Tag: Femi Falana
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Emefiele: Falana urges DSS to obey court order, says public officers should learn lesson
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has also reacted to the re-arrest of Godwin Emefiele, suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) by the Department of State Services (DSS) against court ruling.
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Dollar clips: Kano anti-graft agency hires Falana to lead counsel against Ganduje
Following the alleged dollar bribery video involving the former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission,) PCACC) has hired the services of Mr Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, to lead the commission’s counsels.
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Lead crusade against corruption in Nigeria, Falana advises Tinubu
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead anti-corruption crusade, saying there have been several high-profile politicians with looting cases in court who have been visiting the Presidential Villa. Falana while speaking as a guest at the 60th anniversary of the call to bar of Aare Afe Babalola
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Seun Kuti narrates detention experience, says Falana defended Fela too at same court
Seun Kuti the son of Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo kuti has taken his fans down memory lane on how Senior lawyer, Femi Falana defended his father and him at the same Yaba Magistrate court. Recall that he was charged with assault on a police officer, an offense contrary to Section 356 of the Nigerian Criminal…
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Seun Kuti will stand his trial, he will appear in court – Femi Falana
Femi Falana who is a counsel to Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, have disclose that Seun Kuti will stand trial and appear in court despite his decision to travel for his European Summer tour on Thursday 25. According to Falana, he said, “Seun Kuti will stand his trial. Also, the Magistrate has ordered the police to…
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Assault on police: Seun Kuti has evidence – Falana reveals
Mr Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, contracted by Seun Kuti, has revealed the Afrobeats singer has evidence of why he physically assaulted a police officer.
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Adeleke vs Oyetola: Falana berates INEC, ask Osun voters to sue them
Senior lawyer Femi Falana, (SAN) has advised the electorates in Osun state to make a case against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for wasting their votes. The legal practitioner made this known while granting interview questions on Arise Television on Sunday night. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal sacked Governor Ademola…
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Sylvester Oromoni: Inquisition resumes as groups plead for speedy justice
The Ikeja Magistrates’ Court handling the inquisition into the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a student of Dowen College, Lekki in Lagos, resumed its sitting on Monday.
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ASUU: Falana speaks on Federal Government’s ‘no work, no pay’ policy
Senior lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Federal Government not to provoke the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) following the half payment they received for October whilst still witholding about eight moths salaries.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Prolonged fuel scarcity questions FG’s N17bn tracking technology
Long queues of vehicles parked at filling stations and roads littered with petrol hawkers have become common sights in major cities across the country as fuel scarcity lingers for weeks, pushing up the prices of transportation and food commodities in an already fragile economy. Despite subsidy payments rising to an average of N500bn per month,…