A lawyer, Fred Nzeakor, has submitted that the alleged defamation case between rights activist, Dele Farotimi and legal icon, Afe Babalola, has divided Nigeria into two. He submitted that on one side are the conservatives who are sympathetic to Babalola and the radicals who are not sympathetic to anybody other than the fact that they want a better Nigeria. The lawyer also indicated that the legal tussle has deeper implications for Nigeria’s judiciary and the country’s efforts at attracting foreign investors. Nzeakor made his submissions on Wednesday during an interview…
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Dele Farotimi: Stop Acting Like Errand Boys To Big Men, Politicians – Adeyanju To Nigerian Police
He stated this on Friday while condemning the move by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola to arrest human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi for alleged defamation. He argued that Babalola should have resorted to civil remedies against Farotimi rather than using the police and court to harass him. According to Adeyanju, “Dele Farotimi, a lawyer and activist was arrested in his office in Lagos on the instructions of the Nigeria Police after our revered father and leader in the legal profession had petitioned that Dele Farotimi had defamed him in…
Read MoreCourt Strikes Out Fraud Charge Against Ibeto After Refunding N3.2bn
Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, Wednesday, struck out the alleged N4.8 billion fraud charge instituted against the embattled Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Ogala struck out the charge after she was informed by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), that the businessman had refunded N3.2 billion of the money he was accused of having stolen from his alleged victim, Chief Daniel Chukwudozie by the EFCC. The anti-graft agency had filed a…
Read MoreNwaziri Launches Maiden Album ,”Winds of Change” I n Grand Style.
The official launching of the first music album, “Winds of Change” by Mr Chinedu Nwaziri ,whose stage name is “Chanidu” in conjunction with Ozisa 96.1 FM, recently took place in Owerri, the Imo state capital. The occasion held at a popular hotel in owerri attracted, relations, friends and well wishers, musicians, comedians from far and near. Speaking at the event, the chairman of the occasion, Dr Kelechi Ogbu described, the album launch as a step in the right direction and congratulated, Mr Nwaziri on his album launch and the bold…
Read MoreLegal Profession Destroying Itself”: J.S. Okutepa SAN Blasts Police For Handcuffing Farotimi Despite Noble Standing
Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), J.S. Okutepa, has strongly criticized the treatment of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who appeared in court handcuffed for alleged cyberstalking and criminal defamation charges. Okutepa described the act as a “shameful disgrace” to the nobility of the legal profession and a severe abuse of the criminal process. In a statement, Okutepa expressed dismay over the celebration of Farotimi’s handcuffing as a supposed triumph of justice. He argued that such actions only highlight the degeneration and lack of integrity within Nigeria’s legal profession. “No…
Read MorePastor, Wife Jailed For 16 Years As Court Ordered Church To Be Closed Down
A Lagos Court has ordered the deregistration and total closure of Temple International Church and jailed the senior Pastor, Harry Uyanwanne and his wife, Oluwakemi Odemuyiwa (a.k.a Kristein Uyanwanne), for using the name of God and the church to defraud people. P.M.EXPRESS reports that it was the judgment of the Lagos State High sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, which convicted and sentenced the couple alongside Temple International Church for selling a N52m property belonging to a dead woman, late Mrs. Janet Adeola Odemuyiwa and converting it to their own use.…
Read MoreFarotimi: You Have Committed An Unspeakable And Despicable Injustice – Sowore Knocks Peter Obi For ‘Begging’ Afe Babalola
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has berated the Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for reportedly trying to appease a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afe Babalola, on behalf of Lagos-based lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Naijaonpoint reports that Farotimi is currently on trial for allegedly defaming Babalola in his book titled ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’. Farotimi, who was arraigned before the court last week, was remanded at a correctional facility until this Monday when he was granted a ₦50m bail by the same court. Obi, had on…
Read MoreConduct Elections Like Ghana Without Telling Losers To Go To Court,” PDP, CAN, ACF Tell INEC Chair
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the former Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani have taken the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Yakubu Mahmoud to task over his comment on the election in Ghana. Without mincing words, they told him to replicate in Nigeria what he observed in Ghana presidential election without asking losers to “go to court.” While reacting to the outcome of the polls, Yakubu had said Ghana learnt the management of election results from Nigeria,…
Read MoreNUJ Secretariat Not For Sale – Imo Journalists
…As court vacates detention orders, free NUJ 4 Occupants from Prison, 12 Days After At last freedom has come the way of the four occupants at the Imo NUJ Press Centre ,PH Road who were wrongly detailed following an order of a Magistrate,Tochi Agumanu. It was quite a relief for Imo Journalists ,as same magistrate reversed herself and vacated the order detaining the NUJ 4 who were unlawfully detained at the state correctional centre. The court that earlier gave the order for their detention vacated the order yesterday which led…
Read More27 Imo PDP LGA Chairmen dissociate selves from Ugochinyere’s purported appointment as State leader
…Describe reports as deceptive, send warning to impersonators …Endorse Ugochinyere’s expulsion from party for gross indiscipline …Reiterate confidence in Sen. Anyanwu’s leadership The forum of LGA Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Imo State chapter, has denied and dissociated itself from recent reports in some sections of the media purporting that the Chairmen appointed Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as leader of the party in the State. Describing the reports as false and deceptive, the 27 Chairmen in a communique issued after an emergency meeting on Tuesday, December 10, 2024,…
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