Femi Falana

The decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under President Bola Tinubu to float the naira is illegal and being challenged in court, human rights lawyer Femi Falana has said. On June 14, at a time when the naira traded between…

Femi Falana, a well-known lawyer and advocate for human rights, has thrown light on the unsettling pattern of coups within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (san) identified…

Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), a renowned human rights activist has revealed that the Tinubu government is obligated by Section 5(4) of the Constitution of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to obtain the permission of both chambers of the National…

Femi Falana, a human rights attorney, says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates can go forward with the scheduled strike and demonstration on August 2 since the action does not amount to contempt of court as the federal…

Femi Falana, a human rights attorney, has urged federal university administrators nationwide to "immediately suspend the plan to increase tuition and school fees, especially because the majority of people have been rendered impoverished…

Femi Falana, SAN, a human rights attorney, condemned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for raising the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, at the pump from approximately N500 to N617 per litre. Falana was…

The final report of the European Union (EU) election observation mission in Nigeria on the 2023 elections, according to Femi Falana, a senior attorney of Nigeria (SAN), cannot be trusted. In an interview with Channels Television on…

Mr. Kamilu Omokide, the Receiver Manager chosen by the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria for Arik Nigeria Limited, has been detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of fraud and diversion…

Human rights attorney Femi Falana was at the Presidential Villa on Saturday for a meeting with President Bola Tinubu. The meeting hinged largely on Falana’s quest to help resolve the looming industrial action by labour unions over…

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) says the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)’s ultimatum over the hike in petrol prices is an invitation for the government to review its position on the matter. President Bola Tinubu had in his…

Senior Nigerian Advocates Femi Falana and Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, who both represent the Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti, have declared that their client's Thursday trip to Switzerland, despite his continuing legal dispute with the police,…

Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat singer, has been held in police prison for 48 hours after being accused of assaulting a police officer by magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun. On May 13, 2023, a 12-second video clip of Kuti assaulting a police…

Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat singer, has been charged by the Lagos State Police Command before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun at a magistrate's court located in Yaba, Lagos State. The defendant was accused of violating Section 356 of the…

Seun Kuti, an Afrobeat musician who assaulted a police officer, reportedly sought the legal counsel of human rights attorney Femi Falana on Sunday. Falana, who confirmed the news to the PUNCH, added that the artist had sufficient…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has revealed that votes cast in all parts of Nigeria are equal. Falana spoke on a Channels Television’s programme, Sunday Politics. He added that the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been…