Lead Counsel and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised the Department of State Security Services (DSS) for disrupting court proceedings and eventually rearresting his clients, Mr Omoyele Sowore and Mr Olawale Bakare at a Federal High Court in Abuja,…
Homage to an uncommon revolutionary scholar – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Unions Without Unionism, Governments Without Governance: Essays In Honour Of Professor Funminiyi Oladele Adewumi; Edited by Owei Lakemfa & Ahmed Aminu Yusuf; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Abuja, Nigeria; 2018; 306pp Professor Funmi Adewumi (1960-2017) died so painfully at the height of his…
We’ll challenge Sowore’s detention order, says Falana (Punch)
Mr Femi Falana (SAN), who is Sowore’s lawyer, indicated to The PUNCH on Thursday, that he would file an application to challenge the order by a Federal High Court in Abuja that granted the Department of State Services permission to detain the…
Govt spent over N250bn on useless enterprise, Falana says of 2019 elections (Punch)
Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has described the 2019 general elections as “a useless enterprise” and “an expensive joke,” noting that governments at all levels must have expended over N250bn on it. Falana said this during an interview on Sunrise…
*Ambode delivers LG as APC wins Lagos East Senatorial District (Punch) * Collation of presidential results begins in Abuja today (Nation)
Ambode delivers LG as APC wins Lagos East Senatorial District (Punch) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has successfully delivered Epe Local Government to the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari and the party’s candidates for the National Assembly.…
*More victims reporting domestic, sexual violence (Guardian)* Falana faults INEC’s ban on campaigns before rescheduled election (Independent)
Sunday, February 17, 2019 More victims reporting domestic, sexual violence (Guardian) A quarterly report of the Lagos Criminal Information System (LCIS) for the months of June to September 2018 disclosed that 56 miscellaneous cases (stealing-related offences), 95 sex offences, 79…
Falana blames increase in hate speech, fake news to absence of political will (Nation)
Rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) blamed the rising spate of hate speech and fake news the absence of political will on the part the government to ensure effective application of existing laws. Falana noted that there were enough laws in…
Withdraw travel ban on 50 VIPs, Falana, Acess to Justice tell Buhari (Punch)
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), and a civil society group, Access to Justice, on Sunday faulted the travel ban placed on about 50 prominent Nigerians by the Federal Government which claimed to be fully implementing the Executive Order…
Beyond the illegal search of Chief Edwin Clark’s house, By Femi Falana (PremiumTimes)
The three Police inspectors who searched Chief Edwin Clark’s house in Abuja a fortnight ago have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force with ignominy for the gross abuse of police powers. Since the search was carried out pursuant to…
Many sins of DSS DG, Daura before sack- Falana
Femi Falana, Human rights lawyer, in response to the sack of former DSS boss, Lawal Daura, has urged the Nigeria government to look into the alleged human rights violations committed by him During his 3-year tenure, Daura was accused of…
