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FCT Poll Movement Restriction: Wike Slams Falana Over Curfew Criticism

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FCT Poll Movement Restriction: Wike Slams Falana Over Curfew Criticism

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned senior lawyer and activist Femi Falana against commenting on every national issue, following criticism surrounding the movement restriction imposed during the recent Area Council elections in the Federal Capital Territory. Wike stated that public commentary should be grounded in verified facts rather than…

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Wike’s Aide Mocks Falana, Asks “How Many Major Cases Did You Win To Become SAN?”

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Wike’s Aide Mocks Falana, Asks “How Many Major Cases Did You Win To Become SAN?”

Relentless Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has been called out to list the number of major cases he won and what he has done for the development of the legal profession that qualified him to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), apart from being an “arrangee and errand lawyer.” The Senior Special Assistant…

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Falana To Akpabio: Take Defamation Case Against Natasha To Court, Not The Police

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Falana To Akpabio: Take Defamation Case Against Natasha To Court, Not The Police

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has called on Senate President Senator Godswill Akpabio to seek redress in court if he believes Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan defamed him. Falana said Akpabio should not involve the police in what is clearly a politically motivated civil dispute. The lawyer made the call following…

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Falana Sues Meta (Facebook), Demands $5m Over Invasion of Privacy

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Falana Sues Meta (Facebook), Demands $5m Over Invasion of Privacy

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has instituted a $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) lawsuit before a Lagos High Court against Meta Platforms Inc., the U.S.-based tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, over alleged invasion of his privacy In the originating motion brought pursuant to Section 37 of the 1999…

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Justice and Judiciary

Why Police Invited NLC President, Secretary Again – Femi Falana

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Why Police Invited NLC President, Secretary Again – Femi Falana

New details have surfaced on why the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and the NLC Secretary General, Emmanuel Ugboaja, were re-invited by the Nigeria Police Force after an initial summons. Ajaero had initially been invited over allegations involving “criminal conspiracy, terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime.” Following Ajaero’s first appearance…

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Employment, Labour & Productivity

Falana, Other Activists Lead Ajaero To Police Headquarters

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Falana, Other Activists Lead Ajaero To Police Headquarters

Human Rights activist Femi Falana, SAN, Maxwell Opara, Deji Adeyanju were among the lawyers that accompanied the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, President, Comrade Joe Ajaero to Force headquarters for questioning over allegation of terrorism financing among others. Although, the Labour movement had mobilized its members to accompany Ajaero to the Police headquarters in solidarity, Chief…

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Police and Interior Affairs

Deposed Kano Emir : Federal, Industrial Courts Lack Jurisdiction On Chieftaincy Matters

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Deposed Kano Emir : Federal, Industrial Courts Lack Jurisdiction On Chieftaincy Matters

Human Rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana stated on Tuesday that the Federal High Court and the National Industrial Court lack the jurisdiction to adjudicate chieftaincy matters. In a personally signed statement on Tuesday, Falana criticized both courts for separately granting themselves jurisdiction in such cases, calling these decisions “highly erroneous” and…

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Late Mohbad’s Family is Divided, Falana Says As He Withdraws From Case

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Late Mohbad’s Family is Divided, Falana Says As He Withdraws From Case

Human Rights Activist Femi Falana is reportedly no longer representing the family of the late Nigerian artist Mohbad in court. This followed unending family disputes and contradictory statements. The revelation was made in a video where a man, whose identity remains undisclosed, claimed that Falana’s chamber had been facing prolonged challenges due to the behaviour…

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Falana Writes AGF, Seeks Security For NLC Protesters

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Falana Writes AGF, Seeks Security For NLC Protesters

As countdown to the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the hardship faced by Nigerians narrows, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has written to ask the Attorney General Of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to provide security for the demonstrators. Barring any last-minute change, the NLC will on Tuesday, February…

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Activists and Activism

‘Tinubu’s Reinstament Of Rivers’ 27 Defecting Lawmakers Alien To Constitution’ – Falana

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‘Tinubu’s Reinstament Of Rivers’ 27 Defecting Lawmakers Alien To Constitution’ – Falana

There were several black lashes for President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, over his intervention in the faceoff between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, and attendant political crisis in Rivers State. Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), said the presidential reinstatement of the 27 Defecting Lawmakers is alien to the Constitution. Notwithstanding the reported…

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