Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has said that despite the withdrawal of criminal charges against him, he was still weighing options over his 21-day incarceration and legal battles. Speaking on The Duke Rants podcast published to YouTube weekend, Farotimi was asked what he would say if he met Chief Afe Babalola today. He said: “Like a good Yoruba …

Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed admiration for lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi. Obi disclosed this in a tweet on Friday, following his visit to Farotimi, who recently returned from a correctional facility in Ekiti. The politician noted that Farotimi remains in high spirits despite his ordeal and described him as a …

Human rights lawyer and activist, Mr. Dele Farotimi has said that he did not ask anyone to plead with Aare Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who took him to court for defamation. Farotimi is currently standing trial in Ekiti State following a petition by Babalola regarding his book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System. The 2023 presidential candidate …

Afe Babalola’s law firm has asked the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to disbar Dele Farotimi, a human rights advocate, for alleged unethical conduct. The firm wrote a 90-page petition dated 6 December, 2024 and signed by Ola Faro, a partner in the firm. LPDC is a committee established by the Legal Practitioners Act and charged with upholding ethical standards …

The question of whether the law of defamation is a hindrance to freedom of speech and a curtailment to democratic process confronted the Burkinabe, a few years ago. Lohe Issa Konaté was Burkina Faso, that landlocked West African country’s own Dele Farotimi. He was a journalist with the newspaper, L’Ouragan (The Hurricane). Like a tempestuous hurricane, on 1 August, 2012, …