There is a heavy police presence at the Lagos office of renowned legal luminary Afe Babalola, located in Magodo Estate, as Nigerians prepare to protest the detention of human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was recently arrested by the Nigerian Police on charges of defamation reportedly initiated by Afe Babalola. EDITOR’S PICKS PDP Declares Ethiope … Read more
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ekiti State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Farotimi was apprehended in Lagos on Tuesday by officers from the Ekiti State Police Command and was presented in court around 10:25 AM on Wednesday. The legal practitioner faces 16 charges of defamation … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, has voiced the state government’s solidarity with Senator Abdul Ningi in a show of support following his recent suspension from the Nigerian Senate. The controversy, stemming from Ningi’s remarks regarding an untraceable N3.7 trillion in the 2024 budget, has sparked significant debate and led to his … Read more