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‘NGO Bill threatens a free and independent civil society and must be dropped’, Falana tells Dogara

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara to “immediately drop the draft bill aiming to regulate and monitor the activities of all civil society organizations and labour unions in the country as the bill unequivocally threatens the very existence of a free and independent […]
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Buhari slow in handling Nigeria’s affairs – Falana

Human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has lamented that President Muhammadu Buhari was slow in handling Nigeria’s affairs. Speaking on the status of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, whose acting tenure expires in less than two weeks, Falana described the situation as worrisome. “The Buhari administration claims the delay is occasioned […]
Opinion

Can Jonathan Sign off as a Hero?

Social media is indeed intriguing in many ways and at the same token exciting. Social media is like an open school whereby the good, the bad and the ugly hibernate and cohabit with each competing to outdo each other in mischief and virtues. For contemporary Nigerians the social media has become one forum whereby persons […]
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Uproar over new Health law

It seems harmless enough: “a person shall not remove tissue, blood or blood product from the body of another living person for any purpose …” Then the clincher: the above provision may be waived “for medical investigations and treatment in emergency cases.” The above are among the provisions of the National Health Bill signed into […]