# Tags

Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Dele Farotimi

The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has struck out a criminal defamation charge against Lagos-based lawyer and author Dele Farotimi, following an application by the prosecution to discontinue the case. Presiding over the matter, Justice Babs Kuewumi granted the request after police prosecutor Samson Osobu informed the court that the prosecution had filed a notice […]

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Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola (SAN), has withdrawn his criminal defamation lawsuit against human rights activist Dele Farotimi following appeals from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other prominent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 […]

Afenifere Urges Tinubu to Free Kanu, Names Farotimi as Organising Secretary

The leadership of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, Afenifere stated that Kanu’s right to a fair trial could no longer be guaranteed due to the conflicting legal proceedings […]

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 […]