Femi Falana

Popular rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Addressing a Southwest youths and women conference at Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, Falana said…

Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN says the presidential pardon recently granted former Governors Jolly Nyame, Joshua Dariye and 157 other prisoners should be extended to all petty thieves in the nation's prisons. According to…

To curb the spread of misinformation, journalists should self-regulate their use of social media, rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana said in Lagos on Thursday. Such self-regulation, he said, would also stave off a likely shutdown of social…

Lauretta Onochie, Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to President Muhammadu Buhari says that a lot of hatred is directed at the Fulani ethnic group as a way of getting back at the president. In a series of tweets on Monday, she…

The Femi Falana-led Alliance for Survival of COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) says there is a plot to commercialise COVID-19 vaccines expected in the country anytime from now. The Federal Government has said that the first batch of 100,000…

Human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, (SAN), on Wednesday, allayed fears expressed by some Nigerians that the clamour for restructuring was an indirect call for the break-up of the country. Rather, he said, the issue of restructuring,…

The Femi Falana-led Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 And Beyond (ASCAB) has appealed to judges and chief magistrates to conduct monthly inspections of police stations and detention centres. The coalition of over 80 civil society…

The International Criminal Court (ICC) says a criminal complaint has been filed against foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN for allegedly instigating the #EndSARS protests which led to killings of some persons and destruction of…

Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana says the barracks where soldiers that shot peaceful protesters in Lekki last Tuesday were deployed from has been identified. Falana, who is the Chairman of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and…

A foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana says the Federal Government should have no difficulties meeting the demands of EndSARS protesters since it negotiates with terrorists and kidnappers. He said a genuine commitment to dialogue…

The address of Femi Falana SAN, Co-chair, Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB) at the emergency Webinar meeting of ASCAB held on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 As an opposition political party the All Progressive Congress…

4th September 2020 The Secretary, The Ayo Salami Judicial Commission, The Presidency, Three Arms Zone, Abuja, FCT. REQUEST TO REFRAIN FROM RECOMMENDING THE TERMINATION OF CHARGE NO. LD/2415C/16 (FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA v GNAHOUE…

Falana also wondered out loud why police officers still arrested other people in place of criminal suspects

Human rights Lawyer and top law professional, Femi Falana (SAN), has denied receiving N28m from the embattled former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu. Mr. Magu is being investigated…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has condemned the action of the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami who was allegedly used to infringe on the fundamental human rights of the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi.…

Foremost human rights lawyer, Femi Falana SAN has called on the House of Representatives to discontinue consideration of the Infectious Disease Control Bill currently before it. He made the call while appearing on Channels Television…