Popular human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has issued a scathing criticism of Nigeria’s political leadership, declaring that the nation’s politics has fallen into the hands of “criminals and touts” who are indifferent to the country’s economic prosperity and the welfare of its people. Falana made the remarks during his…
By – Arthur Nwakanma Renowned human rights lawyer, activist and senior advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has bemoaned the economic problems bedevilling the country with the attendant hardship, unemployment, misery and poverty on vast majority of Nigerians. He unequivocally placed the blame on the footsteps of IMF and World Bank whose draconian and obnoxious…
At the memorial lecture held by the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Lagos on Sunday, February 12, 2024, in honour of its foundation president, the late Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti, I urged Nigerians to demand accountability in respect of the huge funds gained the removal of fuel subsidy. In the course…
The recent response from Temitope Ajayi, the senior special assistant to the president on Media & Publicity, to Femi Falana’s concerns during the Dr. Beko Ransome-Kuti memorial event is disconcerting. Instead of addressing the critical issues raised by the human rights lawyer, Ajayi resorted to name-calling and character assassination. This diversionary tactic does not…
By Femi Falana Since the advent of plutocracy in the guise of democracy in 1999, the ruling power elites in Nigeria have flagrantly thrown caution to the wind in their actions,policy measures, and governance metrics. They project and protect their selfish and ignoble interests at the expense of the masses who they are presumptuously…
By Femi Falana, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them. In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. I will highlight a few, how they are being manipulated and…
