Legal luminary and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has cautioned the Federal Government against the indiscriminate approval of new university licences. Speaking at the High Impact Research and Journal Advancement Workshop in Ado-Ekiti on Monday,…
Elder statesman Afe Babalola (SAN) has described the passing of Afenifere leader Chief Ayo Adebanjo, at the age of 96, as a profound loss to Nigeria and the legal profession. Babalola, who is also 96, made this statement in Ado-Ekiti…
By Jeleel Olawale The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi,CFR, Ojaja II in company of about prominent Yoruba traditional Rulers in Ekiti state was at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti (ABUAD) last night to appeal to the founder…
By Sodiq Adelakun Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has declared his readiness to face the ongoing legal battle with Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Afe Babalola. Farotimi, who is currently embroiled in a defamation case, made the bold…
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Justice, has paid approximately N1.1bn as professional fees to prominent Nigerian lawyers, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, and 23 other law firms over a period of three years. This revelation emerged…
Afe Babalola’s law firm has asked the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to disbar Dele Farotimi, a human rights advocate, for alleged unethical conduct. The firm wrote a 90-page petition dated December 6, 2024 and signed by Ola Faro, a…
Legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, has taken a step further in the expression of his anger against Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi over the alleged defamation of his character. The elder statesman, through his law firm, has written a…
Some Nigerians have expressed anger after human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, appeared at the Ekiti State High Court in handcuffs Men of the Nigeria Police Force had escorted Farotimi to the court on Monday in handcuffs. Last week, Farotimi was…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria Afe Babalola has voiced his dissatisfaction with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, accusing it of turning hardworking Nigerians into beggars by fostering an environment where the government continually dispenses handouts. Babalola argues that these palliative measures…
.…urges Aribisogan to head to court, says political rascality endangers democracy Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Friday, faulted the removal of Gboyega Aribisogan as the Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly and his replacement by Olubunmi…
