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Mr Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has tasked Amnesty International to lead the human rights community to demand  justice in the war between Israel and Hamas. Falana, also a Human Rights Activist, gave this charge at a media parley organised…

Legal luminary, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has denied reports linking to the failed attempt by a firm, Process and Industry Development (P&ID), to scam the Federal Government of $11 million. Sagay, who was the Chairman of the defunct Presidential Advisory Committee during the…

The Nigerian Bar Association, Lagos Branch has announced the passing away of Life Bencher and Former Chairman Body of Benchers, Chief George Uwechue SAN, Fnials (Owelle of Ogwashi Uku) today. This was contained in a statement signed by the branch’s welfare secretary, Olaide…

Lawyers in Nigeria have been cautioned by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice of Lagos State, Lawal Pedro, and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to refrain from assisting clients in punishing landlords. This warning was given during the advocacy program titled “Building…

No fewer than 17 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) from Kogi State have called for the suspension of appointment of new Judges into the state judiciary until certain criteria are met, SaharaReporters reported. This was contained in a letter to the Chief Judge…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says that Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court in the presidential election case has all but ended any contest, but maintained that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of elections. Falana, who was…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Robert Clarke, has blamed the 1999 Constitution for the incessant electoral litigations over the years and said there will be no end to electoral issues until the law is amended. Clarke, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa has called for the amendment of the Electoral Act. He said this while reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment on Thursday, October 26, which upheld the Presidential Election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has written to the Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun, urging him to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to remit the sum of $34.2bn to the Federation account. By a letter dated October 24, and…