The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Barrister Femi Falana, has said that Nigeria should not be deceived into believing that the establishment of state police is the panacea to insecurity in the country.
Falana made the remark at the 3rd Anniversary of the…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Olalekan Ojo, has called for an amendment to the law empowering the Court of Appeal as the final determiner of House of Assembly election petitions.
Ojo, in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan on Sunday, suggested…
“The decision of the defence headquarters to declare the murder suspects wanted is completely illegal. Let the federal government direct the defence headquarters to hand over the investigation of the suspects involved in the gruesome murder of the 17 officers and soldiers. It ought…
The National Assembly has been urged to amend the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Establishment Act.
Legal luminary, Mr. Ebun-olu Adegboruwa, SAN, made the call while delivering his keynote address at the commission’s Directorate of Legal Service retreat, themed ‘Repositioning Legal Services for…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has requested for the reinstatement of the suspended Senator Abdul Ahmed Ningi, representing the Bauchi Central Senatorial District.
Ningi was suspended on the 12th of March, 2024, by the senate for alleging that the 2024 budget was padded with N3…
Legal Luminary, Femi Falana has called for a change in the process of appointments of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and that of the Residents Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for transparency and credibility in the system.
Falana stressed that if people applied…
Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has attributed the tragic deaths of two students at Nasarawa State University to “official negligence,” demanding an immediate investigation into the circumstances that led to the incident.
Two students reportedly died at a stampede during a palliative distribution…
The Nigerian legal community is in a state of shock and mourning following the sudden demise of Mr. Abdulhamid Mohammed, SAN, who passed away on March 19, 2024, due to a heart attack.
The news of his untimely death has left his family,…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, on Sunday, urged the Federal Government to put an end to the reprisal attacks by soldiers of the Nigerian Army in the Okuama community of Ughelli South Local Government Area, Delta State.
Some…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has advised military authorities to prosecute only those involved in the killing of military officers in Delta State.
Falana’s statement on Saturday followed the March 14 ambush and killing of two majors, one captain and 12 soldiers…