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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN says Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) sent a delegation to the court on Monday, December 9, to apologise for the invasion by its operatives during the re-arrest of Sowore. Speaking at the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting event in Lagos, Falana said the delegation visited the court […]
Continue ReadingRights activist, Femi Falana SAN has raised a fresh alarm on plans by the Department of State Services to transfer detained activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare popularly known as Mandate, to solitary confinement at a correctional center. Sowore’s lead defence counsel revealed this in a letter dated December 1, 2019 and addressed to the […]
Continue ReadingWhether or not it is constitutional for a judge to order the detention of a citizen for 90 days as provided under the Terrorism Prevention Act, activist and lawyer, Femi Falana SAN said yesterday that it is time to find out. The senior lawyer said the detention of the convener of #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, […]
Continue ReadingThe Economic and Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 312 convictions and recovered assets worth N11.5 billion. In the first quarter of this year the EFCC recorded 192 convictions and recovered assets of N117 billion. It is indisputable that the rate of convictions has increased due to the Administration of Criminal Justice Act which has provided […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and activist, Femi Falana SAN, has mocked the position of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the nationality of Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former vice president. He spoke at the weekend during a press freedom conference organized by the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ). Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are […]
Continue ReadingA human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana at the weekend said President Muhammadu Buhari had turned Nigeria into a banana republic, citing prevailing cases of banditry, insurgency and violence that beclouded the country. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), added that Buhari’s civilian administration was apparently worse than the military rule he presided over […]
Continue ReadingLast Tuesday the Minority Report and Draft Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1976, was publicly presented at the University of Lagos. The historical context of revisiting the 43-year old document is bound to generate hope with an admixture of regrets. A quick reminder might be necessary at this juncture. As part of the […]
Continue ReadingIt is an undeniable fact that it was the struggle of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) as well as other patriotic forces for the indigenization of the oil and gas industry which culminated in the enactment of the […]
Continue ReadingOn January 26, 2018 the Federal government deported 47 Cameroonian refugees and asylum seekers from Nigeria in utter breach of the obligation of the federal government under international law. As a sequel to the instructions of the deportees, our law firm challenged their deportation from Nigeria at the Abuja judicial division of the Federal High […]
Continue ReadingDr. Beko Ransome-Kuti passed on 13 years ago. He was a leader of the consistent Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR). In the course of the struggle for the restoration of democracy in Nigeria, Beko was arrested many times, detained many times, charged many times until he was illegally convicted and sentenced to […]
Continue ReadingBy virtue of section 26 of the Electoral Act, an election may be postponed if a serious breach of peace or violence is likely to occur or on account of natural disaster or other emergencies. To prevent any abuse of power, the reasons for postponement of any election must be cogent and verifiable. Furthermore, Section […]
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