Tag: Falana
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#EndSARS protests: Lawyer drags Falana before ICC
A lawyer, Joseph Nwaegbu of Pathfind Attorneys, has filed a criminal complaint against Femi Falana (SAN) before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, for allegedly instigating the #EndSARS protests, which he claimed, led to the killing of innocent citizens, destruction of property, among others. The complaint dated 4th November 2020 was addressed to the…
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Kill #EndSARS protesters, face International Criminal Court – Falana threatens Buhari, Buratai
Popular human rights lawyer, and Chairman of the Alliance for Survival of COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Femi Falana, has warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to use the Military against #EndSARS protesters. He also said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, risks facing the International Criminal Court (ICC) if any of the protesters…
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Falana to FG: ‘You negotiate with terrorists, do same with #ENDSARS protesters
Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to hold talks with #EndSARS protesters and grant their demands, the same way it negotiates with terrorists. Falana made the remarks on Wednesday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. “The government must engage in dialogue with leaders of the protesting groups,” he said.…
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Death sentence: Kano Judiciary submit case details to Falana
Kano State Judiciary says it has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgment to the Human Right activist, Mr Femi Falana, to enable him to appeal the judgment that sentenced Yahaya Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development came less than seven days to…
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Falana to CBN: Tell us how you spent N338bn COVID-19 funds
Popular activist and human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has written a letter to the Central Bank of Nigeria demanding (CBN) demanding information on how the N338.6bn COVID-19 fund was spent. Falana said this in a letter titled, ‘Request for Detailed Information on Beneficiaries of N338.66bn Coronavirus (COVID-19) Intervention Funds Disbursed Across Various Sectors…
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CAMA law illegal, violates rights to freedom of association – Falana
Human rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has broken his silence on the disputed Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020 (CAMA), saying the law was badly drafted. According to Falana, he had read the law and that it was badly drafted. He said a government that set out to facilitate the ease of doing business could…
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Why it is necessary to probe Abba Kyari’s death – Falana
Popular human rights activist and lawyer Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to investigate the death of Kyari. He made the call through a statement titled: “Time to Stop Official Impunity and Hypocrisy in the Fight against COVID-19.” Falana said a probe into the death had become inevitable since no private hospital has been…
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COVID-19 lockdown: Not a single Lagosian has so far benefited from Buhari’s cash transfer programme – Falana
Foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has described the Federal Government’s plan to continue with the School Feeding programme during the ongoing lockdown as an insult to Nigerians. He stated this while reacting to a statement credited to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, whose ministry coordinates the programme. Farouq had, in aligning…