Renowned activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, arrived at the Ekiti Magistrate Court on Friday morning amidst a heavy presence of police officers and other law enforcement agents.

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Nigeria: Dele Farotimi Arrives Ekiti Court Amid Heavy Security

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Human rights lawyer and author Dele Farotimi has been granted bail set at ₦30 million by the Ekiti Magistrate Court in a defamation case involving a senior legal practitioner. The stringent bail conditions require Farotimi to provide a ₦30 million bond, two sureties—one of whom must own property—and surrender his passport. Additionally, he is barred from granting media interviews. Farotimi, known for his book 'Nigeria and its Criminal Justice Sy…

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Court grants Dele Farotimi ₦30m bail in alleged defamation case

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, was on Friday granted N30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State where he had been earlier arraigned for allegedly defaming a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afe Babalola. Aside the N30 million, other conditions of the bail imposed on Farotimi by the Magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, include provision of 3 sureties with a landed property within the court’s jurisdict…

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ALLEGED DEFAMATION Vs AFE BABALOLA: Peter Obi To Pay Dele Farotimi’s ₦30 Million Bail Fee-----Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he would meet the bail conditions of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi.

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Embattled Lawyer, Dele Farotimi has arrived at the Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti this morning. He arrived at the court premises around 9:45 am. This was after the magistrate, Abayomi Adeosun, reserved ruling till December 20 on the bail application and ordered that the activist be remanded in prison. Farotimi’s counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, had filed a preliminary objection asking the court to strike out the charge. He noted that the…

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Human right lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail in the sum of N30 million by a chief magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti in the “defamation” suit instituted against him by the police in Ekiti State. Legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola has accused Farotimi of defaming his person in his (Farotimi’s) new book titled, “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” The Magistrate, Mr. Abayomi Adeosun, said Farotimi, should deposit his passport wi…

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‘Defamation’: Court grants Farotimi N30m bail, bars him from talking to press

Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has been granted bail by an Ekiti State Magistrate Court, in a defamation case filed by Afe Babalola. EKo Hot Blog reports that the 2023 African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, announced the development of his Facebook handle on Friday. EDITOR’S PICK FCT-IRS Reports 19.8% Revenue Growth in […] The post BREAKING: Magistrate Court Grant Dele Farotimi N30m Bail appeared first on EkoH…

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BREAKING: Magistrate Court Grant Dele Farotimi N30m Bail

Human right lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail in the sum of N30 million by a chief magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti in the “defamation” suit instituted against him by the police in Ekiti State. Legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola has accused Farotimi of defaming his person in his (Farotimi’s) new book titled, “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System.” 
The Magistrate, Mr. Abayomi Adeosun, said Farotimi, should deposit his passport w…

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Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail in the sum of ₦30 million by a Magistrate Court in Ekiti State.

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