Following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the crisis rocking Rivers State, renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the President cannot reinstate 27 cross carpeting members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, split …
Read More »Femi Falana gives FG two-week ultimatum to compensate victims of accidental military airstrikes
Femi Falana, SAN, has given a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to compensate victims of military airstrikes in the past seven years or face legal action. The human rights lawyer gave this warning in a statement on Sunday, Dec. 10. He said the government will be sued before a …
Read More »You complicate INEC’s plan to have credible elections by appointing partisan RECs who are loyal to a political party – Falana tells Tinubu
Human rights activist, Femi Falana has condemned the appointment of partisan politicians as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). Appearing on a Channels Television program, Falana warned that such appointments complicate problems facing the Independent and National Electoral Commission. He also asked stakeholders to legally challenge the appointment of four new …
Read More »INEC, not the judiciary, should determine election winners, Falana insists
The revered lawyer said this while reacting to the judgement of the Supreme Court in the presidential election petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party against President Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, October 26, 2023, a seven-member panel of the …
Read More »Femi Falana Demands Coroner’s Inquest Into Mohbad’s Death
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded a Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Naija News reports that the prominent lawyer made the demand following the controversial manner in which the late singer died. Recall that Mohbad died on Tuesday, September …
Read More »Falana takes CBN to court over illegal floating of Naira
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has gone to court to challenge what he described as the ‘’illegal” floating of the Naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Recall that on June 14, at a time when the Naira traded between 730 and 755 to the dollar at the Investors …
Read More »Giving palliative of N110bn to Senators and legislators is illegal and contemptuous – Femi Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has condemned the National Assembly’s decision to allocate N110 billion as palliatives for its members, labeling it as “illegal and contemptuous.” The allocation of N70 billion, to be shared among 306 newly elected members, in addition to N40 billion set aside for the purchase …
Read More »Falana says DSS’s has no right to arrest Emefiele
Falana insists EFCC should handle money laundering allegations Femi Falana, a respected human rights lawyer, declared that the Department of State Services (DSS) does not possess the jurisdiction to investigate and prosecute Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on charges of money laundering.
Read More »‘He Has Evidence’ – Falana To Defend Seun Kuti Over Assault On Police Officer
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has revealed that Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, will report to the police on Monday, following the arrest warrant issued by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba. Naija News reports that this comes following the speculation that a team of police stormed Seun’s …
Read More »Assault: Femi Falana to defend Seun Kuti; says singer may turn self in Monday
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, has sought his legal services following the singer’s assault on a police officer. In an interview with Punch, Falana said the singer has enough evidence to defend himself. “I am his lawyer and he has briefed me. He …
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