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    Metro Fayose is Using State Fund To Acquire Properties in Abuja - Falana

    Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has accused Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose of looting funds meant for the development of the state. Falana, who spoke yesterday at the maiden edition of Ekitipanupo colloquium in Lagos, said there was evidence that “The little funds of the state are...
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    Metro Falana - Every Nigerian Has a Right to Name Their Dog Buhari

    Femi Falana, one of Nigeria's foremost rights lawyer has spoken against the prosecution of Joachim Chinakwe, a Nigerian who named his dog “Buhari”. PREMIUM TIMES reports that Falana said that Chinakwe's ordeal had no place in the Nigerian statute, adding that labelling his dog with his...
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    Metro Falana Speaks on Budget Padding, APC’ Letter to Jibrin

    A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana, said any attempt by the ruling All Progressives Congress to cover up the budget crisis in the House of Representatives can be dangerous to the nation’s democracy. Last week the APC leadership held a meeting with former...
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    Politics DSS Has No Power to Probe Federal Lawmakers - Falana

    Outspoken Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana has stated that the Department of State Service, DSS, has the rights to investigate into the current crisis at the house of reps and probe federal lawmakers. In a statement issued on Sunday, Falana said there was no legal or moral backing for the DSS to...
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    Politics Constitution Only Allows Lawmakers to Reduce Budget Figures, Not Increase it - Falana

    The Nigerian constitution does not give lawmakers the powers to inflate budget figures, prominent lawyer, Femi Falana has stated. According to him, lawmakers need to understand the limit of their powers with regards to the passing of the budget. The constitution says the President "shall...
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    Politics Falana - A Governor Offered Me N405million Bribe to Help Him Launder Money

    Popular Nigerian Human Rights Lawyer, Femi Falana claims that an unnamed Governor offered him N405million if he would help in laundering some money abroad. THE CABLE reports that Falana explained that the governor confessed that he decided to choose the lawyer because “nobody will suspect...
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    Politics Falana Goes After Federal Lawmakers,Demands Refund of Allowances

    Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, said it is illegal for former governors, who have been placed on life pension in their states, to also earn salaries in the National Assembly. THE NATION reports that, speaking at the investiture of Mr. Dele Ojogbede as President of Rotary...
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    Politics Falana Knocks Saraki, Ekweremadu Over Senate Forgery Scandal

    Prominent Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, has scolded principal officers of the Nigerian senate, telling them to face the forgery charges against them instead of attacking the Presidency. Speaking on “The limit of executive immunity”, in Benin on Saturday, Falana called on Senate President...
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    Politics Immunity Claim: Governor Fayose Slams Femi Falana

    Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has condemned prominent Nigerian lawyer and human activist, Femi Falana over the statements he made concerning his immunity as a governor in Nigeria. Related: The Limit of Gov Fayose's Immunity - Femi Falana In a statement by his spokesman, Lere Olayinka...
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    Politics The Limit of Gov Fayose's Immunity - Femi Falana [OPINION]

    Here's an opinion piece from prominent Nigerian lawyer, Femi Falana, over the immunity enjoyed by Ayodele Fayose as the Ekiti state governor. Fayose's account was recently frozen by the EFCC allegedly in connection to a fraud investigation. The governor exploded, vowing to bring down heaven...
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    Politics Falana Reacts to Senate’s Life Pension and Immunity Proposal

    Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticized a proposed life pension and immunity from prosecution for the Senate President, and other presiding officers of the National Assembly. Falana in a statement released on Sunday described the proposal as insensitive, irrational, and immoral...
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    Politics Failure to Name Looters: Buhari is in Order – Falana

    A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, and Lagos-based lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, said on Sunday that Buhari’s directive to the Minister of Information to release details of the looted funds periodically, was in order. Buhari in his nationwide address to mark his one year in office on...
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    Politics One Year In Office: Femi Falana Reacts On Details Of Looters

    President Mohammadu Buhari on Sunday, dashed the hopes of millions of Nigerians who were waiting to be told how much his administration had so far recovered from individuals and firms accused of looting the nation’s treasury. In his nationwide address to mark his one year in office on Sunday...
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    Politics [LIST] 7 Points Femi Falana Made On Channels TV Today

    Human rights lawyer, activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has once again vented his frustration with the sorry state of the nation, especially concerning the spate of insecurity sweeping across different regions. Below are the 7 salient points from Falana’s explosive interview on Channels television...
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    Metro Femi Falana: 162 Policemen Guard A Single Governor in Nigeria

    Prominent human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana has revealed that not less than 162 policemen guard a single governor in the country. Falana stated this while on Channels Television Sunrise Daily programme. He said “We used to have 300 policemen guarding a Governor, now Police assigns...
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    Politics 18,000 is a Starvation Wage – Falana

    Foremost Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has described the 19,800 minimum wage currently received by workers as a ‘starvation wage.’ Falana, said at the pre-May Day lecture held in Abuja yesterday where he was a guest speaker. The activist argue that the government is...
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    Politics Falana Writes Dogara on CCT Act Amendment

    Femi Falana, Lagos based human rights activist and lawyer has written the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, urging him not to support current moves by the Senate to amend the Code of Conduct Act (CCT). Describing the move as ‘unconstitutional’, Falana, in a letter titled...
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    Politics Falana Threatens President Buhari With Legal Action Over Loans

    Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana has called on the Federal Government to hasten the political will and courage to recover “withheld or stolen funds of not less than $200 billion belonging to the Nigerian people” instead of taking fresh loans. In a letter dated April 8, 2016...
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    Metro Falana to DSS: Release Shiites' Leader, El-Zakzaky Within 24 Hours

    Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has petitioned the DSS demanding the unconditional release of the detained leader of the Shiites sect, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat. In a letter to the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Falana demanded their release from...
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    Metro President Buhari's Anti-Corruption War May Not Yield Results – Femi Falana

    Human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana says the current anti-corruption war by the Federal Government may not yield any meaningful result after all. This, according to the Senior Advocate of Nigeria, is because the criminal justice system in the country has been hijacked by those...
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