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November 14, 2016

Human rights: Falana wants Buhari to release ex-NSA Dasuki

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki and prevail on security agencies to stop violating human rights. Falana said this in a statement on Sunday while stating that t has become necessary following the ban by the United States of America on the sale... Read More

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November 5, 2016

Buhari should forget about $29.9bn loan, go after looted funds – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the $29.9bn loan request by President Muhammadu Buhari will mortgage the future of Nigeria. Falana spoke at a symposium tagged: “X-raying 50 years of military intervention in Nigeria’s politics”, organised by the Department of Political Science, University of Lagos. Falana urged the President to forget about the loan... Read More

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November 2, 2016

$29bn loan rejection will challenge FG to recover more loots – Falana

Has man rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s $29bn loan proposal by the Senate will push the government to intensify investigations into diversion of billions from the nation’s coffers. The senate had on Tuesday rejected the proposal after it was put to a voice vote. In a statement on... Read More

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October 24, 2016

NJC has powers to suspend judges – Falana

Human rights lawyer Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) on Monday said the National Judicial Council (NJC) had the “powers of interim suspension” over erring judges. Falana said this in a letter issued on Monday while addressing issues ranging from the DSS raid of some judges’ home, to the stance of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and the decision... Read More

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October 14, 2016

YNaija Says: Shame on you, Obasanjo, for saying Chibok girls were gone forever

For a woman who has been front and center of the agitation to bring back the Chibok girls, it is ironic that the biggest breakthrough in that agitation so far happened when she was in far away California. It was 4am there when news of the release of 21 out of 218 girls got to... Read More

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October 11, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories you should monitor today. Price of rice will begin to crash by November – FG The Federal Government on Monday said the price of rice will begin to crash starting from November this year. 2. Lagos school kidnap: Kidnappers give families 48-hour ultimatum Families of those kidnapped in a school... Read More

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October 11, 2016

Past CBN governors should be probed for unrecovered loans – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has urged the Federal Government to investigate loans allegedly given to commercial banks by former governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Falana spoke at a dinner organised by the executives of the Senior Staff Club of the University of Ibadan in honour of members recently appointed by the Federal Government.... Read More

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October 9, 2016

Falana condemns demand for unconditional release of arrested judges

Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana has condemned the call by the Nigerian Bar Association for unconditional release of the judges arrested by operatives of the Department of State Security. Falana in a statement said the demand was an embarrassment to the “incorruptible members of the bar”. The NBA had declared a state of emergency and... Read More

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October 6, 2016

BREAKING: Ekiti lawmaker suspended for 180 days

The Ekiti state House of Assembly on Thursday suspended the lawmaker representing Ikole 1, Gboyega Aribisogan, for 180 legislative days‎ for alleged anti-party activities. Aribisogan was accused of plotting with the opposition to impeach the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, an allegation he denied. He was accused of plotting with the Senator representing Ogun East senatorial district,... Read More

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September 26, 2016

The Media Blog: Lai Mohammed is going to court – over a scandal that doesn’t even make sense

No one is asking our opinion, but if they did, we would tell them the truth: the entire kerfuffle over the ‘Change begins with me’ campaign is ridiculous. First, because the campaign itself is dead on arrival. It’s a hastily conceived, unprofessionally rolled out, accident of governance that terribly mismatches the slow-train messaging of a... Read More

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September 25, 2016

$7bn reserves: Soludo won’t get any apology from me – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana on Sunday said he would not apologise to a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Charles Soludo for alleging that he gave out $7 billion to some banks without recovering it. Soludo had denied the allegation and demanded for an apology from the lawyer. But Falana in a... Read More

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September 25, 2016

Falana lied I gave $7bn of Nigeria’s reserves to banks – Soludo

Former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Charles Soludo has denied claims by lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) that he unlawfully gave $7 billion of Nigeria’s reserves to banks as loans and never recovered them. Falan had also alleged that another former governor of the CBN, Sanusi Lamido also gave another unrecovered N600 billion as bailout to the same... Read More

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September 25, 2016

Probe FG over $4bn recovered Abacha loot, Falana tells EFCC

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) on Saturday petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the Federal Government over the recovered loot of former military leader, Gen. Sani Abacha. In a letter addressed to the commission’s acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, Falana said the Federal Government has not accounted for the funds recovered... Read More

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September 24, 2016

Sanusi replies Falana, says he is ready for probe

A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi says he is ready for his time as head of the bank to be probed, Premium Times reports. It would be recalled that days back human rights lawyer, Femi Falana had called for the probe of Sanusi, who is now the Emir of Kano, and Professor... Read More

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September 23, 2016

The Thread: Is selling our national assets the right thing to do?

