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February 24, 2025

‘A mixed bag of lies, half-truths’: Dele Farotimi faults IBB’s memoir

Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, has described the recently released memoir of former military dictator Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) as a “mixed bag of lies, half-truths, urban legends,...

January 30, 2025

Court strikes out defamation suit against Dele Farotimi

A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the criminal defamation suit brought against human rights lawyer and author, Dele Farotimi. Justice Babs Kuewunmi struck out the...

January 3, 2025

Consequences of speaking truth to power

In ancient Greece, “speaking truth to power” was known as parrhesia. It means having the courage to speak the truth to people in authority at one’s personal risk despite...

December 22, 2024

Nigeria’s hostages in law

by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In 1991, Nigeria was in the full throes of the interminable transition to civil rule programme of General Ibrahim Babangida. The effort by the regime...

December 17, 2024

Between Dele Farotimi, Yayaha Bello, and Betta Edu

by Richard Odusanya Living life in our beloved country, Nigeria, is unfortunately becoming harder by the day, no thanks to the prevailing and dire circumstances, which include corruption, profligacy,...

December 12, 2024

Glendora, Rovingheights pull out Farotimi’s book after court order

by Chuks Oluigbo Rovingheights bookstore in Lagos State has pulled down Dele Farotimi’s book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, from its website, Nigeria News Source can confirm. Another...

Farotimi returns to prison as court defers decision on bail application

December 10, 2024

Dele Farotimi returns to prison as court defers decision on bail

A Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has deferred its decision on the bail application by Dele Farotimi to December 20. The magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, asked that...

December 10, 2024

Dele Farotimi prays court to strike out defamation suit

by Peace Akpobome Human rights lawyer, activist and author, Dele Farotimi, has filed a preliminary objection asking the Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court to throw out the defamation suit filed...

December 9, 2024

Court grants Dele Farotimi N50m bail

Human rights lawyer, activist and author, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail by the Ekiti State High Court, five days after he was remanded in custody by an Ekiti...

December 9, 2024

Ekiti protest over Farotimi holds Tuesday despite police warnings, say organisers

by Lorah Alfred The Take It Back Movement has indicated it would go ahead with its planned protest in Ekiti to demand the release of human rights activist, lawyer...

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