Femi Falana

Femi Falana, a human rights lawyer and senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has berated lawyers criticising a court order directing the federal government to control commodity prices. On February 7, 2024, the federal high court ordered…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has urged the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to urgently organise an extra-ordinary session to discuss and respond to the…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, on Thursday joined other legal practitioners in Lagos to protest the police brutality on lawyers and Nigerians. The protest is coming especially on the heels of…

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to speed up investigation of the ministry of humanitarian affairs over alleged embezzlement of public funds. Betta Edu, the minister of…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has criticised the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja’s statement where he sounded his disapproval for citizens to bear arms following coordinated attacks on Plateau State…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has stated that the president can not reinstate the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who defected, amid the controversy surrounding President Bola Tinubu's intervention in the situation…

A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has asked the Federal Government to compensate the victims of military airstrikes in the past seven years. Falana, who is the chairman of Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, warned that if…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says the judgements of the appellate court sacking Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State should be reviewed because the Independent National…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and other former governors in the executive and legislature to emulate the example of Senators Daniel and Dankwambo by rejecting the payment…

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says the problems the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are facing in conducting credible elections would be complicated by the appointment of members of political parties as…

Human Rights activist, Femi Falana, SAN, has faulted the statement credited to the Imo State Police Command where the force distanced itself from the arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero. Falana in…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has warned lawyers to desist from assisting clients to punish landlords. Falana issued this warning on Sunday at the advocacy program themed, “Building Collapse and Application of Punitive…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has faulted the nomination of 4 out of 10 persons nominated as Resident Electoral Commissioners last week by President Bola Tinubu. He noted that the constitution prohibits person, or persons…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, says that Thursday’s judgment of the Supreme Court in the presidential election case has all but ended any contest, but maintained that it is not ideal for the judiciary to decide winners of…

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has written to the Minister of Finance, Olawale Edun, urging him to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to remit the sum of $34.2bn to the Federation account. By…