Femi Falana
8 Apr
Amid growing opposition to the recent hike in electricity tariff, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has asked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to mandate distribution companies...
5 Apr
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has exonerated himself from the three-month suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi from the upper legislative chamber.
4 Apr
Mr Umeh Kalu (SAN), Counsel to the Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the decision and resolution to suspend Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) was that of the Senate sitting in plenary and not that of Akpabio.
27 Mar
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, has urged President Ahmed Tinubu to caution the AGF and Minister of Justice with reference to the handling of the Mambilla hydro dispute with Sunrise Power.
27 Mar
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, yesterday, lamented the stifling of public space by the government and its agencies despite being provided by the Constitution.
22 Mar
Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, lawyer Femi Falana and others, have suggested solutions to Nigeria’s democracy. Mutfwang said that Nigeria must ensure that true winners of elections emerge before swearing-in. They spoke at the Haske Satumari Foundation annual colloquium with the theme: ‘Electoral And Judicial Reforms: The…
3 Mar
The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana and Founder of IA-Foundation, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo have solicited support for out-of-school children in Nigeria.
18 Feb
Notwithstanding that Nigeria operates a so-called free market economy, no profession is more regulated than the legal profession in Nigeria.
14 Feb
The Presidency on Wednesday has responded to the viral allegations made by lawyer Femi Falana. Falana, at a memorial event in honour of Beko Ransome-Kuti, claims that President Bola Tinubu's administration distributed N135 billion to 26 state governors to fight COVID-19 in December 2023. President Tinubu's spokesperson, Temitope Ajayi, said in a statement that Falana…
7 Feb
A Federal High Court, sitting at Ikoyi, Lagos has given the federal government seven days to fix the prices of goods and petroleum products. Justice Ambose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order on Wednesday, 7 February, 2024 following an originating motion filed and argued by the applicant and human rights activist, Femi Falana SAN. “I have had…
7 Feb
A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday ordered the Federal Government to fix the price of goods and petroleum products within seven days from today.
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.
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Police operatives in Katsina have foiled an attack on Sabuwa town, headquarters of Sabuwa local government area of the state, neutralising one suspected bandit.
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Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, says the administration of President Bola Tinubu is working to put Nigeria on a solid economic pedestal.
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Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State on Thursday concluded a seven-day campaign tour of the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the Saturday’s governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress(APC).
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Kenya marks one year this week since the grisly discovery of hundreds of bodies of victims of a doomsday starvation cult, in a case that provoked horror across the world.
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There has been no damage to Iranian nuclear sites following explosions Friday in the centre of Iran that have been described as Israeli revenge attacks, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
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Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan Friday, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. Air defence systems over several Iranian cities were activated, state media reported, after the country's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the city of Isfahan. Israel had…
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Adolphus Onyeama, an agriculture produce buyer resident in Borno State, has had several close shaves with death in the last 14 years. The Enugu State-born businessman has lived in the North for 26 years.
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The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, yesterday had the last laugh at the highly staked National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which retained its acting national chairman...