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Falana Requests An Inquest into Death of Police Inspector, Others

A human right lawyer and senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has requested for an inquest into the death of a police officer, Monday Orukpe, and others injured at Trade Fair section of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on August 3, 2022. In a letter…

10/01/2023

Stop Medical Professionals from Leaving Nigeria, SAN Tells FG

A senior lawyer, Mr Ighodalo Imadegbelo (SAN) yesterday urged the federal government to take urgent steps to end the exodus of young medical practitioners from the federation. Imadegbelo, an expert in Medical Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution, noted that the trend “is threatening…

09/01/2023

Afe Babalola Insists 1999 Constitution Can’t Produce Best Leaders

Legal icon, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has said the 1999 Constitution is responsible for the myriad of challenges in Nigeria and called for its substitution, adding that the document cannot produce the best set of leaders for Nigeria. The founder of Afe Babalola…

07/01/2023

Any Hospital That Rejects Gunshot Victim Should Face Criminal Prosecution – Kunle Edun

The erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Kunle Edun, has said any hospital that rejects a gunshot victim should face criminal prosecution for violating the material provisions of the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshots…

05/01/2023

Falana to FG: Impose Restrictions on Travellers Arriving from China to Avoid COVID Surge

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has asked the federal government to make it mandatory for persons arriving in Nigeria from China to produce negative COVID test results. China said it will scrap its quarantine measures for…

03/01/2023

FG Can’t Restrict Withdrawals from State Accounts – Sebastine Hon SAN

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sebastine Hon, has said that Nigeria cannot be run like a unitary system of government as proposed by the Nigeria Financial Intelligence Unit. He said this while explaining that the government does not have the constitutional powers to…

23/12/2022

EFCC, ICPC Competent to Investigate State Govt Accounts – Falana

Nigeria’s human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN), said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC are competent to investigate the account of state governments. This is contrary to the opinions of another SAN, Olisa Agbakoba. Falana made…

23/12/2022

Agbakoba Approaches Court To Test EFCC’s Powers

Former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) yesterday said he is going to file an action to seek a court declaration on the exact scope of powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on states. Agbakoba…

21/12/2022

Okupe’s Conviction: Many Others Will Go To Jail For ‘Carrying’ Over N5m – Ubani

The Chairman, Section of Public Interest and Development (SPIDEL) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Monday Ubani has alerted the public to the consequences of violating the Money Laundering Act. Ubani spoke during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, in the…

20/12/2022

‘Anti-Democratic Forces’ May Sabotage 2023 Elections – Falana

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has called on security agencies to apprehend those he claimed are “anti-democratic forces” bent on truncating the 2023 elections. Falana raised the alarm on Monday and based his argument on the series of attacks on the facilities of…

19/12/2022

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