Leading human rights lawyer, FEMI FALANA, has disagreed with the decision on the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution on the death of fourteen-year-old Dowen College student, SYLVESTER OROMONI Junior. FALANA, who is the lawyer for the family of late OROMONI, alleged that the DPP’s report is an attempt to cover up the matter. The Senior Advocate…
Popular human rights lawyer; Femi Falana, has stepped into the case of alleged murder of Dowen College student, Sylvester Oromoni Junior. Reports say the family of the JSS-2 student who was allegedly tortured to death some senior student, hired the law firm of rights activist to handle the case against Dowen College. Following the development; Femi Falana…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the police from disrupting the planned EndSARS anniversary protests. Femi Falana challenged President Buhari to stand by his oath of office, adding that the Nigeria Police Force lacks the power to ban public protest in the country. In a…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has activated the Freedom of Information Act to request details of four hundred persons the Federal Government claims are to face trial for alleged funding of terrorism in Nigeria. Falana made the request to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, nearly three months after he made the revelation in…
Noble laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently address the agitations by various sections of the country. Professor Soyinka spoke in a television interview to mark Democracy Day, which was monitored in Lagos. Soyinka said he expressed worry that President Buhari had been silent on critical national issues. More reactions continue to…
The unfreezing of the bank account of twenty promoters of the EndSARS protest last year has set the stage for another round of legal actions. This time, the EndSARS promoters are the ones dragging the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to court for alleged violation of their rights. Their lawyer, FEMI FALANA, said the…