MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The controversial book highlighted among others how Mr Babalola allegedly manipulated the judiciary to get favourable judgements for his clients. Afe Babalola/Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System/Dele Farotimi The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered publishers to stop production and distribution of the book titled, “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System” […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Original manuscripts by: Prince Olamilekan Martins Ojo FIMC, CMC The journey of activism often begins as a noble calling, fueled by a vision of justice and equity. Activists emerge from society’s fractures, unyielding in their quest to illuminate the shadows where injustice thrives. Yet, history shows that activism can transform from a […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Recall that Farotimi was arrested in Lagos State by officers of the Ekiti State Police Command. A court in Ekiti state has sent back embattled human rights lawyer, Mr Dele Farotimi to jail. This comes after his bail application was on Tuesday adjourned till December 20, 2024. Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas …ex-Gov may spend Christmas in Kuje …court adjourns till January 29 for trial A HIgh Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has ordered the remand of the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja pending his bail application. By the court’s ruling, Bello […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Finnish authorities had alleged that Ekpa utilised the social media to incite violence in Nigeria’s South-East region, targeting civilians and government officials. Gen. Christopher Musa, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), has criticized Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Biafran agitator, stating it is unfortunate that while Ekpa enjoys himself in Finland, he incites […] Read more
Posted by Samuel on Sat 07th Dec, 2024 – tori.ng MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The 44-year-old pastor, who arrived in the UK on a visitor’s visa in 2005 but did not leave when it expired, had sought to remain in the European country on human rights grounds. He had married a British citizen. Fresh details have surfaced regarding the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Last Tuesday, lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, was arrested and driven by road to Ekiti State where he was arraigned on Wednesday in a Magistrate Court for criminal defamation of Afe Babalola, senior lawyer, elder statesman and educationist. The defamation was allegedly contained in Mr Farotimi’s July 2024 book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice […] Read more
By Farooq A. Kperogi MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas This week’s Saturday Tribune column examines the Streisand effect in relation to Afe Babalola’s strong-arm tactics against Dele Farotimi over Farotimi’s book, which now ranks number one Amazon’s global Best Sellers’ list: When 95-year-old legal luminary Afe Babalola weaponized the Nigerian police to arrest and detain activist Dele […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has backed the federal government-led tax reform, describing the state’s position as “extremely comfortable.” The governor made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the Africa Investment Forum, Market Days 2024, in Rabat, Morocco. Sanwo-Olu advised people to […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas 🔊PETER OBI SPEAKS I just learned of the arrest of @DeleFarotimi, a respected human rights lawyer and advocate, over an allegation of defamation. This action is a gross misuse of police powers and a grave assault on the principles of democracy and justice in Nigeria. I condemn this action in totality. It […] Read more
