Human Rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria,” the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process.” Falana stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and […]
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A Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has faulted the withdrawal of the resignation letter by the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, describing it as “illegal and unconstitutional”. Kokomansion recalls that Ngige pulled out of the 2023 presidential race to retain his ministerial seat. The former governor of […]
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Femi Falana (SAN), a Human Rights lawyer, has said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari deceived Nigerians with his resolve to wage war against corruption at the inception of the administration, saying events in recent times have exposed the deceit of the government. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria who was reacting to the last week’s […]
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A Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has declared President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of new service chiefs as illegal and unconstitutional. Buhari had appointed new service chiefs on Tuesday following the resignation of the former officers. However, Falana, in a statement he personally signed on Wednesday, quoted a 2013 judgment which described such appointments […]
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Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), said on Sunday that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has embarrassed the executive arm of government and exposed the judiciary to ridicule with his comments after the release of Omoyele Sowore and Sambo Dasuki from illegal custody. Falana, who is Sowore’s lead […]
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A senior legal practitioner in Nigeria, Femi Falana, has told the Department of State Services (DSS), to release, Omoyele Sowore the convener of the RevolutionNow protest inorder to save Nigeria from ridicule. Yesterday the DSS confirmed that it was ready to release Sowore if the appropriate persons who stood as sureties for him present themselves. […]
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Human Rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has raised an alarm that The Department of State Services (DSS), was planning a fresh charge against the convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore. On Monday, Falana who’s the lawyer to the Publisher of Saharareporters, raised the alarm on Monday while speaking on channelstv program. On Wednesday […]
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Top Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the Department of State Services (DSS) is plotting to file a fresh charge against Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement. Falana who spoke during a Channels TV programme on Monday, said the aim of the fresh charge is to further detain the publisher of SaharaReporters. Recall that […]
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Founder of Saharareporters, Omoyele Sowore who is also the Convener of the RevolutionNow protest, and his Co-defendant, Oluwole Bakare, has met their bail conditions. Recall that both of them, we’re charged with treasonable felony amongst other offences. A senior legal practitioner and Human Rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), had said this to the Federal […]
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The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, has alleged that the Federal Government has resorted in delaying the tactics in the prosecution of the remaining cases which involves its members which also invlude the one trying the leader of the organization, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky. It said that the Federal Government was deliberately frustrating the IMN’s legal […]
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