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Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, said it is illegal for former governors, who have been placed on life pension in their states, to also earn salaries in the National Assembly. THE NATION reports that, speaking at the investiture of Mr. Dele Ojogbede as President of Rotary...

Prominent Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has scolded principal officers of the Nigerian senate, telling them to face the forgery charges against them instead of attacking the Presidency. Speaking on “The limit of executive immunity”, in Benin on Saturday, Falana called on Senate President...

Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has condemned prominent Nigerian lawyer and human activist, Femi Falana over the statements he made concerning his immunity as a governor in Nigeria. Related: The Limit of Gov Fayose's Immunity - Femi Falana In a statement by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka...

Here's an opinion piece from prominent Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, over the immunity enjoyed by Ayodele Fayose as the Ekiti state governor. Fayose's account was recently frozen by the EFCC allegedly in connection to a fraud investigation. The governor exploded, vowing to bring down heaven...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized a proposed life pension and immunity from prosecution for the Senate President, and other presiding officers of the National Assembly. Falana in a statement released on Sunday described the proposal as insensitive, irrational, and immoral...

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, and Lagos-based lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, said on Sunday that Buhari’s directive to the Minister of Information to release details of the looted funds periodically, was in order. Buhari in his nationwide address to mark his one year in office on...

President Mohammadu Buhari on Sunday, dashed the hopes of millions of Nigerians who were waiting to be told how much his administration had so far recovered from individuals and firms accused of looting the nation’s treasury. In his nationwide address to mark his one year in office on Sunday...

Human rights lawyer, activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has once again vented his frustration with the sorry state of the nation, especially concerning the spate of insecurity sweeping across different regions. Below are the 7 salient points from Falana’s explosive interview on Channels television...

Prominent human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has revealed that not less than 162 policemen guard a single governor in the country. Falana stated this while on Channels Television Sunrise Daily programme. He said “We used to have 300 policemen guarding a Governor, now Police assigns...

Foremost Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has described the 19,800 minimum wage currently received by workers as a ‘starvation wage.’ Falana, said at the pre-May Day lecture held in Abuja yesterday where he was a guest speaker. The activist argue that the government is...

Femi Falana, Lagos based human rights activist and lawyer has written the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, urging him not to support current moves by the Senate to amend the Code of Conduct Act (CCT). Describing the move as ‘unconstitutional’, Falana, in a letter titled...

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana has called on the Federal Government to hasten the political will and courage to recover “withheld or stolen funds of not less than $200 billion belonging to the Nigerian people” instead of taking fresh loans. In a letter dated April 8, 2016...

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has petitioned the DSS demanding the unconditional release of the detained leader of the Shiites sect, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat. In a letter to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Falana demanded their release from...

Human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana says the current anti-corruption war by the Federal Government may not yield any meaningful result after all. This, according to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is because the criminal justice system in the country has been hijacked by those...

Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has said “the persistent attack on Governor Ayodele Fayose by self-acclaimed human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) was out of pain and frustration occasioned by his failed ambition to govern...

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, on Saturday urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to resign his position in order to preserve the integrity of the National Assembly. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court would add value to the battle against...

The International Criminal Court, ICC, at The Hague has acknowledged that it is considering petition submitted to it by a human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, over alleged crimes against humanity committed in the context of the arms procurement scandal. The ICC revealed this in a letter...

Senate Majority leader, Senator Ali Ndume says he is ready to testify against former National Security Adviser Sambo Dasuki and all those indicted in the $2.1billion arms deal at the International Criminal Court, ICC. Ndume said this in an interview with Daily Trust, while applauding the...

FEMI FALANA’S REJOINDER TO DR. NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA’S REPONSE TO ICC PETITION In my application to the Special Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week, I requested for investigation into the allegations of crimes against humanity committed by serving and retired military...

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has reacted to former finance minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,‎ response to his petition to the ICC, urging the court to investigate serving and retired military officers and their civilian accomplices involved in arms procurement for the war against...