The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, psc (+), NPM, today received a distinguished delegation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. The delegation according to a statement by the Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, comprised prominent...
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A renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has renewed calls for sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s judicial system to make justice truly accessible to everyday citizens. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday after meeting with Governor Alex Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area...
Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute politicians engaging in premature campaigns for the 2027 elections. Speaking on _Sunday Politics_ with host Seun Okinbaloye, Falana described these early campaigns as “unacceptable” and a violation...
Renowned human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has called on the Federal Government to intervene and curb Dangote Refinery’s alleged attempt to prevent newly hired drivers from joining established trade unions, labeling the policy a violation of Nigerian and international laws. On Sunday, Falana issued a statement condemning the...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday awarded N200,000 in costs and dismissed preliminary objections filed by Instagram celebrity, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin Falana (Falz), had filed a N1 billion defamation suit against VDM. Falana...
For the second time, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has withdrawn the fiat donated to Femi Falana SAN, purporting to prosecute a case against Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman of Zinox Technologies, and 12 others. The case which has dragged...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has been challenged to list the number of major cases he won and what he has done for the development of the legal profession that qualified him to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), apart from being an...
Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyeson Wike, has cautioned the human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) against misleading his clients. Falana, during an interview on national television, argued that the Supreme Court...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out the defamation suit filed against an Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamation suit against VDM. Falana filed the...
Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana, has urged youths to reclaim the country. Falana gave the advice on Saturday in Lagos, during sixth Annual Youth Leadership Conference, tagged Resilience, Innovation, Social Responsibility and Entrepreneurship (RISE 2025), held at the University of Lagos. Falana said things were...
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Nigerians to demand accountability from their leaders. He decried the prevailing “rule of rulers” instead of the rule of law. Falana stated this at the 4th Anniversary of the late Yinka Odumakin Lecture, organised by the Oluyinka Odumakin Foundation on...
major test for the Nigerian judiciary was the March 20, 2025 judgment of Justice Akpan Okon Ebong of the FCT High Court who struck out a case filed by Mr. Femi Falana SAN, purporting to act on a fiat donated to him by the Attorney General and Minister of...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja in the Bwara Division has dismissed a fraud case brought against the Chairman of Zinox Technologies, Leo Stan Ekeh; his wife, Chioma Ekeh; and 11 others. Justice Akpan Okon Ebong ruled that the charge in Suit No CR/985/2024 “constitutes a...
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday adjourned until April 15 the alleged defamation suit against Instagram celebrity Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkblackman (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, had filed the defamatory suit against VDM. Falana filed...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has filed a $5, 000, 000 (Five million US dollar) suit before a Lagos High Court against the United States of America-based organization Meta Platforms Inc., over alleged invasion of his privacy. Falana, through his lawyer, Olumide Babalola, accused Meta of...
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday fixed till Feb. 19 to hear a preliminary objection filed by Martins Otse also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), challenging a defamation suit against him. A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, filed the defamatory...
The management of foremost African digital conglomerate, Zinox Technologies Limited, has demanded public apology from Mr. Femi Falana SAN, over alleged defamation and reputational injury inflicted on the company and its representatives by Falana and his client, Benjamin Joseph, the CEO of Citadel Oracle Concept Limited, an Ibadan-based computer...
Chairman of Zinox Group, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, while reacting to phone enquiries from some journalists to confirm if he was aware of a new law suit against his companies, staff, wife and himself as published in Sahara Reporters, dismissed the suit as empty forum shopping. Ekeh said he was...
Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said that the Nigerian Police Force is to be blamed for the deaths of 115 Nigerians during the recent food stampedes in Ibadan, Abuja and Anambra States. Falana stated this in Akure, Ondo state capital while delivering a...
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday reserved Jan. 23, to hear the alleged defamation suit filed against the controversial online activist, Vincent Otse, popularly called Very Dark Man (VDM). VDM is facing a defamatory suit filed against him by Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin, also called...