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Afe Babalola Drops Defamation Suit Against Farotimi After Monarchs’ Plea

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola (SAN), has withdrawn his criminal defamation lawsuit against human rights activist Dele Farotimi following appeals from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other prominent Yoruba traditional rulers. Babalola made the announcement at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday evening, which […]

Afe Babalola Dares Farotimi: Back Your Claims or Face the Law

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has challenged human rights activist Dele Farotimi to substantiate the allegations he made against him. Farotimi, who was recently remanded by an Ekiti Magistrate Court, had accused Babalola of corrupting Nigeria’s judicial system in a book he authored. Speaking to journalists in Ado-Ekiti, Babalola, […]

Lawyer Dele Farotimi Remanded Over Alleged Defamation of Afe Babalola

A Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti has remanded human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi over alleged defamation against Aare Afe Babalola, the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). Farotimi was charged by the Ekiti State Police for statements in his book Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, in which he accused Babalola of judicial corruption. The […]