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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 …

  Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has stated that Nigerian lawyers must ensure that the death of the Lagos-based legal practitioner, Mrs Bolanle Raheem is not in vain.   Raheem was shot dead on December 25 2022 in the Ajah area of the state sparking outrage from many …

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to pay members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), their full salaries. This is as he called on the President to overrule the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige over the decision to pay …

A Senior Advocate of Nigerian (SAN), Femi Falana has expressed optimism that the lingering strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will be called off in days and not weeks.   Falana who is the legal counsel of ASUU stated this during an interview with …

Why is this important: The Federal Government has been at loggerheads with ASUU since the commencement of the strike about seven months ago. All efforts to reach an amicable resolution seemed to have failed as the academic union insisted that the Federal Government must honour all the previous agreements between …

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has explained why the Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) cannot be proscribed.  Falana who stated that resorting to blackmail will not help the government, added that as a member of the committee of civilised nations, the Government of Nigeria has ratified the Freedom of …

Senior Advocate of Nigeria and rights activist, Mr Femi Falana has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele.   Falana made the call while addressing Southwest youths and women conference at Ado-Ekiti on Thursday May 26.   The senior lawyer who noted …

He said doing so for convicts without selectivity, and irrespective of class, would give a reflection of fairness and equality for all before the law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Council of State granted presidential pardon to 159 convicts on Thursday. Among them were former governor …