Justice Maryann Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, 10 December 2024, refused to grant bail to former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on the grounds that his bail application was filed prematurely and Read more…
The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi a N50 million bail. The court’s decision was disclosed by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Read more…
The Take It Back Movement has vowed to go ahead with its planned protests in Ekiti, Lagos, Abuja, London and Canada following the detention of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, over defamation charges. The group insisted this despite a directive Read more…
“Magistrates Association of Nigeria, MAN, has directed its members to seal up all magistrate courts in Cross River State with effect from tomorrow, 9th December, 2024. Chairman of the association in the state, Godwin Onah, and the Secretary, Solomon Abuo, Read more…
..As Nkwoka felicitates with NBA Idemili Branch By Uzo Ugwunze Legal practitioners have been advised to embrace and adapt to the opportunities provided by the advent of Artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance justice delivery if they want to be relevant Read more…
Fresh cybercrime charges have been filed against activist and lawyer Dele Farotimi following his recent arrest and detention. The charges were filed on Friday, December 6, 2024, by the Nigerian Police before a Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti. Farotimi Read more…
The Labour Party has vowed to pursue legal action against its four members of the House of Representatives who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The four defected members are Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and Esosa Iyawe. Read more…
Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has accused the remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, of deliberately defaming him in his book after failing to secure a favourable judgement for his client in a land dispute case. Babalola, who Read more…
Amid the defamation saga between Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola, the activist’s book ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’ has been listed as a bestseller on Amazon. Daily Sun reports that Farotimi is currently in detention after his arrest following Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has has condemned the arrest of a civil rights activist, Dele Farotimi, describing it as a reminder of “the dark days of military dictatorship.” Farotimi was arrested on Monday over his book titled, ‘Nigeria and Read more…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, Wednesday, remanded a lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in prison over alleged defamation of Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD). Read more…
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of Read more…