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Femi Falana

Date of Birth: 20 May 1958
Place of Birth: Lagos State, Nigeria


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Costly U-turn on killings

Two prominent voices of the movement Mr Macaroni and rapper Falz – the son of popular human rights lawyer Femi Falana – declined with Falz describing the invitation as disrespectful...


US gets its man

There has been no comment so far from his vocal Nigerian lawyer Femi Falana who attempted to politicise the issue and had taken it to the regional court of the Economic Community of West African States in Abuja (AC Vol 62 No 10 Businessman Saab caught in Venezuela sanctions trap)...


Businessman Saab caught in Venezuela sanctions trap

Pinto Monteiro gave an account of how much Saab and his family have been suffering in the last 10 months while the prominent Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist Femi Falana framed the case in highly charged political tones accusing the US of bullying Cabo Verde...


Immune to diplomacy

However Saab's lawyers who include the prominent Nigerian human rights lawyer Femi Falana and the Spanish legal heavyweight Baltasar Garzón took the case to the Supreme Court in Cape Verde which sent it back down and then to the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) Court of Justice in Abuja which ordered Saab's detention be converted into house arrest...


The nearly man

Femi Falana a lawyer and civil rights activist called the ruling 'meaningless' and asked the Court to annul all executive branch meetings and their decisions since 24 November; the case was adjourned until 22 January...


Recycled activists, new tactics

The second the Coalition of Democrats for Election Reforms (CODER) is led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu former Governor of Lagos State and Action Congress chief and Femi Falana prominent lawyer and civil rights activist...


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