An attempt at a third force seemed to have died upon arrival. Less than 24 hours after it was introduced to the public, those identified as its pillars have denied their involvement in the group. This new political forum, named the National Consultative Front (NCF), was meant to be a revolutionary group whose birth would herald reforms and "save the [...]
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A group of 30 eminent Nigerians have formed a new political movement "aimed at driving reforms" in the country. In a communique issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the group unveiled the name of the new platform as National Consultative Front. Among the members of the movement are Ghali Na’abba, a former speaker of the house of representatives; Olisa Agbakoba, a prominent lawyer; [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the Western Nigeria Security Network (WNSN) codenamed "Amotekun" will operate as a regional outfit "irrespective of whose ox is gored". Falana said this on Thursday while delivering a lecture at a programme to mark the third year anniversary of Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state. The federal government had initially described Amotekun as illegal, saying security [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the federal government is planning to charge Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, with terrorism. The secret police had released Sowore momentarily after 124 days in detention. This followed an ultimatum by a federal high court in Abuja. But less than 24 hours after he was freed, the agency rearrested him and this sparked outrage within [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) are guilty of desecration of court. The secret police had invaded the federal high court in Abuja on Friday to rearrest Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow Movement, barely 24 hours after he was released on the order of the court. Video clips making the rounds showed the chaos inside the [...]
Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer, has accused the federal government of disobeying valid court orders in Nigeria while it complies with orders from Britain. Granting a stay of execution for a $9.6 billion judgement awarded against Nigeria in favour of Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited, Christopher Butcher, judge of a commercial court in London, had ordered that Nigeria deposit [...]
A federal high court in Abuja has ordered the release of Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement. Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and Sowore's counsel, earlier said the bail conditions set by the court have been met. The release order dated November 6 and signed by Ijeoma Ojukwu, the judge, was directed to the Department of State Services (DSS) where [...]
Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and social rights activist, says Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow Movement, has met his bail conditions and that he will be released on Wednesday. Falana said this at a federal high court in Abuja while asking for an adjournment of the case -- between Sowore and the Department of State Services (DSS). "I have already [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the federal government to give each of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria at least N1 billion from the funds it recovered since 1999. Falana said this when he spoke at the 20th Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture during the celebration of the 74th birthday of Mike Okonkwo, presiding bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has filed a suit against the federal government over its refusal to acknowledge the jurisdiction of the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. In the suit filed before the federal high court in Abuja, Falana sought an order directing the government to accept the competence of the court, situated in Arusha, Tanzania, to hear cases [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, wants public officials barred from foreign trips until the insecurity in the country is resolved. President Muhammadu Buhari is currently on a 10-day private visit to the UK. While presenting a paper on press freedom in Nigeria and the rule of law, Falana said the president and all governors ought not leave the shores of the country [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has tackled President Muhammadu Buhari for "obeying court orders when he was a military head of state but doing the opposite in a democratic government". Speaking at a public lecture to mark the 30th anniversary of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said he is writing the [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says government has repeatedly proven that it cannot secure the lives and property of its citizens. Falana, who spoke when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a programme on Channels Television, blamed politicians for the spate of killings and kidnappings across the country. He said it has become a norm for insecurity to increase after elections, alleging that thugs abandoned by [...]
Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria, has given the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) two weeks to release the contract award letter for a concluded revenue assurance bid. The letter, which is expected to empower the winners of the bid to block revenue leakages in the telecommunication sector, and accrue over N600 billion for the federal government, is being delayed by the [...]
Femi Falana, a human right lawyer, has asked Chris Ngige, minister of labour, to mandate Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited to obey the supreme court ruling on the 860 security staff sacked by the company. In a letter dated September 19, 2018 to the minister, the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) accused Exxon Mobil of flouting the ruling of the supreme court [...]
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) to cease the alleged plan to remove Bukola Saraki as senate president. Following Saraki's defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party had asked him to step down as senate president. Adams Oshiomhole, national chairman of the APC, on Wednesday said Saraki must return the crown to the house [...]
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