Afe Babalola

The law firm of Afe Babalola has submitted a petition to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) demanding the removal of Dele Farotimi, from the roll of Nigerian legal practitioners. Babalola based his request on the premise that Farotimi violated certain provisions of the rules of professional conduct for lawyers. The 90-page petition, dated December … Read more

A lawyer, Fred Nzeakor, has submitted that the alleged defamation case between rights activist, Dele Farotimi and legal icon, Afe Babalola, has divided Nigeria into two. He submitted that on one side are the conservatives who are sympathetic to Babalola and the radicals who are not sympathetic to anybody other than the fact that they want … Read more

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has issued an interim injunction barring Lagos-based lawyer Dele Farotimi from publishing, selling, or distributing any copies—physical, digital, or otherwise—of his book titled ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System.’ Henzodaily understands that the order also extends to his agents, publishers, and a range of prominent booksellers, … Read more

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed concerns over the arrest and continuous detention of Lagos-based lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Although the Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti had recently granted bail to Dele Farotimi in the amount of ₦50 million after the police brought charges against him concerning allegations of cybercrime, the legal practitioner was at … Read more

Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has told Nigerian legal icon, Afe Babalola, not to allow the alleged defamation case of Nigerian lawyer cum activist, Dele Farotimi, to define his legacy built for over six decades in the legal profession. Henzodaily reports that Effiong spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, ‘Inside Sources with Laolu … Read more

A Senior Advocate Of Nigeria (SAN), Babatunde Ogala, has rubbished insinuations that Afe Babalola (SAN) is acting a script by President Bola Tinubu against those who opposed his presidential bid in 2023. Ogala submitted that it is insulting and ridiculous to say Babalola is being used by President Tinubu against activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi. … Read more

The Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, in prison custody. Henzodaily learnt that Farotimi was taken back to prison after the court adjourned his bail application to December 2o, 2024. Farotimi’s arraignment stems from allegations of defamation against Nigerian Senior Advocate, Afe Babalola, SAN, in his book, “Nigeria … Read more

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Showunmi, has praised former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, for intervening to ensure a diplomatic resolution of the defamation issue involving Dele Farotimi. Henzodaily reported that Peter Obi visited Afe Babalola, who filed a defamation suit against human rights lawyer, Farotimi, on allegations … Read more