Dele Farotimi Gets N30m Bail
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has granted human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail in the sum of N30 million. The 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development on his X (Twitter) handle on Friday. The bail conditions include a N30 million bond, two sureties (one of whom must be a property owner), the submission of his...
Minister Of Justice Faults Suspension Of LG Chairmen In Edo
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared the suspension of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas, LGAS, in Edo State as illegal and unconstitutional. The AGF, who spoke to journalists in Abuja yesterday, stressed that removing from office or suspending any elected LG official in the country is...
Afe Babalola Writes LPDC, Wants Farotimi De-Barred Over Alleged Defamation
The Law Firm of Afe Babalola has written a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, (LPDC) asking it to strike out the name of Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, from the roll of legal practitioners in Nigeria for allegedly violating certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024 was signed...
Don’t Allow Dele Farotimi’s Case Define Your Legacy, Effiong Advises Afe Babalola
Don't Allow Dele Farotimi's Case Define Your Legacy, Effiong Advises Afe Babalola Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has expressed concerns over the legal of legal icon Aare Afe Babalola in his alleged defamation case against lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi. According to him, the nonagenarian Senior Advocate of Nigeria should not allow the case against Farotimi to define a legacy he...
Nigeria’s Criminal Justice Sick, Weak, Requires Total Overhaul, Says IGP Egbetokun
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, said the criminal justice system in Nigeria is weak, sick and needs a complete overhaul. The IGP explained that like a sick person who seeks medical help from a doctor, the nation’s criminal justice system also needs to be revived. He however urged Nigerians to stop blaming the police. Speaking at the...
UK To Deport Nigerian Pastor, Adegboyega Over Alleged £1.87m Fraud
Tobi Adegboyega, a UK-based Nigerian pastor, is on the verge of being deported after he lost his fight against deportation. This followed an alleged £1.87 million fraud which saw his church, SPAC Nation, shut down. Adegboyega, in his petition against his deportation, had claimed that the action would breach his right under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to a...
Court Order Dele Farotimi’s Remand Over Alleged Defamation Of Afe Babalola
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrate court on Wednesday remanded a Lagos based human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi over an alleged case of defamation against Aare Afe Babalola SAN the founder of Afe Babalola University. Farotimi, who was arrested at his chamber in Lagos on Tuesday by officers from Ekiti State Police Command, was arraigned for allegedly publishing a book “Nigeria and it’s...
British Parliament Votes In Support Of Assisted Suicide
British lawmakers on Friday voted in favour of a landmark bill which will for the first time help terminally ill adults decide to end their lives. The parliamentary voting which had 330 votes in favour and 275 against marks the beginning of months of debate and possible changes to the bill as it is expected to pass through the House...
PCRC Provides Food Products To Widows Of Ex-Police Officers
The Abia State Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has donated food items and other household materials to over 100 widows of deceased police officers in Abia State. State President of Police Officers Wives Association (POWA), Mrs. Esther Uma Orji, made the presentation on behalf of the Zone 9 PCRC led by Dr. Collins Obi at the office of the Acting...
Suspected Land Grabbers Invade Ondo Community
The Akure West LCDA headquarters in Ondo State's Isinkan community is tense after alleged land grabbers carrying lethal weapons interrupted a housing project that was in progress. According to reports, about 10 individuals stormed the site in a convoy, drove away workers, and allegedly destroyed equipment. Sources claim the intruders acted on the orders of the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladelusi...
