The Ekiti State Chief Magistrates Court, has struck out the defamation suit against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The court’s decision followed the application and motion by Martins Akala, the police prosecutor, to withdraw the suit from the…
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…
A magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has granted N30 million bail to Dele Farotimi, human rights activist. Abayomi Adeosun, the magistrate, ruled on Farotimi’s bail application on Friday. The bail conditions include two sureties, who are “responsible citizens in the society”,…
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…
…Condemns arrests of activists, journalists The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) have called on the government of President Bola Tinubu to immediately and unconditionally release activist Dele Farotimi, who is currently detained…
Embattled human rights lawyer, Mr Dele Farotimi, has been sent back to jail. The development comes after the ruling on Farotimi’s bail application was on Tuesday adjourned till December 20, 2024. Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate of the African Action…
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…
The federal high court in Ekiti has granted Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist, N50 million bail with one surety. On Monday, the court asked the surety to provide evidence of two years’ tax clearance, land document and a letter…
The Nigerian Police have filed fresh cybercrime charges against detained human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. The additional 12 count charge was filed on Friday, December 6, 2024, before a Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti. The development follows 16 charges…
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has been remanded in prison for allegedly defaming a legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN. Newsmen earlier reported that Farotimi was arraigned before a Magistrate Court in…
