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    Politics Falana Urges Buhari To Resign As Petroleum Minister, Reorganises NNPC

    Femi Falana, lawyer and rights activist, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to relinquish his position as the minister of petroleum resources. On his assumption of office, Buhari took up the portfolio while he appointed Ibe Kachikwu as the sector’s minister of state. Reacting to Kachikwu’s...
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    Metro Sukuk Bond: Femi Falana Challenges CAN To 'Christianise' Nigeria

    A Lagos-based lawyer, Femi Falana, on Thursday called on the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, to “Christianise” Nigeria. Mr. Falana spoke at the strategic dialogue roundtable organised by the Social Economic Rights and Accountability, SERAP, held in Lagos. The lawyer was reacting to the...
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    Politics What Constitution Says About Buhari's Return, Duties – Femi Falana

    Activist and Human right lawyer, Femi Falana has disclosed that the Nigerian constitution has no time limit for when President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to return and resume his duties. Falana made the disclosure while reacting to protest by some cross section of Nigerians in Abuja, who were...
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    Politics Magu Can Only Be Removed If Saraki Becomes Acting President - Falana

    Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) said the Nigerian Senate can only get Ibrahim Magu removed as acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC if Senate President Bukola Saraki becomes acting President. According to PUNCH, Falana said, “In view of the foregoing...
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    Politics Falana Thanks Buhari For Audio Message To Nigerians

    Femi Falana has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for sending an audio message recorded for Hausa speaking Nigerians in celebration of Eid-el Fitr. In a chat with Channels TV, Falana who is renowned for his criticism of previous governments said, ''It is reassuring that the president has...
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    Metro Shettima Yerima Blasts Falana - Northern Leaders Supported Our Quit Notice To Igbos

    Shettima Yerima, Co-convener of the Coalition of Northern Groups and leader of Arewa Consultative Youth Forum, said he had the support of Northern elders to issue a quit notice to Igbos. Yerima spoke in response to Femi Falana's statement that he lives in Lagos. READ: Falana -Northern...
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    Metro Falana -Northern Youth Leader That Read Quit Notice To Igbos Lives In Lagos

    Femi Falana (SAN), at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday disclosed that has said that Shettima Yerima, the leader of the northern coalition, that issued a quit notice to the Igbo, resides in Lagos state. READ: All Igbos Must Leave The North Within 3 Months - Northern Group According to...
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    Metro Falana Writes Police IG Over Evans’ Arrest, Says He Must Be ‘Adequately Protected’

    Human right lawyer, Femi Falana, has called on the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to ensure that arrested kidnap kingpin, Chukwudi Onwuamadike also known as Evans is well protected in custody. In a statement he signed, the activist lawyer said Evans should be adequately protected...
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    Entertainment Falz - I Wanted To Be Like My Father

    Folarin Falana aka Falz TheBahdGuy in an interview with PUNCH talks about how he tried to emulate his popular father, Femi Falana. ''I had always wanted to emulate my parents. I saw what they had achieved together by building an empire and I wanted to follow in their footsteps. I didn’t...
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    Politics Falana Writes Osinbajo, Makes 3 Demands

    Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has written to the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo to make some demands. In the letter, he called for the immediate release of the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, otherwise known as Shiites, Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and the cleric’s...
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    Politics Falana Tackles Presidency Over El-Zakzaky's- You're Power Drunk

    Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana has tackled the presidency over the recent remark that Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, is in custody because the government wants to keep him safe. READ: El-Zakzaky Is Not In Prison,He's With His Wife And Children - Presidency...
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    Politics What The Constitution Says About Fayose's Re-Election – Femi Falana

    Foremost Nigerian human rights lawyer, Barr. Femi Falana (SAN), has described the likely bid by Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State to seek re-election in 2018 as anomalous. ‎Fayose had said on Monday that he would contest the 2018 governorship election ‎so that he could serve his first term...
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    Metro Why Osinbajo Must Not Sign 2017 Budget – Femi Falana

    Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo not to sign the 2017 budget because it was illegally increased by the National Assembly. Speaking in Kwara State, Falana noted that the National Assembly had no constitutional powers to increase the budget presented...
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    Politics President Buhari Urged To Take Urgent Medical Leave

    A group of prominent Nigerians has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, 74, to take medical leave, amid growing concern about his health. There was an "apparent deterioration" in his health following his failure to attend the last two cabinet meetings, the group said. Mr Buhari took about...
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    Metro Don’t Execute Rev. King, Others – Falana Writes Ambode

    Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has asked Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to commute the death penalty passed on death row inmates in the state to life imprisonment instead of executing them. Those on death row upon the judgment of the court of Lagos State included the...
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    Politics Falana - What NIA Must Do To Claim $50million Found In Lagos Apartment By EFCC

    Popular Nigerian Lawyer, Femi Falana has outlined the steps the the National Intelligence Agency must go through to recover the $50million recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos state. A statement issued by Falana read, “In 2014, two businessmen (an...
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    Politics Osinbajo Belittles Nigerian Senate, Says They Don't Conform With Global Standards

    Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has faulted the Senate for rejecting Ibrahim Magu as Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, chairman, based on DSS reports claiming that the decision was not in line with global standards. He said it is not only in Nigeria that lawmakers reject nominees...
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    Metro EFCC Denies Gifting Alamieyeseigha's Seized Properties To Falana

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has debunked media reports claiming that it gave some of the properties seized from late ex-Bayelsa governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha as gifts to Femi Falana. In a statement released by its spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC said the...
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    Politics Falana - I Defended Dino Melaye When He Was Suspended, Ndume Cannot Be Suspended

    Mr Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has again stated that the Senate has no right to suspend Senator Ali Ndume. Speaking on CHANNELS TV Falana said no legislative House has the power to suspend a member even for a single day. “The Senate labours under the very erroneous impression...
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    Politics Falana - Ali Ndume's Suspension Is Illegal, Buhari Must Stop Senate's Reign Of Impunity

    Femi Falana, Popular Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the reign of impunity in the Nigerian Senate. According to THE CABLE, in a statement issued late on Wednesday, Falana said, “Pursuant to the powers conferred on it under section 3 (2) of the...
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