Dino Melaye, the senator representing Kogi west constituency at the national assembly, says no Nigerian – including the president and governors – should have immunity.A lot of judicial drama has been going on since the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) froze the Zenith Bank accounts of Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti state, with Femi Falana, a senior advocate of [...]
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BY WASILAT FAMOJUREBabatunde Raji Fashola, SAN must act with a deep sense of responsibility and due regard for the law and the principles of natural justice. Fashola, the Honourable Minister of Power Works and Housing, is one of the shining lights of President Buhari’s cabinet. He is a ‘super minister’.The former Lagos governor has been given three major ministries, each of [...]

Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan, Nigerian rapper and dance hall artiste better known as Cynthia Morgan, has now joined the list of Nigerian celebrities who have failed questions on live TV.The 24-year-old Northside music artiste was a guest on the first edition of the Bigger Friday Friday Show on MTV Base.When asked for the product of the mathematical equation ‘2x2x2/2-2’, the German [...]

The fourth edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference held recently at landmark conference centre in Lagos, on April 15, and was an avenue for celebrities to share their thoughts on the entertainment industry and ways of solving its problems.Here are five interesting things we gathered from the conference: THE INDUSTRY IS IN A COMA Some celebrities were vocal about their opinion of the Nigerian entertainment industry [...]

Simisola Ogunleye, Nigerian singer and song writer, on Tuesday ‘brother-zoned’ Femi Falana, Nigerian rapper better known as Falz, to dispel rumours of an attraction between them.Simi took to her Twitter page to express her feelings for Falz, saying “Falz is hot".https://twitter.com/SympLySimi/status/719868422167904257Her fans were quick to read meaning into her tweet as they began making comments about her tweet.In response to a [...]

It seems that Davido, Nigerian musician born David Adeleke, hit out at Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, in the song he just featured in.In a track titled Bahd Baddo Baddest released by Femi Falana, a Nigerian rapper popularly known as Falz da Bahd guy, Adeleke referred to a ‘Mr Dele’ as his boy.“Some people say dem bad like me [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has confirmed receiving a petition sent by human rights lawyer Femi Falana over alleged crimes against humanity committed in the context of the arms procurement scandal.The ICC revealed this in a letter dated February 1, with reference: OTP-CR-32/16 and signed by Mark P. Dillon, head of information & evidence unit of the [...]

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria, says Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), lacks the moral integrity to recover Nigeria’s loot locked in foreign countries.Speaking at the Osun State University, Ifetedo, on Wednesday, Falana highlighted the issues Lagarde herself was facing in her home country.“The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde stated [...]

Human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and chief of army staff, Tukur Burutai, to put an end to courts-martial in the country.Falana, who appreciated the government’s reinstatement of 3,032 soldiers on Thursday, said more still has to be done by dismissing the military courts.“The immediate past military authorities put several [...]