Tag Archives: Femi Falana

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the verdict by the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal nullifying the victory of Governor Abba Yusuf. The human rights lawyer spoke on Channels TV on Friday, insisting that omitting 165,000 votes on the basis of not being stamped was improper. He said …

HUMAN rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has faulted the nomination of 4 out of 10 persons nominated as Resident Electoral Commissioners by President Bola Tinubu, last week. Naija News reports that Falana, in a statement on Sunday, said such an appointment requires someone with unquestionable integrity and non-partisan, citing some sections …

HUMAN rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to spend the N500 million earmarked for the payment of fines of inmates across the country’s correctional centres on their welfare. Tunji-Ojo had earlier on Thursday lamented that over 4,000 inmates held in custodial centres across the …

LAWYER and human rights activist Femi Falana has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) to release the suspended chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo, who accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting local government funds. Adedayo was detained by DSS on Friday after he …

Popular human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said the Federal Government’s N5 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives is diversionary and a waste. Falana stated this on Friday while fielding questions during an interview on Channels Television.   Recall that the Federal Government approved N5bn for …

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, has slammed the floating of the naira by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Falana also disclosed that he is challenging the decision to float the naira in court, noting that it is ‘illegal’.   On June 14, when the naira was trading at a …

Renowned legal luminary and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has confirmed his participation as keynote speaker at the forthcoming joint LEADERSHIP/NDLEA Conference on Drug Abuse, Crime, Insecurity and National Development.   The event scheduled to hold on August 3, 2023, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, has been …

HUMAN rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has no legal powers to fix the price of petrol. Falana stated this while speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Friday. According to Falana, the power to fix the …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has alleged that the Department of State Services (DSS) has quietly declared Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele wanted. Falana who was a guest on a Channels TV programme said Emefiele was declared wanted over terrorism financing allegations. He lamented that such …

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called for the sack of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Lucky Irabor over the destruction of an illegal oil bunkering vessel. A private pipeline surveillance team Tanita Security Services led by a former militant leader Government Ekpemupolo better known as Tompolo arrested …