•Dele Farotimi (left) and Afe Babalola The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SAN’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practising license of lawyer and author, Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional miscondu...
•Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted an order of interim injunction, restraining Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi whether acting by himself or his representatives, from further publishing, selling, circulating, advertising, or distributing the physical/hard/digital or ...
•Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola Supporters of human rights lawyer, Mr Dele Farotimi, and those of legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), clashed today at the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Confusion erupted after the adjournment for ruling on the bail application of Farotimi to December 20, 2024, reports Daily Trust. Bab...
•Deji Adeyanju Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju retracted the alleged defamatory statements made against the acting National Chairman and the acting National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party Umar Damagun, and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, yesterday. Adeyanju, in a letter dated December 6 written from his law firm, Deji Adeyanju & Partn...
•Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi Operatives of the Nigerian Police Force have reportedly arrested human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi’s arrest was revealed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, in a post on his X handle today. Sowore called for the lawyer’s immediate release, emphasising...
The Oyo State Police Command arraigned a 39-year-old man, Ganiyu Abiola, yesterday for allegedly defaming a police officer on Facebook and WhatsApp. The defendant, whose address was not disclosed, faced charges of defamation and breach of peace before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court, reports Daily Independent. Inspector Sikiru Opaleye, th...
•Ighodalo and Oshiomhole The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo, Asue Ighodalo, has given Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the immediate past governor of the state and senator representing Edo North Senatorial District, seven days within which he should retract the malicious and sla...
•Gani Adams and Igboho Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, today, instituted a case of alleged defamation of character against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. Adams had recently, in a leaked audio conversation, alleged that Igboho is an assassin allegedly being used by President Bola Tinubu fo...
•Gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa The Chief Magistrate Court, Wuse Zone 2, has summoned five social media users for “criminal defamation” of the reputation of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo; and her husband, Blessed Uzochikwa. In the court summons dated April 3, 2024, sighted by our correspondent, Chief Magistrate E...
•Akpabio and Emefiele The immediate-past Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has vowed to sue the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. The Senate president had at Senator Barinada Mpigi’s thanksgiving service in Koroma, Tai Local Government Area, Rivers State on February 18, stated that President Bola Tinu...
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