or impliedly provides that a Mace shall be provided before the Senate or House of Representatives or any other legislative house can sit and conduct legislative …...

A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, has in a statement on Sunday said that the National Assembly which comprises the Senate and House of Representatives have right to sit for plenary with or without the symbol of authority, The Mace. According to him by … Read more via Vanguard News –...

Three weeks after operatives of the Department of State Services allegedly abducted a port worker, Moruf Ajao, at his home in the Aguda, Surulere area of Lagos State, his lawyers and family members have yet to see him. According to punch newspaper a letter to the Director General of the DSS...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has turned down a request for operation and transaction information made by Lagos lawyer, Mr. Falana (SAN), under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA). The corporation said it rejected Mr. Falana’s request because the … Read more via Sahara...

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has listed 10 alleged corruption cases that can fetch the Federal Government not less than $74.5bn and N2.5trn if prosecuted. The lawyer said without resolving these high-profile corruption cases in which the funds were trapped, it would seem that the...

Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), on Wednesday said the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) should no longer limit its struggle to the issue of minimum wage alone. He said it was time for the NLC got involved in active politics because it was the only union that … Read more via Daily Post...

HUMAN Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana on Wednesday told the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has recovered N750 billion loots in two years and tasked the Congress to monitor the usage of the money by the Federal Government. Falana, who was one …...

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has listed 10 alleged corruption cases that can fetch the Federal Government not less than $74.5bn and N2.5trn if prosecuted. The lawyer said without resolving these high-profile corruption cases in which the funds were trapped, it would seem that the...

Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana has called on the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to present the reports of various large-scale killings in the country which occurred from 2011 to 2017. Falana, in a letter dated February 14, said the demand was necessitated by the failure to prosecute …...

Femi Falana Activist and lawyer, Femi Falana, has identified the participation of Student Union Government (SUG) and other student union bodies in the monitoring of projects as antidote to corrupt practices in universities. Falana disclosed this at the launch in Ikeja, … --Read more via The...