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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Biden Commutes 38 Death Sentences, Fearing They May Be Executed Under Trump
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of executions during his first term. Three men, convicted of terrorism or hate crimes, will remain on federal death row: one of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers, a...
Farotimi Reunites With Family After Meeting Bail Conditions
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions. The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore. He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD. Farotimi, who was remanded in a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti,...
Gov. Adeleke Pardons Man Sentenced To Death For Stealing Fowl In Osun
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pardoned Segun Olowookere who was sentenced to death for armed robbery in Osun State. Olowookere was pardoned alongside his accomplice, Sunday Morakinyo, the governor disclosed in a statement on X on Thursday. The claim that the duo got a death sentence for stealing a fowl went viral on social media. But the Osun State...
