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- 19 May 2025
Falana vs Zinox, 12 Others: Again, Attorney General withdraws Fiat from Falana
For the second time, the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has withdrawn the fiat donated to Femi Falana SAN, purporting to prosecute a case against Mr.…
- 10 May 2024
CBN Misinterprets Cyber Security Provisions - Falana
Femi Falana, SAN, has said that the recently imposed 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy is not meant for individuals. Femi Falana Falana made this known in a statement, saying the circular of the…
- 11 Nov 2022
Court Strikes Out Charges Filed by Falana Against Zinox Boss, Others
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) presided over by Honourable Justice C. O. Oba sitting in Court 32 has struck out Charge No. FCT/HC/CR/469/2022 filed by Falana & Falana…
- 5 Jan 2025
Zinox Demands Apology from Falana over Alleged Defamation, Reputational Damage
Management of Zinox Technologies Limited, foremost African digital conglomerate, has demanded public apology from Mr. Femi Falana SAN, over alleged defamation and reputational injury inflicted on the…
- 9 Dec 2020
Falana Claims CBN Froze Accounts of #EndSARS Promoters before Court Order
Femi Falana (SAN), Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of freezing of bank accounts associated with some promoters of the #EndSARS protests two…
- 9 Feb 2025
Femi Falana Files $5 Million Suit Against Meta for Alleged Invasion of Privacy
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Femi Falana has filed a $5, 000, 000 (Five million US dollar) suit before a Lagos High Court against the United States of America-based organization Meta Platforms…
- 30 Aug 2021
Falana Says Judgement on VAT Will Strengthen Campaign for Restructuring
Mr. Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, has, said the judgement of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, which ruled against the administration and collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by the Federal…
- 14 Jan 2026
Falana Wins $25,000 Damages from Meta over Fake Illness Video
Lagos High Court at TBS has awarded $25,000 in damages in favour of Mr. Femi Falana (SAN) in his $5 million lawsuit against Meta Platforms Inc., the US-based technology company owned by Mark…
- 12 Apr 2026
Meta Files Appeal over $25,000 Damages Awarded to Falana
Meta Platforms, Inc., global technology company, has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Lagos State High Court delivered in favour of Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, setting the stage for…
- 26 Mar 2025
Court Throws Out Falana’s Fraud Case against Ekeh, Zinox Boss and Others
Federal High Court in the Bwari Judicial Division has thrown out a case of fraud filed against the Chairman of Zinox Technologies, Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, his wife, Chioma Ekeh, and 11 others. Femi Falana…
- 30 Dec 2018
NCC Faults Falana’s Claims on N600Bn Yearly Loss
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday faulted Mr. Femi Falana’s (SAN), Lagos lawyer claim that the country was losing about N600 billion due to the failure of the commission to issue…
- 6 Jun 2013
Falana Urges N/Assembly to Disclose Salaries, Allowances
Mr. Femi Falana, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human right activist has urged the National Assembly to change the public perception that they are the highest paid in the world by disclosing…
- 27 Dec 2018
Falana to Sue NCC over Software Contract to Save Losses
Femi Falana, SAN, human rights lawyer, has threatened to sue Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), over its refusal to issue contract award letters to enable the successful consultant to deploy…
- 28 Dec 2024
Falana, Media Trial is Old School; Please Try Something New from 2025 – Leo Stan Ekeh
Mr. Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman of Zinox Group, while reacting to phone inquiries from some journalists to confirm if he was aware of a new lawsuit against his companies, staff, wife, and himself as…
- 14 Sept 2015
Buhari’s Ministers: DSS Screens Odimegwu, Falana, Others
