Human Right Activist and Lawyer, Femi Falana SAN, has urged the Federal Government to compensate the families of those involved in the recent stampedes in parts of the country. Falana made this call on Friday in Akure during a programme organised by the Ondo State Government tagged Akeredolu Leadership Lecture Series to honour the late … Read more
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has disclosed that lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi was arrested for alleged criminal libel. Falana, who said Farotimi was arrested in Lagos State on Tuesday, is demanding his unconditional release from illegal custody. In a statement he signed, Falana said: “I just confirmed that Mr Dele Farotimi was arrested in … Read more
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana urges Tinubu govt to review fuel subsidy removal policy Alleges the country is still paying for fuel subsidy despite removal Calls for transparency on subsidy payments instead of asking Nigerians to endure hardship Eko Hot Blog reports that human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) has urged the President Bola Tinubu-led … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has requested a coroner’s inquest into the death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. This request was contained in a letter to the Chief Coroner, High Court of Lagos State, on Monday. The letter signed by his daughter, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the level of blackmail and intimidation of the judiciary over the 2023 presidential election petition. Falana said that no election petition has attracted such attention in the country since colonial rule, and that the current level of intimidation is unprecedented. Editors Pick … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) says it has engaged renowned rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), to help present its case in a suit filed by the former governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, to stop the commission’s investigation into the alleged dollar bribery videos. According to … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana is pressing the Department of State Services (DSS) to hasten its inquiries into the suspended head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, and the Central Bank of Nigeria’s suspended Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is under scrutiny due to allegations of funding … Read more
ASUU has finally revealed date to call off its 8-month strike after a court order. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Femi Falana, the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and the lead counsel to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has revealed that the academics’ 8-months industrial action will be called off in days, not weeks. … Read more
…however, he testified that no test was carried out to determine what the blackish substance was. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Chief Pathologist with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Sunday Soyemi, has told the Coroner Inquest into the controversial death of Sylvester Oromoni, that a blackish substance was found in the … Read more