Court strikes out cybercrimes charge against Farotimi

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the defamation charge filed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, against activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over alleged cybercrime. When the case was called, counsel for the complainant, Samson Osobu, informed the court that the prosecution had filed a notice of discontinuance. […]

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Afe Babalola petitions LPDC, wants Farotimi removed from Nigerian lawyers’ list

Law Firm of Afe Babalola has submitted a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee seeking the removal of a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, from the roll of Nigerian legal practitioners. The petition alleged that Farotimi violated certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition, dated December […]

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Ekiti court admits Farotimi to N50m bail

Nigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi a N50 million bail. The court’s decision was disclosed by Sahara Reporters publisher and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle on Monday. “The first […]

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