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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.
24 Jan
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by rights activist Chief Femi Falana (SAN) challenging a purported sale of Polaris Bank
4 Jan
Corruption clearly represents one of the most serious political, economic and societal problems.
1 Jan
Sequel to increased revenue of the three tiers of government in Nigeria, a human rights crusader, Femi Falana, SAN, has called on Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) and other civil society organisations to lead the Nigerian people...
21 Dec
There were more flaks than praises for President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, over his intervention in the faceoff between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, and attendant political crisis in Rivers State.
21 Nov
Osun State House of Assembly, yesterday, denied sacking Chief Judge Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, insisting that it only exposed alleged corruption in the judiciary under her watch.
20 Nov
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called for a review of the judgements of the Appeal Court which sacked Governors Abba Yusuf of Kano state and Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state. Falana made this call while speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics where he also hit…
13 Nov
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called for immediate and unconditional ceasefire by Israel from the onslaught on Palestinians.

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