Falana Picks Holes In UK-Nigerian Deportation Deal, Calls It Violation Of Rights
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting Renowned Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has picked holes in the proposed migration agreement between United Kingdom and Nigeria, describing it as the violation of their fundamental human rights. He argued that the arrangement designed to fast-track the return of Nigerians without legal status runs foul to constitutional safeguards and established legal […]
Electoral reforms meaningless without Enforcement, Falana warns
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has described the ongoing amendment of Nigeria’s Electoral Act as futile if the laws are not properly enforced. Speaking during a Sunday interview on Arise Television, Falana argued that Nigeria’s democratic challenges do not stem from a lack of legislation, but from the political elite’s persistent failure to […]
Falana Accuses Trump of Spreading False Claims About ‘Christian Genocide’ in Nigeria
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has accused US President Donald Trump of spreading false claims that Christians are being systematically killed in Nigeria. Speaking on Channels Television on Wednesday, Falana said Trump’s remarks suggesting a “Christian genocide” in Nigeria were not backed by credible evidence and misrepresented the country’s security challenges. According to Falana, violence […]
NIGERIA, ABUJA – Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, met former President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Thursday to discuss the prolonged detention of IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore revealed the meeting on his verified Facebook page, saying Jonathan acknowledged “an urgent and compelling need” to resolve Kanu’s case “decisively and […]
Benue Killings: Falana Slams Tinubu Over Failure to Prosecute Suspects
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has criticized the Federal and Benue State Governments for delaying the prosecution of arrested suspects in connection with killings across the state. He noted that many suspects have been arrested over the years for crimes ranging from illegal possession of firearms to mass killings and kidnapping, but most of […]
Falana Slams Compulsory Voting Bill as Unconstitutional, Urges Electoral Reforms
Renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has declared the National Assembly’s proposed compulsory voting bill unconstitutional, arguing it violates fundamental rights to privacy and freedom of thought enshrined in the 1999 Constitution. The bill, titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the Electoral Act 2022 to Make […]
Human Rights Advocates Sound Alarm Over Threats to Gani Fawehinmi’s Family
Several human rights advocates, including Femi Falana, Lanre Arogundade, and Edetaen Ojo, have raised concerns over growing threats to the family of late human rights icon Gani Fawehinmi. The threats stem from a property developer constructing a four-storey hotel adjacent to Fawehinmi’s residence in Ikeja GRA, Lagos. The developers ignored family warnings and built the […]
Breaking: Falana Drags Mack Zuckerberg’s Meta To Court, Demands $5m Over Invasion Of Privacy
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting A human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has dragged Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, to a Lagos High Court over an alleged invasion of his privacy. Falana who has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., is challenging the alleged unauthorized […]