Femi Falana Archives

FLASH: Appeal Court Declines Falana’s Request To Ban Public Officers From Medical Tourism

GISTSMATE 014 weeks ago011 mins

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has turned down a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officers from seeking medical treatment abroad. “It will be an infringement or breach on the Fundamental Right of Nigerians be they Public Officers or not to prevent them from seeking medical attention outside…

June 12 Annulment: Falana Vows To Sue IBB Over 1993 Detention

GISTSMATE 011 month ago06 mins

Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has declared his intention to challenge what he describes as his malicious detention and prosecution under the regime of former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (IBB). Falana’s reaction follows revelations in IBB’s recently launched book, where the former leader addressed the controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993,…

Falana Sues Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, Demands $5 Million Over Invasion Of Privacy

GISTSMATE 012 months ago2 months ago012 mins

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has instituted a $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) lawsuit before a Lagos High Court against Meta Platforms Inc., the U.S.-based tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, over alleged invasion of his privacy In the originating motion brought pursuant to Section 37 of the 1999…

Why Yar’Adua Cancelled Sale Of Port Harcourt Refinery To Dangote – Falana

GISTSMATE 013 months ago16 mins

Prominent human rights lawyer and senior advocate, Femi Falana, has revealed why former President Umaru Yar’Adua cancelled the sale of the Port Harcourt refinery to a consortium led by Dangote Oil. Falana described the reversal as a critical step to address the legal and ethical breaches surrounding the transaction and to protect Nigeria’s national interest….

NHRC Slams Lazy Youths Calling For 90-Year-Old Soyinka To Lead Protests

GISTSMATE 013 months ago010 mins

Younger people calling on Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka and prominent rights activist, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to lead mass protests against the situation in Nigeria are driven by complete lack of any sense of history, the Nigerian Human Rights Community, (NHRC) said at the weekend. A coalition of civil society and community-based organisations in…

‘Hold VeryDarkMan Responsible For Defamation,’ Bobrisky Reacts To Falana’s 12-Hour Retraction Ultimatum

GISTSMATE 015 months ago07 mins

Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has denied ever giving money to human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin Falana, Falz, to secure a presidential pardon for him. On Wednesday that the renowned human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria and his son, in separate letters from their lawyers,…

Falz Gives Bobrisky 12-Hour Ultimatum To Apologise, Retract Defamatory Claim

GISTSMATE 015 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded a public retraction and apology from popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, over allegations that Falana requested N10 million to facilitate a presidential pardon. In a letter dated October 14, 2024, issued by Falana’s legal representatives, Olorunfemi Akinyemi, Esq., and Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq.,…

Bobrisky: Court Orders N500m Fine Against VeryDarkMan For Defaming Falana, Falz

GISTSMATE 016 months ago6 months ago05 mins

The Lagos State High Court has ordered social media critic, Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to remove defamatory comments and videos about renowned lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz. Additionally, the court has imposed a N500 million fine for libel. Justice M. O. Idowu delivered the judgment…

Fixing Of Fuel Prices By NNPC Illegal – Femi Falana

GISTSMATE 016 months ago04 mins

A Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has knocked the decisions of Nigeria National Petroleum Company to fix prices of imported fuel and locally refined fuel, which are illegal, null, and void. In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the move contravenes the provisions of section 205 of the Petroleum Industry Act….

“Some M3ntally Der@nged Persons Have Thre@tened To Burn My Office If I Sue VeryDarkMan” – Femi Falana

GISTSMATE 016 months ago04 mins

Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says he has been receiving threats over his decision to take legal action against VeryDarkMan, the controversial activist. Recently, VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein Bobrisky, the popular crossdresser, claimed that Falana and his son Falz contacted her while she was serving a six-month sentence for…

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FLASH: Appeal Court Declines Falana’s Request To Ban Public Officers From Medical Tourism

June 12 Annulment: Falana Vows To Sue IBB Over 1993 Detention

Falana Sues Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, Demands $5 Million Over Invasion Of Privacy

Why Yar’Adua Cancelled Sale Of Port Harcourt Refinery To Dangote – Falana

NHRC Slams Lazy Youths Calling For 90-Year-Old Soyinka To Lead Protests

‘Hold VeryDarkMan Responsible For Defamation,’ Bobrisky Reacts To Falana’s 12-Hour Retraction Ultimatum

Falz Gives Bobrisky 12-Hour Ultimatum To Apologise, Retract Defamatory Claim

Bobrisky: Court Orders N500m Fine Against VeryDarkMan For Defaming Falana, Falz

Fixing Of Fuel Prices By NNPC Illegal – Femi Falana

“Some M3ntally Der@nged Persons Have Thre@tened To Burn My Office If I Sue VeryDarkMan” – Femi Falana