Mr. Festus Odimegwu, former managing director of Nigerian Breweries Limited, and Prof. Pat Utomi, a former presidential candidate, are among the ministerial nominees that have been screened by the…
- 20 Oct 2020
Garba Asks Court to Ban Twitter in Nigeria, SERAP Hires Falana to Oppose Suit
Adamu Garba, Nigerian businessman Tuesday asked a federal high court in Abuja to ban Twitter from operating in any part of the country. But Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP)…
- 4 Oct 2022
Femi Falana, SAN: Your Client’s Publication on Zinox Chairman, a Cheap Blackmail
By E. Ezuka I have followed with interest the case of what appears to be an attempted blackmail by your client, Mr. Benjamin Joseph of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm…
- 1 Mar 2021
COVID-19: 9mobile Celebrates, Pledges Support for Health Workers at Yaba Isolation Centre
9mobile has paid glowing tribute to Dr. Ayodeji Falana and other health workers who have been outstanding in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in the last one year. Dr. Falana was adjudged most…
- 2 Nov 2022
FG Orders Withdrawal of Charges Against Ekeh, Zinox Boss, Wife, Others, Insists on Full Prosecution of Alleged Blackmailer, Benjamin Joseph
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the withdrawal of the charges purportedly filed by Femi Falana (SAN) against the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, his wife and few others based on…
- 8 Dec 2017
100 Million Fans Expected to Watch Falz First-Ever Solo Concert Live
Nigerian entertainer Folarin Falana aka Falz the Bahd Guy, is wrapping up a great year with a concert that will shake Nigeria to its roots. The multi-talented lawyer-turned-rapper announced on Friday…
- 19 Dec 2017
FALZ Set To Produce His Own Tv Series And Feature Film In 2018
Nigerian rapper, actor and comedian, Falzthebahdguy, known to a few as Folarin Falana revealed in a recent interview that he just might be going into the production of a TV series and a feature film…
- 5 Nov 2019
Court Asks Army to Stop OPI
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian Army and its Chief of Army Staff (COAS) to suspend the ongoing Operation Positive Identification (OPI).…
- 19 Dec 2014
Judiciary Urged To Be Firm In CPC vs Coca Cola
The Nigerian judiciary has been urged to stick to the finest principles of adjudication in the suit between the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) and Coca Cola Nigeria Limited. “The judiciary”, said…
- 20 May 2014
Probe of N3Trn Security Vote Tears National Conference Apart
National Conference was on the edge of an uproar yesterday as delegates who reconvened sharply disagreed over the propriety of a probe into the more than N3 trillion expended on security in the…
- 12 Feb 2021
Why #EndSARS Campaigners' Bank Accounts are Still Frozen - Malami
Abubakar Malami, SAN, attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, has given reasons the federal government was yet to obey the court order to unfreeze bank accounts of 20 #EndSARS…
- 28 Sept 2015
List of Speculated Ministerial Nominees
Barely 48 hours to September 30, the deadline given by President Muhammadu Buhari, to release the list of his long-awaited ministerial nominees, the social media was again abuzz on Monday, with…
- 21 Dec 2017
Falz Delivers Spectacular Show of 2017 with ‘The Falz Experience’
Falz the Bahd Guy has undoubtedly cemented his place forever amongst Nigeria’s elite entertainers and performers, as his first ever headline concert, The Falz Experience held on Wednesday, December…
- 20 Feb 2018
CognitiveTechnology Reshaping Africa’s Insurance Sector
By Uzo Nwani Underinsurance remains a feature of many African economies. With the African Development Bank(AfDB) revising its projected GDP growth rate for the continent to 3.7% from 4.2% by…
- 20 Jul 2018
EFCC Accuses Access Bank Manager of Stealing N1.2Bn
Olayinka Sanni, an employee of Access Bank Plc has been arraigned alongside one Oyebode Oteyebi by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly stealing money…
- 1 Jan 2020
Hate Speech Bill and Controversies
By Naomi Sharang One of the bills before the 9th Senate is the Hate Speech Bill, which was reintroduced by the sponsor, Sen. Sabi Abdullahi, on Nov.12, 2019. Abdullahi, who is also the Deputy Senate…