BREAKING: Court Grants Dele Farotimi Bail

Dele Farotimi, a prominent Nigerian human rights lawyer and activist, was granted bail set at N50 million by the Ekiti State High Court. The bail requires a surety with landed property, following his arraignment over allegations of defamation against Chief Afe Babalola. The charges stem from claims made in Farotimi’s book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, which alleged…

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Court Favors Afe Babalola, Orders Remand of Author Dele Farotimi

Human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, the capital of Ekiti State, and subsequently remanded over allegations of defaming the character of Afe Babalola, SAN. Farotimi, who was arrested in Lagos on Tuesday by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command, arrived at the court on Wednesday morning around 10:25…

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Mother Of Late Sylvester Oromoni, Victim of Dowen College Bullying, Dies Seven Months After Court Dismissed Case

Rosemary Oromoni, the mother of Sylvester Oromoni, the 12-year-old boy who tragically died in 2021 after allegedly being bullied at Dowen College in Lagos, has reportedly passed away. It was gathered that her death occurred in late November, following a battle with intermittent blood pressure-related health issues. Meanwhile, Mrs Oromoni’s death comes just over seven months after a special…

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Court slaps VDM ₦500m fine, orders retraction of defamatory posts against Falana

The Lagos State High Court has ordered social media critic Martin Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to delete defamatory statements and videos concerning prominent lawyer and human rights advocate Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, musician Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz. Justice M. O. Idowu, presiding over the case (suit no: ID/8584/GCM/2024), also fined Otse ₦500 million for…

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In A Courtroom

“And what is your crime?” the judge, he said,  “To whom did you cause harm or dread?  For I see no blood, no theft, no pain,  Yet you stand accused all the same.Is it love that brought you here today?  And if it is, then what can I say?  For love, in all its varied forms,  Should never be the cause of storms.But still, the…

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US Court Orders Mayweather to Pay N4.2 Billion to Nigerian Firm

An appellate court in the United States has upheld the ruling of a lower court ordering a former World Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., to pay a Nigerian company, Zinni Media Concept Limited the sum of N4.2 billion in damages over breach of contract and fraud.  A statement signed by the company’s media executive, Alex Nwankwo ( AlexReports) says the…

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