Yinka Ogunnubi, author and finance expert, who tweets @yinkanubi, lends his voice to the sale of national assets debate raging around the country. He attempts to explore the the pros and cons of selling our assets. Do see below: 1. I want to share some thoughts on this issue of the sale of the national... Read More

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September 22, 2016

Senators queuing up to buy national assets, Falana warns Buhari

Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, has joined other Nigerians to reject calls for the sale of national assets to help bring the country out of the current economic recession, Premium Times reports. Falana said it was sad that senators who are supposed to defend the Constitution and the country’s assets were amongst those making such suggestions. Falana warned... Read More

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September 18, 2016

Budget padding tracker: Compel EFCC to probe Dogara, others – SERAP tells court

Advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to begin investigations levelled against Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara and other principal officers. The principal officers were accused of padding the 2016 budget by Honourable Abdulmumin... Read More

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September 6, 2016

Arrested journalist, Ahmed Salkida denied access to his lawyer

Nigerian journalist, Ahmed Salkida who was arrested on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikwe airport, Abuja has been denied access to his lawyer, Femi Falana, Premium Times reports. Salkida, alongside Ahmad Bolori and lawyer, Aisha Wakil had been declared wanted by the Nigerian Army over links to terrorist group, Boko Haram. Salkida had distributed the most... Read More

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September 4, 2016

Falana to FG: Spend recovered loots…it will solve some problems

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Saturday asked the Federal Government to stop keeping the recovered loots, stating that it can be used to solve some of the country’s problems. Falana said this in an interview with Punch in Abuja while reacting to comments by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed who revealed... Read More

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August 29, 2016

Military has no power to declare civilians ‘wanted’ – Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana on Monday said the Nigerian military had no power to declare civillians ‘wanted’. He said this while criticizing the decision of the Army to declare three persons ‘wanted’ in connection to a video of the abducted Chibok girls. In a statement on Monday, Falana said such powers were only with... Read More

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August 20, 2016

How candidate for NBA president spent N700million to contest – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has given reasons why he cannot contest the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association. Falana said he has decided to stay away from contesting because of the huge amount of money that goes into the campaign. Falana said this on Friday at a symposium organized by members of the... Read More

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Falana warns APC against stopping budget padding investigation

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist Femi Falana has warned the All Progressives Congress APC against interfering in the budget padding scandal rocking the House of Representatives. According to The Punch, Falana said that Dogara should be given the benefit of the doubt, adding that the issue of prosecution does not arise at... Read More

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Budget-Padding Tracker: DSS has no business investigating reps – Falana

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and civil rights activist, Femi Falana has said that the Depart of State Service has no business investigating allegations of budget padding in the National Assembly. A former chairman of the Appropriation committee in the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin had accused the speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara,... Read More

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I rejected ex-governor’s offer to launder N405 million – Falana

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and civil rights activist Femi Falana, has revealed that he rejected a N405 million brief from a former governor to help him launder funds abroad. He urged lawyers not to stoop so low as to be willing to aid fraudulent politicians because of what he termed filthy lucre. Falana’s revelation... Read More

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We are going to Germany for work, not holiday | Governors tell Femi Falana

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has stated that its planned trip to Germany is not for holidays but to seek partnership with investors. The forum said this on Sunday, while reacting to comments made by lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN). NGF spokesman, Abdulrazak Bello-Barkindo, in a statement explained that, “Six governors are embarking... Read More

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‘Lawmakers must return salaries for days they did not sit’ – Femi Falana

Senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights activist, Femi Falana has advised the accountant-general of the federation, Ahmed Idris to make sure that federal lawmakers return a huge part of the salaries they received in the past year. Falana rued that the lawmakers had received payment for a year’s worth of work even though... Read More

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President Buhari should sack Buratai if he fails to resign – Femi Falana

Following revelations that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, purchased properties worth $1.5 million dollars in Dubai, human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has advocated for his dismissal if he fails to resign. The legal luminary said in a statement that President Buhari should sack the Army Chief despite his laudable achievement in... Read More

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Femi Falana: The limit of Ayo Fayose’s immunity

Sometime in 2004, Governor Ayo Fayose was reported by The News magazine to have stolen N1.2 billion from the coffers of Ekiti State government. The brutal killings in the state were also traced to a killer squad funded by the governor. Embarrassed by the publication, Mr. Fayose sued the magazine at the high court holden... Read More

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Why militancy has returned to the Niger Delta – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the continued destruction of oil wells and pipelines by Niger Delta Avengers “would further impoverish the Niger Delta” region and its people. Falana also said the ongoing spate of militancy wouldn’t be happening, if proper records of the amnesty programmes had been kept by past governments. Speaking on Sunday... Read More

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‘The looters list is not correct’ – Femi Falana

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has said some of the figures inputted in the looters list by the federal government, are not accurate. Falana said he is certain that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has recovered a lot more than 39,169,911,023.00- said to be cash at hand and 19,267,730,359.36... Read More

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